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One Earth Future's Secure Fisheries, organized a skill-based training session in the Injooni fishing village in Kismayo, Jubbaland Somalia. The training focused on various aspects of fishing equipment, particularly net making, maintenance, and repair. Five members from neighboring fishing communities participated in the session alongside local fishermen.

March 28,2024

Addressing Migration And Value Chains In The Arauca Region

Since 2021, this project generates opportunities for socio-economic inclusion and employment for the vulnerable local population and Venezuelan migrants.

March 27,2024

One Earth Future's Shuraako Program Joins The Invest Somalia Conference and Expo 2024 in Mogadishu

Mogadishu, April 24, 2024 - The Invest Somalia Conference and Expo has a clear message: the time to invest in Somalia are now. Somalia has demonstrated its readiness to embrace investment, setting the stage for fruitful partnerships and initiatives. Organizers and attendees are focused on paving the way for a more interconnected future for the region.

April 24,2024

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July 10, 2020

UN75 Global Governance Forum - Join the Conversation!

Register now to participate in this week’s global conversation on the critical role of international cooperation in addressing the world’s increasingly complex problems. The UN75 Global Governance Forum aims to support the United Nations in effectively navigating challenges in the years ahead throug...

July 07, 2020

New Report on the Global Fragility Act Seeks Reader Feedback

A report by OEF Research and AfP provides recommendations for improving the implementation of the Global Fragility Act by USAID, Department of State, and DOD.

July 02, 2020

AADCO Paper Factory: Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Somali Business Sector

Somali businesses like AADCO Paper Factory are working hard - and making great strides - toward securing a place on the international market where they can be competitive and bring new, innovative ideas to the private sector.

June 30, 2020

Women Seeding Peace: A Web Series Told by Campesino (Rural Farming) Women that Left Their Coca Crops Behind

The program “Land of Dreams” from RCN Radio, interviewed Pontus Ohrstedt, Head of the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Sustaining Peace in Colombia, and Juan Fernando Lucio, National Director of PASO Colombia.

June 26, 2020

White House Implements Women, Peace & Security Act Measures as US Foreign Policy Priorities

In a critical step toward elevating the Women, Peace and Security Act (WPS) goals as a key foreign policy priority, the White House released shared plans the government is taking to enhance women’s role in preventing, resolving, and recovering from conflict.

June 22, 2020

New Rural School in Carmen Del Darién to Develop Herbal Health Care Products

The new Alternative Rural School in Carmen del Darién brings together a women's association and a cooperative of ex-combatants to jointly develop projects around medicinal plants and their transformation.

Alternative Jobs for Growers of Illicit Crops - Fishing

June 09, 2020

The ERA of Miranda is strengthened to cope with the COVID-19 emergency

At the Rural Alternative School of Miranda, new projects are being developed that will allow its participants to face the difficult situation generated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 09, 2020

Somali Entrepreneurs Prove Their Resiliency Yet Again, Even During Pandemic

Shuraako clients Tayo Uniforms and Embroidery and Dheeman Fashion and Tailor are adapting to the COVID crisis by pivoting their sewing operations and producing masks at affordable prices.

June 08, 2020

World Ocean Day 2020 | A Somali Perspective

The theme of World Oceans Day 2020 is #ProtectOurHome. What does that mean in the Somali region? Students of marine science participating in the fisheries catch data collection project, Project Kalluun, are ocean stewards and leaders in conservation.

May 30, 2020

Assessing the Impact of Peacebuilding Efforts in Colombia and Beyond

OEF’s PASO Colombia program partners with the University of Notre Dame, facilitating the greater impact of peacebuilding efforts in Colombia.

May 28, 2020

Strengthening food security during the COVID-19 lockdown

Community gardens in the department of Cesar provide food security for rural communities during the COVID-19 quarantine.

May 15, 2020

The NPT: Preserving the Legacy

One Earth Future’s Open Nuclear Network Director Laura Rockwood and Analyst Veronika Bedenko will be presenting as lecturers as part of the II Online Science Diplomacy School "The NPT: Preserving the Legacy," via Zoom on May 15th and 16th.

May 12, 2020

Sowers of peace: the rural women who left the coca crops

May 12, 2020

Women Seeding Peace: The Campesino (Rural Farming) Women Who Left Coca Crops

The national newspaper El Tiempo published an article on "Women Seeding Peace", a series that brings together the stories of peasant women who voluntarily substituted crops for illicit use.

May 08, 2020

New ERA of Cali supports the COVID-19 emergency in the city

The Alternative Rural School of Cali is established. A bet for the reincorporation in an urban key and under the business association for services.

May 08, 2020

Reincorporating Ex-combatants and Stopping the Spread of COVID-19 in Colombia

One Earth Future’s PASO Colombia program is helping cooperatives of ex-combatants to support reintegration and to face the emergency generated by COVID-19.

Corona Virus help in Cali Colombia - Masks

May 07, 2020

Secure Fisheries, Shuraako, and Future of Fish Partner to Unlock Value in Somali Fisheries

This partnership leverages these three programs’ expertise in fisheries science and community engagement, creative financial models, capacity-building, and systems approaches to solve complex challenges facing small-scale fisheries and coastal communities in the Somali region

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