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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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June 14, 2019

The University of Notre Dame, a new ally of PASO Colombia

May 30, 2019

SFF 2019: Partnerships to Support Somali fisheries

The Somalia Fisheries Forum (SFF 2019) brought together over 300 participants, including fishers, academics, business owners, and policymakers from the Federal Government of Somalia and the Somali regions to advance small-scale fisheries across the country.

May 23, 2019

From Ghana To Nova Scotia: What Fisheries Scientists Can Learn From Comparative Case Studies

Dr. Sarah Glaser joined Abdirahim Ibrahim Sheik Heile of the Somalia Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources to present their joint research on trade-offs between foreign industrial and domestic artisanal fishing at the conference of the North American Association of Fisheries Economists.

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May 22, 2019

PASO Colombia at the 2019 Concordia Americas Summit

Jon Bellish, the Chief Operating Officer of One Earth Future, and a delegation from his PASO Colombia and Shared Resources programs, led by their country directors, participated in the 2019 Concordia Americas Summit in Bogotá.

April 30, 2019

New Alternative Rural School of Saravena | A scalable job creation platform for Venezuelan migrants

The migration of Venezuelans to Colombia implies a great challenge for the economic inclusion of 1.2 million people, and is at the same time an opportunity to boost the rural economy on the Colombian-Venezuelan border.

April 30, 2019

New Alternative Rural School of Saravena: A scalable platform for job creation for Venezuelan migrants

The migration of Venezuelans to Colombia implies a great challenge for the economic inclusion of 1.2 million people, and is at the same time an opportunity to boost the rural economy on the Colombian-Venezuelan border.

April 26, 2019

Annual Risk of Coup Report - 2019

What are the likelihoods for coup events in 2019? The first ever Annual Risk of Coup Report explores by providing an in-depth global and regional look, using a combination of quantitative forecasting and qualitative analysis in order to provide a different kind of tool-kit for forecasting future cou...

March 29, 2019

90% Satisfaction Shows Study Among Participants of Alternative Rural Schools

The ERAs are productive and educational collaboration nodes, led by the PASO Colombia program of OEF. These nodes provide peasant communities and ex-combatants with training, technical assistance, access to land, capital, markets, and promote Collaborative Commercial Alliances (CCAs) to help partici...

March 27, 2019

Research on fisheries conflict attracts growing attention

Members of the interdisciplinary panel, “New perspectives on fisheries and conflict,” explored the complex ways fisheries are linked to conflict dynamics.

March 13, 2019

Beginning of Activities in the Alternative Rural School (ERA) of Guapi, Cauca

After several months of exploration, agreement and planning, PASO Colombia begins to operate a new Alternative Rural School (ERA) in Guapi, Cauca.

February 11, 2019

Diaspora Investment: Filling the Financing Gap in FCS Economies

Private sector development and economic growth are critical to the peacebuilding process in fragile and conflict-impacted states (FCS). In order to realize the potential of the private sector in these contexts, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need access to capital.

February 06, 2019

Now Accepting Applications For Business Development Training!

Shuraako is now accepting applications for the 2019 Work in Progress! program. Selected small and medium enterprises (SME) will receive tailored business development services (BDS) ranging from fundamental business principals, concepts and services, to individual enterprise advisory and technical su...

January 11, 2019

Available Position: Deputy Director

As part of its national expansion plan, PASO Colombia has opened the position of Deputy Director. The main responsibility of this position will be to manage and direct the operations of the Alternative Rural Schools (ERA) project developed by PASO.

January 10, 2019

Somalia Fisheries Forum 2019: Building a Roadmap for Successful Small-Scale Somali Fisheries

Somali stakeholders from fishing businesses, academia, government, and civil society came together for SFF 2019 to explore tangible ways to build a successful and sustainable fishing sector that provides long-term food and economic security.

January 02, 2019

Three New Rural Alternative Schools

In the last quarter of 2018, PASO Colombia developed three new Rural Alternative Schools (ERA) in the border region with Venezuela, closing the year with 9 of these schools fully established and one of them in the process of consolidation.

December 08, 2018

OEF Announces Innovation in Partnerships Workshop

One Earth Future (OEF) and the International Peace Institute are holding Innovation in Partnerships: Making a Business Case for Peace in New York City. Unlike previous public-private partnership endeavors, this workshop series aims not simply to bring about economic growth, but instead focuses on Su...

December 05, 2018

Agroecological Tour With Participants from ERA of Antioquia

30 participants from the Alternative Rural Schools (ERA) of Mutatá, Dabeiba and Ituango in Antioquia traveled to Valle del Cauca to carry out an agroecological tour organized by PASO Colombia and Alianza Territorios Vivos, which supports the operation of the ERA in Antioquia.

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