1. About Juba Foundation
Juba Foundation (JF) is a local NGO, Non-profit and Non-political, which was formed in July 2004 by group of Somali intellectuals in response to the increased insecurity, suffering, famine and deaths in Somalia
Juba Foundation operates in Lower & Middle Juba and, Middle and Lower Shabelle, Gedo, Bay Region, Banadir and Awdal region of Somaliland.
Juba Foundation partners: -
Mercy Corps,
UNICEF,
Muslim AID,
American Friends Service Committee,
NRC,
Save the Children International,
UN-FAO
SomaliaAct Now Children’s Fund

2. Juba Foundation Thematic areas
Food security and livelihood programs
Water sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)programs
Vocational skills training and Peace building programs
Re-Integration programs
Health programs
Protection
Agriculture and livestock support programs

3. GENERAL INFORMATION
Title: Youth livelihood development and peace Building Project.
Implementing Agency: Juba Foundation
Donor: American Friends Service Committee(AFSC)
Project Location: Kismayo

4. Program Overview
Project Objective: aims to support youth gain occupational skills for employment in national labor market and realize good life and better livelihood.
Project Target: youth members and youth groups from the different districts of Kismayo city and the IDP camps. 450 members of youth are trained on technical skills complemented with conflict resolution and Peace Building skills.
Activities: Capacity building through:
Conflict prevention and management,
Vocational technical skills in carpentry, plumbing, tailoring and electrical.
The project ‘Kismayo Youth Livelihood and Development Peace Project’ will target youth in Kismayo who don’t have the opportunity to acquire skills and knowledge that they need to earn an income and secure a livelihood. This program will help to fill that gap empowering hundreds of boys and girls with skills for life, focusing on the poorest and most vulnerable youth. This program is implemented in Kismayo city.
Nonetheless, the project formed a network platform for benefitting youth and youth groups to collaboratively advocate for human rights, opportunities and maintaining a united front to any challenges affecting their interests and that of their members.

5. Specific Programme Objectives
The return, IDPs and host Somali youth in Kismayo to have self-sustaining livelihoods.
Somali youth in Kismayo influence peaceful co-existence in their communities.
Become more effective, accountable, and responsive to the needs of all, most of all, the poorest and most vulnerable in communities.

6. Key achievements/successes
Around 450 youth in Kismayo (returnees, IDPs and the vulnerable host community) have been assisted to acquired knowledge and skills that can assist them overcome the dependency on humanitarian assistance
Provision of start-up kits to project beneficiaries to enhance their entrepreneurial opportunities
Contribution to sustainable livelihood opportunities through skills trainings offered to the youth
Creation of business opportunities by youths (male and female) in Dalxis-ka IDP camps, Businesses started has also created job opportunities for other IDPs within the settlement
Potential for income generation and improvement of living standards for the beneficiaries and their dependents of the vocational skills trainings
Juba Foundation as local organization is working towards ensuring the returns, IDPS and the vulnerable host communities have got dignified (re)integration modalities in support of self-reliance and resilience.
This Project offered skills training for both female and male youth on different technical skills like; carpentry, plumbing, tailoring and electrical as well as peace building sessions meant for Conflict prevention and management.

7. Challenges
Budget limitation - high number of youths showed up for the training but not all could not get the opportunity
There is a need for more trainings in order to create self-employment for many idle youth
Limited start-up kits that could not benefit the youth at the maximum required.

8. Lessons learnt
Establishment of more technical skills facilities in Jubaland and in the other parts of Somalia can assist the idol youth have an opportunity to change their lives in a positive and develop self-reliance through self-employment.
Prioritisation of youth and women in durable solutions interventions is critical as they are the back bone of this community. They can make the community reach self-reliance and resilience.
Somali youth are active if they can only find an opportunity to bring out their talents and potentials.
Active participation and engagement of the community is essential in identifying the most vulnerable and deserving youth from communities.