YMCA Liberia YPS - PSICD YMCA Liberia YPS - PSICD - Peacebuilding and Social Inclusion through Community Dialogue (PSICD) The programme aims to enable young people to become active contributors towards sustaining peace and strengthening social cohesion in Liberia. YMCA will do this by facilitating community dialogues and youth peace clubs, as well as capacity strengthening of YMCA Liberia. The programme is framed around the pillars of the UNSC Resolution 2250 on the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda.
A majority of the Liberian population is under 35 and makes up a significant share of the country's civil society - but space for youth in daily decision-making is small. In line with Resolution 2250, YMCA works to promote young people's participation in decision-making both by addressing the structures that are keeping youth out, by enabling space in decision-making through community forums, as well as supports young people to be confident enough to advocate for their own agendas, by empowering youth through the peace clubs-structures. Programmet syftar till att göra det möjligt för unga människor att aktivt bidra till att upprätthålla fred och stärka den sociala sammanhållningen i Liberia. YMCA kommer att göra detta genom att upprätta samhällsdialoger och ungdomsfredsklubbar, samt kapacitetsförstärkning av YMCA Liberia. Programmet är utformat kring pelarna i FN:s säkerhetsrådsresolution 2250 om ungdoms-, freds- och säkerhetsagendan.
En majoritet av den liberianska befolkningen är under 35 år och utgör en betydande del av landets civila samhälle – men utrymmet för ungdomar i det dagliga beslutsfattandet är litet. I linje med resolution 2250 arbetar YMCA för att främja ungdomars deltagande i beslutsfattande både genom att ta itu med de strukturer som håller ungdomar utanför, genom att möjliggöra utrymme i beslutsfattande genom samhällsdialoger (sk. Community Forums), samt stödja ungdomar att vara tillräckligt självsäkra för att förespråka sina egna agendor, genom att stärka ungdomar i fredsklubbarnas strukturer. The overall objective of the contribution:  Young people, are active contributors to sustaining peace in Liberia through community dialogues and engagement, youth peace clubs and Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms.

The specific objective of the contribution: At least 17,780 people are empowered and socially transformed to unlock their potential, connect to social inclusion opportunities, gain experiences to contribute to peace and lead active roles in community peace building and development initiatives as change agents.

This will be achieved through the following outcomes: 

Outcome 1: Improved citizen participation and positive youth engagement with local authorities and community members in resolving disputes for increased social cohesion.

Outcome 2: A peaceful and safe school environment is established for students to reach their full potential and be empowered to serve as agents of change, ensuring transformation from subjects to citizens.

Outcome 3:  Improved interpersonal relations, conflict mitigation skills and social cohesion among young people who are out of school to achieve their full potentials and be agents of change.

Outcome 4:  Improved capacity of YMCA to respond to the needs of young people and be socially relevant in the communities she serves.