LPI Somalia Programme 2020 - 2023 LPI Somalia Programme 2020 - 2023 Konfliktlösningsinitiativet Multi-Level Conflict Transformation i södra och mellersta Somalia 2020-2023, genomfört av Life & Peace Institute (LPI), syftar till att bidra till ett stabilt och fredligt Somalia genom att stödja en inkluderande försoningsprocess med fokus på lokala problem och konflikternas orsaker. Programmet kommer att fokusera på ihållande eller återkommande klankonflikter på lokal nivå.  Programmet kommer att genomföras 2020–2023 med en total budget på 94.35 MSEK, varav 48 MSEK kommer från Sida. LPI:s Huvudfokus kommer att vara kapacitetsuppbyggande av civilsamhället, inklusive kvinnor och unga, påverkansarbete mot beslutsfattare inom samhället, lokal administration och nationell styrning, att utveckla och stärka konfliktlösningsmekanismer samt främja en kultur där forskning och kunskap kan spridas. The Multi-Level Conflict Transformation in South Central Somalia 2020-2023 initiative by the Life & Peace Institute (LPI) aims at contributing to a stable and peaceful Somalia by supporting inclusive reconciliation processes that address local grievances and root causes of conflict. The programme will focus on addressing persistent or recurring local-level clan conflicts. The programme will be implemented from 2020 to 2023 with a total budget of approximately 94.35 MSEK, of which 48 MSEK will be funded by Sida. Key focuses for LPI will be capacity building for civil society, including women and youth advocacy’s towards decision making positions within the community, local administration and national government, developing and strengthening conflict prevention mechanisms and promotion of a culture of research and knowledge sharing. The LPI Multi-Level Conflict Transformation initiative aims at contributing to a stable and peaceful Somalia by supporting inclusive reconciliation processes that address local grievances and root causes of conflict. South Central Somalia continues to face substantial obstacles in the nations quest for peace and stability. The targeted conflict systems are not only hotspots of historic and recurrent violent clan-based conflict but
have also been negatively impacted by top-down state-building processes and contribute to instability in South Central Somalia. In this light, LPIs programming will focus on addressing persistent or recurring local-level clan conflicts. LPIs partnership with wellconnected and experienced civil society partners will seek to create space for dialogue, negotiation and, ultimately, agreements as well as new collective behaviour to address
clan-based, local level conflicts that receive little or no attention in the global and regional policy narratives, yet nevertheless are intricately connected to these other layers.

LPIs three organizational strategic priorities include civil society support and inclusive engagement for peace, policy engagement and awareness-raising, and knowledge and learning to enhance practice, will function as an overarching framework for programming. The programme will build upon results achieved under the previous phase of the programme implemented between 2017 to 2019.

The overall objective of the programme is to: contribute to a stable and peaceful Somalia by supporting inclusive reconciliation processes that address local grievances and root causes of conflict.

LPI proposes to allocate funding for Phase 2 for the next four years from 2020 - 2023 according to 4 outcome areas:

 Outcome 1: Local conflict actors collaborate and nonviolently on conflict
 Outcome 2: Strengthening meaningful inclusion and participation in peacebuilding
 Outcome 3: Local authorities as peacebuilding supporters
 Outcome 4: Policy actors actions to create a more conducive environment for peace