Uganda Muslim Youth Development Forum – UMYDF is a Nonprofit, Peacebuilding and Development organisation founded in 2011 by Ndugwa Hassan and Ahmed Hadji after surviving the 2010 terrorist attack on the Kyadondo rugby grounds in Kampala, Uganda. The organisation works both directly and with grassroots peacebuilders and development actors to address root causes and effects of violent conflicts; breaking cycles of conflict, promoting healing, mending broken community relationships, fostering justice, and strengthening community defence against violence.
The Kofi Annan Foundation is an independent not-for-profit organization, established in Switzerland in 2007 by the late former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The mission of the foundation is to help build peaceful, democratic and resilient societies. It works to create a fairer and more peaceful world, where no one is left behind, democratic principles and the rule of law are upheld, and divides are bridged through dialogue and international cooperation. Inclusion, diversity, gender equality, and sustainability are at the heart of everything the foundation does.
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European countries. It is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. It acts globally to promote sustainable development of societies, environment and economies, so that everyone can benefit.
This website is part of the Bridges to Peace project led by theUganda Muslim Youth Development Forum (UMYDF) andKofi Annan Foundation and funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the UMYDF and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
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