Qudwa project aims to promote the role of women in enhancing community coherence by building their capacities in peace building and conflict transformation issues. After selecting a group of leader women, they were trained on the following topics:

• Peace building concepts and conflict transformation skills.
• Skills of facilitating social dialogues and social communication.
• Advocacy skills.
• International conventions.

After completing the intensive training, a community council was formed to solve social issues and promote the principles of community peace. In the beginning, in order to launch the work of the council, two service facilities in the city were selected. Their suspending or operating improperly led to instability or violence. Those facilities were: Nema Rassam School and the School Health Center in the city. The women went to those facilities and helped repair them and provide them with the equipment needed for their work, as well as accommodate the largest number of male and female students in order to keep them from going to any other places.

This project was sponsored by GIZ – Yemen Office.