“I try to explain to the parishioners that an imam is not a person who only reads Namāz five times a day in the mosque and then goes home,” says Nematulla, the imam of Jalal-Abad province in Kyrgyzstan. That is why Nematulla is one of the 1,426 imams taking part in our project, ‘Constructive dialogues on religion and democracy’.

The Nobel Prize committee's focus on efforts to end the use of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) as a weapon of war is highly significant and timely. But it is also important to highlight that SGBV, sexual exploitation and abuse does not only occur in conflict, nor does it end when conflict ceases.

Patriarchal social norms, poverty and alcohol abuse are all to blame for the violence against women and girls in Tajikistan. So efforts to prevent such violence needs to tackle all those issues.

By fostering financial independence and giving families the tools to resolve their conflicts through discussion and understanding, we help Tajik women at risk of gender-based violence to be seen as valued members of society and be able to contribute to the family economically.

21-year-old Dooma not only lost a child, but had to abandon another in order to escape Boko Haram captivity and be free.

The only thing keeping Abdul alive is hope. Hope that one day his daughters will return home from Boko Haram captivity.

Increased dialogue between authorities, the civil socirty and governemt forces parties "is responsible for the reduction in crime and killings."

This short video provides an overview of our 'Justice and livelihood opportunities for all people' project in Lebanon, which helped Syrian refugees and Lebanese mitigate some of the negative impacts of displacement from Syria by providing them with protection and employment assistance. It was filmed at the project's closing event in September 2018.

Respect for human rights needs to be at the heart of programmes that aim to prevent violent extremism (PVE).