Measures of qualified institutions for youth promotion enable young people to non-violent conflict management.

A curriculum has been developed for the in-service national training programme, and 68 state and non-state youth workers from ten different municipalities have successfully completed the pilot phase of the modular training. The training seminars are also open to a broader public at various locations, for example in youth camps and schools.
Youth networks have initially been established in three municipalities. The needs identified during dialogues between young people and representatives of the State Secretariat for Youth and Sports have been discussed at presentations and exhibitions. On this basis, initiatives have been developed together with the project and are being supported and coordinated by the relevant youth centres.
The project has provided advice on the elaboration of the National Youth Policy, which is based on the principles of the universal conventions on human rights and the rights of the child. Important new developments include greater political participation by young people and the coordination of youth-related topics with additional key ministries under the aegis of the State Secretariat for Youth and Sports. Marginalised young people living in rural areas are to receive intensive support, and decentralised youth structures are to be strengthened. The National Youth Policy was adopted by the Council of Ministers on 2 February 2016.
A strategy for the further development of the Anti-Corruption Commission has been prepared with input from the CIM expert. The Council of Ministers has approved its main components, such as a new organisation chart and the formalisation of positions and career paths.
The first ten NGOs supported by the Peace Fund have finished their activities on disseminating non-violent conflict management, on gender equality and on promoting human rights and children’s rights. Experience is currently being collated, discussed with the NGOs and made available to the general public in Timor-Leste. The project has been supporting another ten initiatives and NGOs since early 2016. And in 2018 an up-scaling process of three best practises are implemented in the eastern municipalities.Peacebuilding and Youth Promotion.

In cooperation with political partner and civil society organizations, this project follows a multi-level approach that supports the capacity of state and non-state partners at national and municipality levels with a goal of strengthening nonviolent conflict transformation, promotion of youth and peace building activities of local organizations, supporting youth centers in various districts and providing training for future youth leaders.

Training Program for Youth Workers; Youth Networks in Selected Districts; Funding for NGO Measures in the Youth Sector; Awareness Raising on Peace, Gender, Human-rights and Anti-corruption.