Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre
Mogadishu, Somalia
Social
Florian Guillaume: “Ilwad chose to return to Mogadishu to do this work, and that choice tells you everything.”
Founded in Mogadishu in 1990 by Elman Ali Ahmed, a peace activist assassinated in 1996 for his courage in disarming militias. His daughters continued his work. Ilwad Elman grew up in Canada and chose to return to Mogadishu in 2010, a city in active conflict, to run the centre. The EPHRC operates the first rehabilitation programme for former child soldiers and armed fighters in Somalia: trauma care, psychological support, skills training, legal assistance. Also runs shelters for survivors of gend
Healing Work · All-In · Collective Warmth · Justice · Solidarity
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