Books not Bullets
An initiative under ‘Silencing the Guns in Africa'
Led by
GIZ African Union Office, Office of the African Union Youth Envoy
Scope
National (South Sudan)
Stakeholders targeted
Young people from South Sudan
Youth rights in focus
Right to education for young people living in refugee camps
Main objectives
Ending the use of guns by improving access to education, as the majority of young people in refugee camps could not access education
Key outcomes
More young people from refugee camps were admitted to education, avoiding the possible radicalization of youth
Success factors
Partnerships and collaboration with different stakeholders
Challenges
Lack of understanding of content-wide campaigns (such as Silencing the Guns) for the majority of citizens who do not have access to information about such campaigns, their target audience, etc.
Lessons learned
Partnerships are critical to promote human rights work and to gather support for achieving targets and goals
