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Young people, if empowered, hold the key to effective community development and building a culture and attitude of lasting peace and non-violence within communities that have been torn apart by war and violence”

Forgotten Diaries is a unique project which aims to raise awareness of the several under-reported “forgotten” conflicts currently occurring around the world and empower young people living in these zones with the skills and tools they need to start and grow community development and peace building projects.

Forgotten Diaries also provides young people with the possibility of making their voices heard through the media, by empowering them as citizen journalists to report on their daily life via an especially dedicated platform for the exchange of information and analysis of critical situations.

We believe that young people, if empowered, hold the key to effective community development and building a culture and attitude of lasting peace and non-violence within communities that have been torn apart by war and violence.

We have demonstrated this through supporting young people to do just this and seeing very real results.

Forgotten Diaries is the first project of this kind. FD was started in 2008 and is run by a dedicated team of young volunteers from around the world. FD has already received tens of thousands of visits and won praise from organizations including the Pulitzer Centre, Oxfam, Microsoft and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and won several awards including the World Youth Summit Award and the World Aware Education Award.

Watch our documentary

FD documentary showcases the successes of the project and also aims to capture the amazing things we have learnt. The documentary describes how young people living in conflict zones can play a vital role in building a culture of peace, and of contributing to the betterment of their communities when empowered. The documentary describes some of the projects run by FD participating youth and also aims to raise further awareness of the lives of youth living in forgotten conflict zones.

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Disclaimer: the views on this site and blogs do not reflect the views of YAC or FD, their staff, partners and endorsers, but are only those of the participants who contribute to the project.
The information contained in our country profiles whas been wholly or partially taken and adapted from diverse sources, including the UN, the EU, the International Crisis Group, a few NGOs and individuals. Despite trying to be as impartial and neutral as possible, we apologise for any mistake or sided statement.

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