Community Empowerment and Peace-Building Foundation: Empowering Women and Youth for Sustainable Change Initiatives From 2019 to 2021

The Community Empowerment and Peace-Building Foundation for Women and Youth (CEPFoWY) has been actively working towards creating positive change in communities through various initiatives. This summary highlights their annual reports from 2019 to 2021, showcasing their efforts in awareness creation, healthcare advocacy, and community support.

In 2019, CEPFoWY organized an awareness creation workshop on gender-based violence (GBV) in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The workshop aimed to educate participants about gender concepts, the causes and effects of GBV, gender budgeting, and the importance of reporting GBV cases. The workshop successfully reached 127 individuals, including 105 males and 22 females. Despite challenges such as lack of funds and security concerns, CEPFoWY’s commitment to addressing GBV in these communities was evident.

Additionally, in collaboration with the Association of Civil Society Organizations on Malaria, Immunization, and Nutrition (ACOMIN), CEPFoWY conducted a project focused on malaria advocacy and accountability in Demsa communities. Through focus group discussions, client exit interviews, and key informant interviews, they reached 920 individuals, providing them with knowledge about combating malaria and accessing free malaria commodities. The project also addressed issues of medication affordability and supply adequacy.

In 2020, CEPFoWY continued its collaboration with VSF to implement a project in Maiha LGA communities. The project involved the distribution of 1,200 goats to 300 beneficiaries, improving their livelihoods. Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, CEPFoWY successfully supported the beneficiaries and conducted on-site supportive supervision.

Moreover, the ACOMIN project on malaria commodities advocacy and accountability continued in Demsa communities. Through focus group discussions, client exit interviews, and key informant interviews, CEPFoWY reached 920 individuals, ensuring their access to free malaria commodities and educating them on preventive measures.

In 2021, CEPFoWY’s collaboration with ACOMIN expanded its reach to more communities in Demsa LGA. Through focus group discussions, client exit interviews, and key informant interviews, they engaged 1,600 individuals, empowering them with knowledge about malaria prevention and ensuring accountability in the healthcare system.

Throughout the years, CEPFoWY faced challenges such as limited funds, security issues, hard-to-reach areas, poor network communication, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these obstacles, their dedication to empowering communities remained unwavering.

The Community Empowerment and Peace-Building Foundation for Women and Youth (CEPFoWY) has made significant strides in empowering women and youth, addressing gender-based violence, improving healthcare access, and enhancing livelihoods. Their efforts have positively impacted communities, promoting sustainable change and fostering a brighter future. Through continued support and collaboration, CEPFoWY aims to create lasting social transformation and empower more individuals in the years to come.

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    Click to expand Image The Abzas Media team and Bahruz Samadov. © Private On June 20, the Court of Grave Crimes in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku handed down severe prison sentences to a team of independent journalists from Abzas Media, an outlet known for its hard-hitting investigative journalism. Days later, the same court convicted Bahruz Samadov, an outspoken government critic and peace activist. These verdicts fit a pattern of politically motivated arrests and prosecutions pursued by authorities intent on snuffing out independent activism.In the Abzas Media case, three of the organization’s staff members – its director, Ulvi Hasanli, editor-in-chief, Sevinc Vagifgizi, and investigative reporter, Hafiz Babali – were sentenced to nine years in prison, as was an independent economist, Farid Mehralızadeh, who gave interviews to the outlet. The court sentenced journalists Nargiz Absalamova and Elnara Gasimova to eight years, while the outlet’s deputy director, Mahammad Kekalov, received a seven-and-a-half-year sentence.All seven were convicted on spurious smuggling and other charges, levied against them in retaliation for their work investigating corruption. The charges stem from Azerbaijan’s prohibitive rules on grants, which marginalize civil society and force many groups to suspend work, move abroad, or even shut down.In another mockery of justice, the court sentenced Bahruz Samadov in a closed-door hearing to 15 years in prison on bogus high treason charges. A researcher and student at Charles University in Prague, Samadov was detained in August 2024 while visiting his ailing grandmother. He vehemently denies the charges, claiming they are retaliation for his academic work and speeches criticizing the Azerbaijani government’s human rights violations and its military campaign to regain control over Nagorno Karabakh.These convictions are part of the Azerbaijani authorities’ broader campaign to silence dissent, which intensified around the COP29 climate summit.Human Rights Watch has documented the government's repeated use of dubious criminal charges, including currency smuggling and treason, to target journalists, civil society activists, and academics. Staff from other independent media outlets, such as Toplum TV and Meydan TV, have also been arrested and are awaiting trial.Azerbaijani authorities should immediately release all those unjustly imprisoned and end its relentless crackdown on critics. The European Union and Azerbaijan’s other international partners should condemn the escalating crackdown, call on the authorities to free journalists and other activists jailed for nothing more than exercising their fundamental rights, and impose targeted sanctions on those responsible for orchestrating and carrying out these gross injustices.

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