From the Battlefield to Life Skills: Adan's Path to Reintegration

[Deeq A.]

Meet Adan*, a boy of seventeen years who was associated with a non-state armed group in Northern Somalia since February 2023. As fighting between clans intensified, and schools closed, Adan and his friends took up arms, not only to defend his clan but also their territory, a cause that many boys and men in his hometown identified with.

Source: Hiiraan Online