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Who We Are

A Community-First Organization

Centre for Peacebuilding and Youth Empowerment is a non-profit organization striving to build an inclusive and socially cohesive society, a transformational education system, and innovative social enterprises through challenge-based learnings.

A girl focused on her laptop during an IT training session

Our Mission

Our mission is to achieve sustainable development goals through education, innovation, and entrepreneurship by empowering the youths, promoting peace, design thinking, supporting economic ventures, improving rural regions, and safeguarding the environment.

Our Vision

To empower underserved communities through creative community development programs that promote self-sufficiency and enhance quality of life.

What Guides Us

Our Core Values

Equality

Accountability

Responsibility

Partnership

Participation

Children and CPYE staff with visiting partners, celebrating together

Working Together

Our Partners

To increase access to and the provision of services, we maintain close links with government officials, religious dignitaries and community leaders, as well as Rural Development Societies (RDS), Women's Rural Development Societies (WRDS) and youth-led organizations. In areas including legal, education and social services, we have built strong working relationships with representatives of local, provincial and federal government.

  • Government Officials
  • Rural Development Societies
  • Women's Rural Development Societies
  • Youth-Led Organizations
  • Community & Religious Leaders

On the Ground

Moments From Our Work

Real children, real communities — the everyday moments behind every CPYE programme.

A boy practising computer skills on a laptop IT training in session
Children taking part in an indoor community activity Community activities
Group photo of children and CPYE staff at a resettlement community Growing together
Laptops set up and ready for an IT training session Ready to learn