“The conflict uprooted me from my
hometown. Life has been difficult for me as an IDP and being away from my village is so tough. I lost everything in the conflict; we even sold some of our land we used to cultivate in order to stay alive. My biggest hope at the moment is to get back to my village. I am not educatedwhat I was taught was how to cook and take care of my younger siblings. Therefore, that is what I would do if there was peace and stability in the country. The government could confiscate weapons from bad guys and disarm gunmen in the streets in order to reduce conflict. I don’t know how we can end the conflict but I do know that peace will mean something good to me.
” Hawo Bashir,
internally displaced person [Somalia]