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History
2021 | October | Obtained "Special Consultative Status" from United Nations Economic and Social Council |
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September | Made an announcement of the “Declaration of the Rights of the Youth Affected by Terrorism and Armed Conflict” | |
April | Commenced activities towards defectors of armed groups in Yemen | |
2020 | December | Awarded the “Peace Award” in the Youth Action Category of "The King Hamad Youth Empowerment Award to Achieve the SDGs" by the Kingdom of Bahrain and United Nations Development Programme |
November | Awarded the "55th The Nippon Foundation Philanthropy Prize" by Public Interest Incorporated Foundation of Philanthropy The organization’s "RPA Model" has been selected as one of the most innovative programs in the Paris Peace Forum, for the first time as an organization from Japan |
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April | Commenced the emergency support to tackle COVID-19 in Somalia and Kenya, under the cooperation with UN-Habitat | |
2019 | December | The number of the deradicalization and reintegration project participants exceeds 100 people |
April | Inaugurated the DRR Project, under the cooperation with the Somali Government | |
2018 | August | Inaugurated the Deradicalization project towards former violent extremists in Indonesia. |
April | Commenced the acceptance of members of “Superpower”, a Somali gang organization | |
2017 | September | Completed the acceptance of all members and disbandment of “Calif Massive”, a Somali gang organization |
July | Commenced partner operations with UN-Habitat at Mandera, Kenya | |
April | Incorporated the “Japan Somalia Youth Organization” to “NGO Accept International” | |
March | The number of the deradicalization and reintegration project participants exceeds 70 people | |
2016 | December | Yosuke Nagai (CEO) is nominated as one of “The 100 Most Influential People of Japan” in the Nikkei Business Publications |
November | Inaugurated the deradicalization and reintegration project towards defectors of Al-Shabaab | |
2015 | March | Expanded recruitment from Tokyo to nationwide Yosuke Nagai (CEO) is awarded the Special Prize as part of the "Waseda University Ono Azusa Memorial Prize" and the “Waseda University Alumni Association Prize.” |
2014 | July | Awarded the “Humanity Prize,” and the “Incentive Award of the Minister of Foreign Affairs” as part of the “28th Annual Ten Outstanding Young Persons” and the Grand Prize of “University Student of the Year 2014.” |
2013 | September | Inaugurated the “Movement with Gangsters”, a deradicalization and reintegration project targeted towards Somali gang groups. |
2012 | October | Launched the “Cheer Up Somali Sports Project”, a peacebuilding project through donations of sports equipment at a Somali refugee camp district in Kenya. |
2011 | December | Officially commenced activities with Somali members, and through the merger with local student groups in Kenya. |
Nobember | Launched the “Long-term Study Abroad Project” to Japan for Somali students | |
Semtember | Established the “Japan Somalia Youth Organization”, a Student-led NGO based at Waseda University with co-founders Yosuke Nagai and two students from Somalia. The organization was founded on the basis to “resolve conflicts in Somalia.” |