On 24 September 2022, another MotherSchools Zanzibar cohort graduated, with 204 mothers celebrating their achievements and dedication to safeguarding their families and communities from violence and toxic ideologies. The class of 2022 represents the fourth round of MotherSchools Zanzibar within a multi-country project supported by the L’Oréal Fund for Women. Working with our local partner, ZAYEDESA, this iteration saw ten groups across Zanzibar meet each week. Each of the graduates completed approximately 40 hours of training in PVE (preventing violent extremism), childhood development, security, peacebuilding, and communications.

“Anyone would be lucky to have you as a mother, as a relative, and as a neighbour. And future generations will be safer and kinder to each other for it. Please continue to talk to each other, keep your network alive, build it up day by day. And never forget that you are not alone. ”
– Laura Kropiunigg, Executive Director of Women without Borders, on the occasion of the MotherSchools Zanzibar 2022 Graduation