Hundreds of youths who defected from Al-Shabaab have been trained in Somalia and reintegrated into the community. A recent program passed out 126, who graduated this week in Baidoa.
The training and reintegration of former combatants is an integral part of the National Programme for the Treatment and Handling of Disengaged Combatants in Somalia, led by the Office of the Defectors Rehabilitation Programme, under the federal Ministry of Internal Security.
The programme contributes to the long-term stabilisation of Somalia by promoting defections of Al-Shabaab combatants and reintegration of disengaged combatants into their communities. bit.ly/2xhXqwB
