Yakjah’s peacebuilding approach addresses divisions within communities along religious, ethnic, and cultural lines by involving youth and women in leadership roles through participatory, inclusive methods. It focuses on three core pathways: Leadership Development, Community Transformation, and Capacity Building. Through training, mentorship, cross-cultural exchange, and collaborative projects.

Addressing violent conflict locally, Yakjah’s work has revealed that internal fault lines, stemming from unhealed trauma, vengeance, and crises of belonging, often drive conflict as much as external factors like inequality, social injustice, discrimination and marginalization. Yakjah's transformative approach emphasizes self-awareness, empathy, and mindfulness to cultivate compassionate and humanitarian leadership. Using creative methods like storytelling, art, theatre, and experiential activities, Yakjah drives both personal and social transformation.

Yakjah’s impact is evidenced in the strong network of peacebuilders it has cultivated, many of whom serve as facilitators, healers, community mobilizers, mentors, and trainers. These peacebuilders have launched initiatives in social development, education, and environmental sustainability, or joined political parties to strengthen democratic spaces. Yakjah's Theory of Change has become a case study for academics and practitioners worldwide.