Themes Religious & ethnic diversity

Dealing with approaches to multiculturalism in the broadest sense; including exchanges, encouraging coexistence, mechanisms to manage grievances, and integration programmes.

Religious & ethnic diversity

Young people

Initiatives led by or aimed at young people, including those in schools, universities, and youth groups. Music, the arts and more creative peacebuilding feature strongly.

Women

Frequently on the frontlines of peacebuilding, initiatives led by or aimed at women and girls. Also those aimed at empowering and building women’s capacity, and securing and protecting women’s rights.

Culture & media

Initiatives using theatre, music, drama, traditional crafts, and festivals; as well as those led by or aimed at the media.

Community action

Concerned with ways to enhance and strengthen communities; including civil society capacity building, grassroots mobilisation, mediation and reconciliation within and between communities, and local economic and political development.

Human rights

Concerned with the protection and promotion of human rights; including police and security reform, assistance to IDPs and victims of conflict, working for free, fair and non-violent elections, and the education of communities on rights and responsibilities.

Development

Initiatives which show a strong element of traditional ‘development’ concepts; including institutional and civil society capacity building, programmes on governance and democracy, and health and education.