Posts by Helena Sandesjo
From the field Young people as agents of peacebuilding in Sri Lanka
In post-war Sri Lanka it is important to acknowledge that ethnic tensions may still remain even after the end of the conflict in 2009. An end to the fighting does not target the roots of the conflict or the protracted ethnic consciousnesses of the Sinhalese, Tamils, and muslims. Thus peacebuilding which acknowledges the roots of the conflict and tries to prevent further conflict is essential in achieving a durable positive peace. It is also important that young people are part of any long-term peacebuilding and reconciliation. Read more >>>
Helena Sandesjo
Helena is in her final year of a degree in International Relations at the University of Exeter. She hopes to write her dissertation on the inclusion of young people in peace processes. She is Project Manager for ‘Be the Change’, a student-led organisation interested in both local and international humanitarian initiatives. Prior to this she studied Peace and Conflict Studies with a focus on South Asia in Pondicherry, India through the University of Oslo and volunteered with street children in Senegal.
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