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The initiative aims to document human rights abuses and disappearences and to distribute the information to relevant parties within Nepal and internationally.
A programme of workshops, interactions and legal services provided for Nepal's conflict victims.
This Nepali initiative aims to improve the ability of conflict victims to fulfil their basic needs, as well as raising awareness on human rights issues and lobbying conflicting parties.
An initiative to bring together a wide range of ethnic and religious groups in Sri Lanka to celebrate religious festivals in unison.
Promoting inter-religious understanding and dialogue, Samadeepa have established the CIRPC in the Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka. The centre provides a forum for inter-religious discussion, and conducts programmes to unite people of different ethnicities under the common goals of peace and understanding.
Promoting inter-ethnic understanding and co-operation, Samadeepa has united children from Sri Lanka's East and North Central provinces through the formation of the Children's Congress. The congress, run by the children themselves, conducts activites that teach tolerance and cultural sensitivity in the children's clubs of the areas.
A programme to mitigate the effects of Nepal's armed conflict on children by providing them with access to basic services.
An analytic record of human rights violations against all sectors of Colombian society.
A series of workshops, lectures and other activities designed to encourage the emergence of a responsible leadership for Sudan.
In January 2007, the Forum for Human Rights, Environment and People's Awareness (HUREP) brought together local people, government and non-governmental officials, journalists and other stakeholders to discuss the impact of the conflict in Sankhuwa Sabha district. The participants of the conference produced and published a Peace Declaration on how to promote peace and democracy in the area.
This initiative provides multilingual teachings in pre-schools to ensure fair and equal representation within communities. This serves to educate young children about other ethnicities present in their communities and creates respect and tolerance. All generations are seen to benefit from this schooling project as families come together to raise money and restore the buildings.
An initiative aiming to contribute an alternative narrative to discussions of the conflict in Colombia, emphasising the potential of civil society as a force for peace.
By organising and co-ordinating contributive and fun activities, PHPO has helped build understanding and respect amongst young people of different ethnicities in the Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka.
Youth activists in the Nuba Mountains region spread knowledge of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) at the village level, including in Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) areas.
A programme to strengthen Nepali communities against engaging in conflict, with the aim of minimising the spread of fighting.
Young people taking part in the programme are taught basic software applications and are also introduced to the use of the internet and its importance in a global world. This provides them with employment opportunities, or the chance to start a business. The project staff also provide counselling to steer the youths away from conflict and towards peace.
This initiative works to reduce conflict within communities by educating their leadership figures in methods for obtaining peace through awareness, negociation and reconcilliation. The community leaders are taken on a field tour and take part in a training and workshop programme to educate them on methods they could employ to keep conflict at bay within their own villages.
This initiative supports local community involvement in the ongoing peace process in Nepal, at the same as attempting to build local capacities and redevelop village infrastructure.
This locally-run initiative gathered together community leaders and the tribal leaders of both sides to reach an agreement, in order to avoid a cycle of revenge killings.
This initiative involved women from the two tribes collaborating on fundraising to resolve a dispute before a cycle of revenge killings started.
This initiative involved the Paralegal and Human Rights Centre facilitating a series of emergency meetings between a government representative and the leadership of the two tribes in order to end their recurring conflict over land use.
A Nepali initiative seeking to bridge the gap between the Maoists and the state, and to assist the move away from human rights violations towards non-violent resolution.
Contact is a coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations created with the purpose of accumulating and disseminating knowledge on conflict and conflict transformation.
A Colombian television programme working to show different perspectives on the conflict in the country. Contravía has received several awards for its efforts to uncover human rights violations, give a voice to the formerly-invisible victims, and to present an alternative to the mainstream view of Colombia.
Corporación Nuevo Arco Iris has a direct presence in 12 departments in Colombia, working towards Peace and Civility. Their programmes include the rehabilitation of ex-combatants into civil society, political visibility for victims of violence and a school for democracy, peace and tolerance.
A project aiming to increase people's understanding of and participation in Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
A group of young people from different ethnicities who write, perform, and record music about peace. Their aim is to popularise the Sri Lankan peace process and bring different ethnicities together.
This Nepali initiative by the Children's Welfare Society - Khotang (CWS) equips local people with the skills needed to handle conflict without resorting to violence.
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