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Young people living in Kakanj ended the dark post-war atmosphere created by the burnt out buildings and dirty walls of their city, working across ethnic divides to paint bright murals and messages of hope.
A programme to raise awareness on peace and human rights in Nepal, and to support conflict victims through education and training.
A project to support families moving back to rural areas, as a means of reducing the number of people available for membership in Colombia's armed groups.
The initiative aims to enable a future generation to grow up co-operating and respecting one another by creating Sinhala-Tamil bilingual children. It is hoped this will improve trust between ethnicities, so reducing conflict that arises from miscommunication and misconceptions.
The initiative aims to ensure the security of children affected by the Nepalese conflict. It does this by campaigning to make schools safer, and by equipping the children with the skills and support needed to participate in the peaceful resolution of conflict.
Tailored workshops for both men and women in Sudan, working to strengthen women's roles in peacebuilding.
This initiative has moved into areas previously inaccessible due to the Maoist conflict, to work with those women most affected by the conflict. It focuses on mobilising them to raise awareness in their community about the rights of women, children and untouchables, to avoid future conflict.
A series of conferences aiming to find peaceful solutions to inter-tribal conflicts and to promote awareness of basic human rights.
This initiative acknowledges children as the future of Nepal and works towards instilling in them a respect and commitment towards peace. The initiative has successfully run a peace folk song competition in schools throughout the district and published the resulting collection.
This initiative in Damazin provided training in how to be effective at resolving conflicts. This included practicalities such as setting up projects, proposal writing, and fundraising.
The initiative aims to influence the policies of the parties to Nepal's conflict, and to mould public opinion into accepting a culture of peace.
ASAD has launched this centre in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province with the intention of providing a number of services to directly benefit the local community; it targets local youth in particular and works across ethnic divisions.
A programme to introduce the Buddhist religous clergy to non-violent conflict transformation processes through providing training in English language, ICT and peace building skills.
This initiative uses drama to highlight the role of local NGOs in conflict resolution and encourage peaceful living in the Nuba Mountains.
A series of training workshops, seminars, exhibitions and youth camps aimed at promoting peace, conservation and trust between communities.
A university-based programme focusing on the study of violence and conflict in all its forms, with an eye towards producing valuable research and training peace-workers, and eventually contributing to the political negotiation of peace in Colombia.
This programme brings Muslim Internally Displaced Persons in Sri Lanka together with other communities in their area to bring about a better settlement and develop a sustainable peace.
This Kosovan initiative brings young people together, destroying any previous ethnic boundaries, to talk about the high costs of drug abuse. Through this project the institute both raises awareness of the usually taboo topic and promotes a multi-ethnic future for Kosovo.
The initiative aims to moderate the effects of the conflict in Nepal by raising awareness of the viability of peace, supporting conflict victims and influencing political parties.
Combatting inter-ethnic mistrust, and setting an example of good governance, Samadeepa's PASL have utilised a variety of strategies in their organisation of volunteers and NGO's in Sri Lanka's Anuradhapura district.
The initiative aims to raise awareness of the Nepalese conflict by facilitating communication between various organisations and by putting pressure on conflicting parties through the use of peace agendas.
People-to-People conferences have taken place thoughout Southern Sudan, bringing together communities to draw up, implement and sustain steps towards peace.
Based in Cali in Colombia, the School aims to teach and empower women to engage in the political process.
Community Building Mitrovica (CBM) successfully mediated between IDPs and the receiving village community, organising meetings and building trust in order to facilitate return and re-integration.
A rapid response to the death of the SPLM leader, seeking to mitigate the risk of a violent reaction in Sudan.
Fungamma, through extensive research and publication, have been raising awareness of Colombian civil society regarding the issues surrounding the widespread transport, possession, and use of firearms in Colombia.
This research programme aims to take the lessons learned about post-conflict peace-building in other conflict areas and apply them to Colombia whilst the Colombian conflict is still active.
This initiative involves members acting as mediators between the parties involved in the armed conflict and agreeing on solutions for both sides. They also find locations to set up their humanitarian missions, lobby the government and seek approvals to further develop their social work.
An education and awareness campaign to discourage political violence and mobilise communities to vote for peace during the Sri Lankan elections.
The initiative aims to unite the Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims living in the border villages in the Polonnaruwa District and promote ethnic harmony among them. They are one of the most vulnerable groups created as a result of the ethnic conflict and harmony among them would provide a powerful foundation for peace.
A project to link universities across Sri Lanka's ethno-linguistic divisions and create a core of sensitised, well-informed intellectuals as a tool for peaceful resolution of the conflict.
This initiative provides counsellors to the camps of Internally Displaced Persons in Sri Lanka. By doing so they are able to provide psychological assistance and support to the victims of sexual violence.
The initiative aims to protect human rights and to pressurise Nepal's political parties into respecting them.
The library initiative aims to educate local people about the conflict in Nepal by providing an easily accessible wealth of relevant information.
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