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Gulu University established the Centre for Conflict Management and Peace Studies (CCMPS) in 2003, which was elevated to the Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies (IPSS) in 2007. The Institute has become an efficient, effective and robust organisation in the promotion of an inter-disciplinary, action-oriented and community-centred approach to conflict prevention, management, resettlement, resolution, transformation [...]
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Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies, Gulu University (IPSS)
Academic Discussion on the Deep South Conflict
The conflict in Thailand’s Deep South has now lasted over 5 years, and continues to see daily, worsening violence. The question many people are asking is has government policy so far been correct – particularly in sending the army to deal with the problem? Academics in Thailand are beginning to ask this question & in [...]
Youth Council for Cross Border Cooperation
Youth Council for Cross Border Cooperation (YC4CBC) is a group of young activists and students from Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia. This group of social entrepreneurs joined together during 2007 in the Kosovan municipality of Gjilan. They initially found funding from the East West Institute (EWI), and the focus of their activities is on promoting trust [...]
Co-operation Ireland
Co-operation Ireland is a highly experienced peacebuilding organisation that has been working in Ireland, as well as across Europe, since 1979. Its mission is to “advance mutual understanding and respect by promoting practical co-operation between the people of Northern Ireland and of the Republic of Ireland.” The organisation works with a number of organisations, networks, [...]
Batticaloa Befrienders
This well-established organisation runs various projects to help Muslim and Tamil communities escape the cycle of violence in Eastern Sri Lanka. By working to provide better lives for young people from both communities, they create hope for a peaceful future. Batticaloa Befrienders has been working for 16 years to enhance peaceful relations between Muslim and [...]
Social Policy Analysis Research Centre (SPARC)
SPARC provides a focal point within the Sri Lankan University system to integrate research, teaching, training, policy analysis and advocacy on critical areas of social and economic development. It perceives the conflict as a main obstacle to the social and economic development of the country and, with the intention of finding alternative ways of addressing [...]
Rural Development Foundation (RDF)
RDF aims to improve the social and economic situation of people in underdeveloped areas of rural Sri Lanka. Their organisational objectives focus on instilling mutual understanding among different ethnic groups and promoting the ethics necessary for a harmonious life in a multi-cultural environment. They try to achieve this through educational programs, involvement in reconciliation activities, [...]
Sithumina
Sithumina aims for the promotion of peace and development in the family, community, and the country. They work in the region of Kahatagasdigiliya, a mulit-ethnic region that has for generations been home to Tamils, Muslims, & Sinhalese, to counteract the destructive ideologies that come out of the conflict and threaten to destabilise the community. Multi-ethnic [...]
Universal Human Development Foundation (UDHF)
UHDF aims to strengthen and empower civil society, especially at village level, to enable them to facilitate non-violent conflict transformation. UHDF also conducts activities to encourage co-existence and to reduce domestic violence against women and children. Inter-ethnic Commercial Networks This project aims to re-establish business connections between Sinhalese, Muslims and Tamils, thereby reducing fears each [...]
Jaffna Social Action Centre (JASC)
Working mainly women and children, often in displaced communities, JASC provide vocational training, housing, and assistance. JASC recognise the importance of joint programmes between displaced and host communities in preventing conflict, and focus on developing cross community links that reach across ethnic stereotypes and divisions. Vocational Training for Women Affected by War Working in collaboration [...]
