Peace Insight

Saying no to funding isn’t easy. But saying no to funding that would be oppressive is vital to reclaiming power and building better partnerships. In episode 2 of Peace Direct’s The Problem with Partnerships, Chernor Bah and Gunjan Veda explore how mindset shifts can drive meaningful change in our sector. Listen now to learn more: https://ow.ly/9tRR50TWwAC

🌳In Eastern DRC, local youth are adopting trees for peace. Find out why ➡️ https://ow.ly/1cm550TNGFS Joseph Tsongo writes about the 'adopt a tree, not a weapon' initiative by local youth organisation, Amani-Institute ASBL. 🌱"Each tree planted represents an act of mental and physical reconstruction, a gesture of resistance against violence, and a direct contribution to the reconstruction of Congolese forests and the protection of biodiversity" Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/1cm550TNGFS

Holidays are over for most of us, so it is finally time to share something before starting the year! ☀️ Late July, I published my first article about a project I implemented from the conception to the implementation, including administrative, logistical and financial aspects 🥳 ‘Challenging conflict-related narratives through theatre in Armenia’ is a small contribution to a year of field work with youth from the Lori region in Armenia and the post-conflict reconstruction of the country. Facilitating these workshops was an incredible experience who allowed me to dive quiclky into the complexity of Armenian society and learn a lot about post-conflict reconstruction and conflict-related traumas of youth. This also enabled me to experience an innovative data-collection method with direct impact on people! 🇦🇲 💡Here is a few questions that pushed me to use this method and link the construction of peace with creativity: 🤔Did you ever feel that you had difficulties in involving people, especially youth in peacebuilding and conflict transformation processes? 🤔Did you ever feel that your training and project were always involving the same type of people? With this innovative method adapted to youth, insights are even deeper and more interesting, young people feel really interested and considered. Read the details of the project by reading the article here 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/e2ieHJ94 Thank you to all Peace Dialogue NGO team members, as well as our partners in several countries of the South Caucasus and ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen) for funding the project! A special thank you to my amazing colleague Rima who implemented the project with me and to the Peace Insight team with Jennifer Venis who made the publication possible! 😊🙌🏽 🔜 More insights on this interesting project, its impact, learnings and good practices to come soon! #conflicttransformation #peacebuilding #theatreoftheoppressed #youth

Holidays are over for most of us, so it is finally time to share something before starting the year! ☀️ Late July, I published my first article about a project I implemented from the conception to the implementation, including administrative, logistical and financial aspects 🥳 ‘Challenging conflict-related narratives through theatre in Armenia’ is a small contribution to a year of field work with youth from the Lori region in Armenia and the post-conflict reconstruction of the country. Facilitating these workshops was an incredible experience who allowed me to dive quiclky into the complexity of Armenian society and learn a lot about post-conflict reconstruction and conflict-related traumas of youth. This also enabled me to experience an innovative data-collection method with direct impact on people! 🇦🇲 💡Here is a few questions that pushed me to use this method and link the construction of peace with creativity: 🤔Did you ever feel that you had difficulties in involving people, especially youth in peacebuilding and conflict transformation processes? 🤔Did you ever feel that your training and project were always involving the same type of people? With this innovative method adapted to youth, insights are even deeper and more interesting, young people feel really interested and considered. Read the details of the project by reading the article here 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/e2ieHJ94 Thank you to all Peace Dialogue NGO team members, as well as our partners in several countries of the South Caucasus and ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen) for funding the project! A special thank you to my amazing colleague Rima who implemented the project with me and to the Peace Insight team with Jennifer Venis who made the publication possible! 😊🙌🏽 🔜 More insights on this interesting project, its impact, learnings and good practices to come soon! #conflicttransformation #peacebuilding #theatreoftheoppressed #youth

It's our #WPSWednesday #NewsRoundUp! Take a look at some of this week's gender, peace, and security related news and updates from around the world ⬇ 📰 "Palestinians to the world: Make #peacebuilding and justice daily practices" #WASL partners Sawssan Abou-Zahr, Lucy Talgieh, and women #peacebuilders discuss peacebuilding during a genocide. Peace Insight : https://lnkd.in/eq9ZcJCT 🗞 "Taliban's Attack on Girls' Education Harming #Afghanistan's Future" Sahar Fetrat, Human Rights Watch: https://lnkd.in/e7ywiJKc 📰 "The Next UN Secretary-General Must Be a Woman and a Feminist" Natalie Samarasinghe, PassBlue: https://lnkd.in/geYbMVk7 📽 "#PeaceStartsHere - The Global Movement for Local Peacebuilders" Peace Direct: https://lnkd.in/eGSpVVCP 📝 "Wellbeing-Peacebuilding Intersectionality: Advocacy Brief" United Network of Young Peacebuilders: https://lnkd.in/e3FxVeG2 📰 "#Afghanistan risks polio outbreak as Taliban restricts women from delivering vaccines" Ruchi Kumar, The Guardian: https://lnkd.in/erPrfmvj ✒ "Gender alert: #Gaza: A war on women's health" UN Women: https://lnkd.in/etf_dXD4

The stories of local women peacebuilders do not often make headlines. One day upon my visit to Gambella, my hometown, I found Ariet, a former colleague, talking to some women about peace over coffee. In the midst of violence and despair, she was converting women's traditional spaces into places for peace dialogues and trust building. We agreed to write a brief story about her work and thanks to Peace Insight for publishing it. Peace Direct Conciliation Resources swisspeace United States Institute of Peace African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)

“Turn your activism from a reaction to an ongoing genocide, to a systematic way of life..." 🆕on Peace Insight: the latest from peacebuilders in #Palestine. In this article by @Sawssan Abou-Zahr, Palestinian peacebuilders share their grief, and their calls for change. Read it now 👇 https://lnkd.in/eq9ZcJCT

🗓 SAVE THE DATE for OCTOBER 8: Join Stopping as Success for a virtual learning event on financial sustainability during #ResponsibleTransitions How to ensure financial sustainability of the local entity is one of the most common questions partners have during transition processes. And it’s an important one! 🗣 Hear from SAS+ accompaniment partners and more on their experiences, approaches, challenges, and lessons learned with financial sustainability during a transition from international to local ownership. #ShiftThePower ❗ Register now to save your spot! https://lnkd.in/eNG3s-aW The event will include live interpretation in French and Spanish. Search for Common Ground Peace Direct ConnexUs HelpAge International Mélina Villeneuve Emily Long Jasmine Kato-Naughton Grace Boone Hasangani (Hasi) Edema-Reynolds Ruth Rhoads Allen Michael Robinson Aisalkyn Botoeva Rachel Walsh Taza Harriet Knox Tala Alngag Bautista Bert Maerten Sameena Gul

🆕 Salma Yusuf's latest article on Peace Insight showcase's Rose Pihei's journey from local to national level peacebuilder in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Read it now to discover Rose's key lessons to inspire other women peacebuilders: https://lnkd.in/ezQfgwiG

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