Catch up on the latest news from Peaceful Change initiative’s work in Armenia, Georgia, Kosovo, Libya, Serbia and Ukraine
Libya: PCi collaborates with municipalities to strengthen capacity and promote legitimacy and trust
The complex Libya context is characterised by escalating armed conflict, widening political polarisation, heightened inter-communal tensions and increased militarisation. PCi developed a methodology which provides a systematic understanding of the range of capacities, responsibilities and functions within municipalities in east, Read more...
PCi’s partner People in Need (PiN) announces a small grants scheme for communities in Serbia and Kosovo
PCI’s partner in the project Amplifying local voices for equitable development has announced a small grants scheme to support local-level, community-based initiatives that help deal with the impact of Covid-19 on local communities, whilst cutting across ethnic divisions.Full details of Read more...
PCi supports young Libyan Peacebuilders
PCi organised a three-day youth forum in the coastal town of Zuwara, bringing together over 95 young activists, working on social peace and local development, from 27 towns and cities across east, west and south Libya in March 2020. Youth Read more...
PCi supports isolated communities in Georgia, Abkhazia to mitigate COVID-19 impact
COVID-19 is highlighting vulnerabilities among marginalised communities around the world. In Georgia, Abkhazia remote communities, situated far away from urban centres have learned to cope with their isolation, even though they face additional challenges when situated adjacent to conflict-affected areas. Read more...
Kosovo: Supporting civic responses during the COVID-19 pandemic
Despite good intentions and efforts to treat all citizens equally, regardless of their ethnicity, the Kosovo government has experienced a lack of capacity to address the needs of all communities living in Kosovo, as COVID-19 mitigation measures have been introduced. Read more...
Understanding divisive narratives in Serbia and Kosovo
Peaceful Change initiative is pleased to present research undertaken by Ipsos in order to understand how divisive narratives are generated and disseminated in mainstream media in Serbia and Kosovo. The research is available here: Understanding divisive narratives qualitative research – Read more...
PCi’s partner NGO Aktiv advocating for Language Rights in Kosovo
As part of the ‘Amplifying Local Voices for Equitable Development – ALVED’ project, PCi’s partner organisation Aktiv produced a video-cast that discusses language rights in Kosovo. The video-cast analyses how the pandemic crisis has shed light on weak institutions unable Read more...
PCi supports civic responses in Kosovo to support the mitigation of COVID-19
In Kosovo, the measures taken by governing authorities to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 has mirrored other governments across Europe. However, ensuring such measures don’t negatively impact Kosovo’s non-majority communities has further tested the government’s capacity. Peaceful Change initiative’s project Read more...
Improving access to mental health information in Kosovo
Peaceful Change initiative are working with partners, among others, to ensure non-majority communities in Serbia and Kosovo have better access to information on COVID-19. The goal of the ‘Amplifying Local Voices for Equitable Development – ALVED’ project is to strengthen Read more...
Rabha’s Journey: from vocational trainee to champion of women’s inclusion
Rabha is a member of the Alsahel Social Peace Partnership in Libya and an important role model for women in her community. Read more...
Western Balkans: Addressing COVID-19 – allowing local voices to be heard
Peaceful Change initiative works to amplify local voices, especially those of marginalised groups, in support of equitable development. We worked with our partners Aktiv, Civic Initiatives and Peer Educators Network to ensure non-majority communities in Serbia and Kosovo are better Read more...
Conflict Sensitivity Community Hub advocating for conflict-sensitive aid in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Under the coordination of Peaceful Change initiative, the Conflict Sensitivity Community Hub has addressed policy and decision makers in an open letter sharing key recommendations on how governments, donors, UN and NGOs can deliver international aid in a conflict-sensitive way Read more...