Catch up on the latest news from Peaceful Change initiative’s work in Armenia, Georgia, Kosovo, Libya, Serbia and Ukraine
PCi Celebrates International Women’s Day 2022: “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”
PCi supports women’s inclusion and empowerment in Libya through, leadership, participation, representation and visibility. We have captured the lessons we have learned from nearly 10 years of this work in our new report: “Integrating Gender into the Social Peace and Read more...
PCi gives annual awards to journalists and media for stories on multi-ethnic coexistence in Kosovo and Serbia
In PCi organised Media Consultation dialogues (the backbone of media work in our Balkans programme) which bring together media professionals from Kosovo and Serbia to analyse the media scene, one thing has persistently popped up as an issue – the Read more...
Empowering Libya’s women and youth through livelihood opportunities
After years of protracted war across the country, Libya’s economic recovery requires significant support and intervention at the national, regional, and local level. Supporting Community Resilience Through Livelihood Opportunities for Libya’s Women and Youth outlines the impact of the Peaceful Read more...
PCi expression of solidarity with Ukrainian peacebuilders
We abhor the violation of peace and territorial integrity in Ukraine and the senseless destruction and loss of life brought by the unjustified military action being perpetrated by the Government of the Russian Federation. We appeal for an immediate cessation Read more...
Founding member of the Tripoli Centre Social Peace Partnership becomes first woman in Libya to hold the position of Mukhtar al-Mahalla (Head of Locality)
Sumaya Abushagour, a civil society activist and founding member of the Tripoli Centre Social Peace Partnership (established in 2017) became passionate about working with marginalised groups (such as women, youth and people living with disability), when employed by the Ministry Read more...
The Peacemakers Network – Libya, Launches Video Campaign to Improve Public Awareness of Electoral Process in Libya
The Peacemakers Network, a group of individuals from Libyan civil society, local government, media and academia, who work to find solutions to promote sustainable peace (supported by PCi) worked on a video campaign at the end of 2021, to improve Read more...
The Peacemakers Network – Libya, collaborates with the Italian NGO – Agency for Peacebuilding – to comment on Libya’s postponed elections
The Peacemakers Network, a group of individuals from Libyan civil society, local government, media and academia, who work to find solutions to promote sustainable peace (supported by PCi) have collaborated with The Agency For Peacebuilding (www.peaceagency.org) and produced an article Read more...
New Research on Civil Society in Serbia and Kosovo
Peaceful Change initiative is pleased to present new research, jointly undertaken by the Universities of Belgrade and Prishtina, which explores the current landscape of cross-community initiatives in Serbia and Kosovo. The research – which was undertaken as part of the Read more...
Civil Society in Kosovo and Serbia take Stance against Division
PCi hereby presents in full a joint statement issued by civil society organisations and activists from Serbia and Kosovo laying out a series of calls and commitments that respond to the present context of relations in the region. Joint Statement Read more...
‘A Force for Good?’ Examining UK Engagement in Fragile and Conflict Affected Countries
The virtual event (6 December 2021) discussed the findings of the Foreign Policy Centre (FPC) and the Peaceful Change Initiative (PCi) publication. The event and publication seek to re-examine the UK’s presence in fragile and conflict affected countries (FCACs) around Read more...
Ikram’s Journey with the Ajdabiya Social Peace Partnership: Developing Skills that Benefit the Community
Ikram Mohamed Abdullah is the Ajdabiya Social Peace Partnership Public Relations Officer; she is a dynamic young woman who graduated from Ajdabiya University with a background in business and IT. She was invited to join the Ajdabiya Social Peace Partnership Read more...
Advocating for Social Inclusion through the ‘Bader’ Campaign in Libya
In February 2021, a national campaign was launched to raise the profile of young peace leaders through the ‘Bader’ (‘initiate’ in Arabic) social media Facebook campaign. The campaign encouraged young Libyans to submit project ideas that promote social peace, gender Read more...