Catch up on the latest news from Peaceful Change initiative’s work in Armenia, Georgia, Kosovo, Libya, Serbia and Ukraine
Third Media Consultation Dialogue tackles empathy for “the other” in Serbia and Kosovo
PCi’s Amplifying Local Voices for Equitable Development (ALVED) project has been gathering media experts, journalists, editors, civil society and institutions from Kosovo and Serbia in what will eventually be a cycle of eight Media Consultation Dialogues (MCD). Their goal is Read more...
Update on Second Media Consultation Dialogue in Serbia and Kosovo
The second Media Consultation Dialogue (MCD) looked closely at the work of the media regulatory bodies in in Kosovo and Serbia since one of the conclusions of the first Media Consultation Dialogue was that their work does not contribute enough Read more...
ILO launches new guide to promote social cohesion and peaceful coexistence in fragile contexts
PCi’s trustee Joan McGregor and Senior Peacebuilding Advisor Raj Bhari have been working with ILO to produce a new guide: Promoting Social Cohesion and Peaceful Coexistence in Fragile Contexts through Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The guide is now Read more...
Media Award in Kosovo and Serbia: Call for applications is open
Peaceful Change initiative is calling on journalists, editors, media representatives, and others, to share with us their stories on multi-ethnic coexistence in Kosovo and Serbia. The idea was initiated by the Media Consultation Dialogue, an integral part of PCi’s Balkan Read more...
PCi’s partner on the Kosovo-Serbia project launches small grants scheme
PCi’s partner on the Kosovo-Serbia project, People in Need (PIN), has launched a small-grants scheme to support local-level, community-based initiatives that can help deal with the impact of Covid-19 on local communities, whilst cutting across ethnic divisions. More than 100 Read more...
Supporting marginalised communities in Georgia impacted by COVID-19
This report has been produced by PCi’s partner organisation in Georgia, IDP Women’s Association Consent. The report summarises quantitative and qualitative research carried out by Consent and their partners in isolated communities in three regions of Georgia on the way Read more...
The Peacemakers’ Network – Libya, launches campaign to counter hate speech on social media
The Peacemakers’ Network – Libya, has launched a campaign to counter hate speech on social media “Our difference does not separate us”. It is based on workshops that were held in 12 Libyan cities between February 27 and March 5 Read more...
Promoting understanding of conflict sensitive communications to international assistance providers working in Libya
In early March, Peaceful Change initiative (PCi) delivered a training on Conflict Sensitivity and Communications to international assistance providers working in Libya. The relationship between the communications environment and peace and conflict in Libya was explored including the polarised media Read more...
Peaceful Change initiative – working to make the world a safer place
Peaceful Change initiative was highlighted in the Guardian newspaper over the weekend in a feature about interesting charities. We are exploring new ways of supporting the conflict resolution work we do in some of the world’s most challenging places. If Read more...
Social Media youth campaign to strengthen the role of young Libyans in peacebuilding
Peaceful Change initiative, through the Social Peace and Local Development Programme has launched ‘Bader’, a social media youth campaign to strengthen the role of young Libyans as peace actors. Through amplifying the voices and experiences of young peacebuilders and civil society Read more...
First Media Consultation Dialogue tackles portrayal of ‘the other’ in Serbia and Kosovo
Peaceful Change initiative held the first of a series of Media Consultation Dialogue, conducted as part of the project: Amplifying Local Voices for Equitable Development. Media Consultation Dialogues look to engage media experts and professionals from a range of backgrounds Read more...
Building a Lasting Peace in Bosnia
Peaceful Change initiative’s Programme Lead on the Western Balkans Programme, Ian Bancroft, participated in the Foreign Policy Centre Webinar on “Building a lasting peace? Power sharing and sectarian identities in Bosnia” on 9 February 2021. The panel discussion was focused Read more...