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 aware of – and able to advocate for – municipal services to which they are […]
Kosovo-Serbia: Addressing COVID-19 – allowing local voices to be heard
In response to COVID-19, PCi created a ‘Rapid Response Crisis Group’ to ensure that non-majority communities in Kosovo were receiving equitable access to information that sought to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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.
Improving access to mental health information in Kosovo
PCi are working with partners, among others, to ensure non-majority communities in Serbia and Kosovo have better access to information on COVID-19.
Research report: Understanding dialogue in Ukraine
This publication looks at the patterns and risks of track-three dialogues in Ukraine.
Youth participation in decision making and peacebuilding in Armenia
This short film was produced to capture the impact of PCi’s work with YCCD (an Armenian NGO) to promote youth participation in decision making and peacebuilding in Armenia.
Ukraine: PCi invited to speak at Kyiv roundtable event
PCi participated at a Kyiv roundtable event co-organised with the parliamentary Human Rights committee and hosted at the Ombudsman’s office on 23 October 2018. The roundtable focused on the conflict in eastern Ukraine and sought to promote ways to engage across divided communities and promote dialogue in the interests of achieving practical changes for vulnerable […]
Lebanon: Global Conflict Sensitivity Community Hub annual meeting in Beirut
Tim Molesworth, PCi’s Senior Adviser, Conflict Sensitivity and Peace Technology, participated in the annual meeting of the global Conflict Sensitivity Community Hub in Beirut, Lebanon, from 17-19 July 2019. The Hub brings together international and local organisations to promote and develop the concept and practice of conflict sensitivity. The 2019 Hub meeting provided an opportunity […]
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 – online focus groups The findings and recommendations of this research Understanding divisive narratives – media […]
Armenia: PCi supports youth training in conflict transformation and peacebuilding
Within the Alternotion project – which aims to create an online platform of cross-border storytelling on the cultural similarities of Armenians and Azerbaijanis – PCi’s Programme Adviser Artak Ayunts conducted a youth training for bloggers and vloggers from Armenia on conflict transformation and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict (3 February 2019). The training was part of an […]
Armenia: Progressing youth participation on governance and peace
In April 2019, PCi commenced work on a 12-month project funded by the UK Government and within the framework of UNSCR 2250 on youth, peace and security. The first component involves research into youth involvement in the violence-free revolution that led to a change in government in 2018. Workshops will then be convened for Armenian […]
Armenia: PCi and YCCD host roundtable event on youth policy
Peaceful Change initiative and the Youth Cooperation Center of Dilijan (YCCD) hosted a roundtable event on Youth Policy issues in Armenia (October 2019) in Yerevan. This is a component of the project ‘Progressing Youth Participation in Armenia on Governance and Peace’. Participants included officials from the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (MESCS) responsible […]