Peace Direct
Project Title
For collaboration to strengthen conflict prevention and peacebuilding in Eastern DRC
Date
Sep. 15, 2022
Duration
28 months
Description
Despite decades of significant foreign development aid and large peacekeeping missions, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains affected by armed conflict. Peace Direct will partner with two Congolese organizations, one who’s experience is rooted in practice (Beni Peace Forum – BPF) and one whose experience is rooted in research (Research Initiatives for Social Development – RISD), to conduct an action-research project that addresses two main challenges in the Beni territory of the DRC: the lack of attention paid to local dynamics; and the lack of coordination and collaboration between conflict prevention and peacebuilding actors. The project will contribute to building a more nuanced, grassroots-led analysis of the violence taking place in Beni, and an evidence base for effective forms of collaboration of conflict prevention and peacebuilding actors with broader applicability.
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Project Title
As a one-time grant for a project on peace, conflict and the media
Date
Sep. 07, 2017
Duration
12 months
Description
Spectrum Media, working through conflict resolution specialists, Peace Direct, is producing a film festival focused on the intersection of peace, conflict, and the media. The program involves a one-day symposium bringing together distinguished experts in peacebuilding, diplomacy, and the media for an examination of the question: In a world seemingly beset with violence, why aren’t we talking more about non-violent solutions to conflict? Concurrent with the symposium will be a weeklong film festival featuring the best among recent documentaries about peacebuilding. The films will play throughout New York City in association with local colleges and universities, and will include follow-on discussions led by filmmakers. Additionally, the program will have an ongoing digital presence to disseminate findings from the symposium and to strengthen links between journalists and peacebuilders.