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Our project seeks to heal the effects of decades of armed violence in Colombia
and to promote a cultural change away from using violence to resolve community
conflicts toward peaceful communication and collaboration. We will do this by
training community leaders in Nonviolent Communication and Conflict
Management.
and to promote a cultural change away from using violence to resolve community
conflicts toward peaceful communication and collaboration. We will do this by
training community leaders in Nonviolent Communication and Conflict
Management.
From a district community council leader:
“In this area, it’s common that when a
conflict arises, if you can’t resolve it [individually], then you turn to armed groups.
That’s our daily reality. … But that’s starting to change. Thanks to what we’ve
learned about nonviolent communication, when disagreements arise, they no
longer call on them, but instead seek us out as leaders. In this way, we’re taking
power away from these structures. Of the ten problems they used to resolve,
today we solve more than half. That’s a huge step forward.”
conflict arises, if you can’t resolve it [individually], then you turn to armed groups.
That’s our daily reality. … But that’s starting to change. Thanks to what we’ve
learned about nonviolent communication, when disagreements arise, they no
longer call on them, but instead seek us out as leaders. In this way, we’re taking
power away from these structures. Of the ten problems they used to resolve,
today we solve more than half. That’s a huge step forward.”
Training the Trainers
After receiving Non Violent Communication training during a series of face-to-face schools,
After receiving Non Violent Communication training during a series of face-to-face schools,
and organizing municipal work plans, participants from municipalities in
Antioquia, Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Sucre and Bolívar have carried out almost
200 replication sessions in their communities, managing to
reach more than 4,600 people in areas highly impacted by the armed conflict.
reach more than 4,600 people in areas highly impacted by the armed conflict.
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