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, Grenoble, mai 2014

The Life & Peace Institute (IPV)

The Life & Peace Institute (LPI) is an international and ecumenical centre that supports and promotes nonviolent approaches to conflict transformation through a combination of research and action that entails the strengthening of existing local capacities and enhancing the preconditions for building peace.

The Life & Peace Institute (LPI) is an international and ecumenical centre that supports and promotes nonviolent approaches to conflict transformation through a combination of research and action that entails the strengthening of existing local capacities and enhancing the preconditions for building peace.

The Life & Peace Institute envisions a world where peace, justice and non-violent relations prevail through people’s active work and commitment. We have been active towards achieving this goal since 1985.

The Life & Peace Institute works by supporting local civil society organisations in Somalia, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Forme juridique de l’organisation

Foundation registered in Sweden
Ville

Uppsala
Pays / Région

sweden
Langue de travail

English;French
Site web

www.life-peace.org
Objectif(s)

  • Civil society support and engagement. We support civil society organisations, with a special emphasis on faith-based organisations, in their conflict transformation work through capacity building and joint engagement in research and action.

  • Policy work and awareness-raising. We engage directly and in collaboration with others on awareness-raising and policy work. We strive to enhance awareness of civil society conflict transformation processes, as well as raise pertinent policy issues deriving from the work in the field.

  • Cross-fertilisation of conflict transformation theory and practice. We engage in knowledge transfer, and make the conflict transformation knowledge and experiences of LPI’s and our partners available for peacebuilding practitioners and research communities. At the same time, we gather relevant theories and experiences from other contexts and organisations, and communicate them within LPI and to our partners
Moyens d’action

Currently, the Institute runs conflict transformation programmes in the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes regions in partnership with local civil society organisations and universities in Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and DRC. There is also a common programme including publications, policy work and improved methodology.
Lieu(x) de l’action

  • Grand Lac & Horn of Africa

  • Field programmes, LPI offices: Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, DRC, Burundi

  • Head office in Uppsala, Sweden
Approche de la paix

Conflict transformation.
Revue / Lettre d’information

Newsletter.
Mots clefs de l’acteur

Conflict transformation, Participatory Action Research, Sustained Dialogue, Conflict analysis, Capacity-building.

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