Together with the Ford Foundation, the bet was on peacebuilding through awareness-raising processes to reduce polarization and counter divisive narratives. The key was to share this knowledge with the ecosystem and leave capacities in place to support more systematic efforts, with a diversity of actors, against polarization around peacebuilding.
Combat polarization and the perception of high polarization around peacebuilding, with the proximity of the 2023 regional elections as a possible aggravating factor of the division. Civil society organizations and citizen leaderships do not know how this phenomenon works, so tools are needed to learn more about the issue and combat polarizing narratives.
We fought polarization by strengthening the ecosystem of civil society organizations, citizen initiatives and media working on peacebuilding issues. We offered online and offline tools, including social media campaigns, the creation of an anti-polarization landing page, anti-polarization workshops and actions to communicate lessons learned and counter divisive narratives.
