For a participatory citizenship that builds peace through dialogue
What is it?
In the context of the ‘National Strike’ of 2021, we partnered with the Universidad de los Andes and the Universidad de Caldas to create spaces for dialogue among youth, channeling their frustration and proposals for better engagement with decision makers. Using an adapted methodology, we were able to intervene in highly polarized and violent contexts, reaching empathy and reaching consensus.
Challenge
Promote peaceful mobilization during citizen strikes through the creation of representative, diverse and decentralized spaces for dialogue, oriented to the formulation of citizen proposals for the defense of their interests. This initiative was developed in the context of the 2021 National Strike, triggered, among other causes, by the distrust between institutions and citizens.
Strategy
Design and implement an innovative methodology with dialogue tools for citizens and social organizations to identify challenges in Colombia. The objective was to channel citizen proposals and promote spaces for the protection of rights and initiatives to reduce violence.
Concern
Agreements
Conflict
Paz
Exclusion
Representativeness
Our impact
spaces for chatting.
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participants.
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citizen proposals collected.
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pains identified: lack of empathy and mental health, lack of historical memory, absence of democracy, social inequity and lack of opportunities, environmental destruction, censorship, silencing and failures in the educational system.