In alliance with the Ford Foundation, we focused on peacebuilding through awareness-raising processes aimed at reducing polarization and counteracting divisive narratives. The key approach was to share this knowledge with the ecosystem and leave installed capacities that would allow for more systematic and sustainable efforts, involving a diversity of actors in the fight against polarization around peacebuilding.
Combat polarization and the perception of high polarization around peacebuilding, especially in view of the proximity of the 2023 regional elections, which could aggravate social division. Civil society organizations and citizen leaderships lack knowledge about the functioning of this phenomenon, so it is essential to provide them with tools that allow them to better understand it and counteract 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, creation of an anti-polarization landing page, anti-polarization workshops and actions to communicate lessons learned and counter divisive narratives.
