Peacebuilding

We believe that building peace is not a utopia, but the only possible way

How we do it

Healing the wounds of war

Peace is not the absence of conflict, and wars continue even when the weapons are silent. The effects of conflicts and the consequences they cause in communities are very long-term. Countries that emerge from them are often torn apart by fractures and sectarian violence. For this reason, in our interventions we pay great attention to the work of recomposition between communities, to mend social bonds, relationships of trust and dialogue. We are concretely committed to programs that focus on peace education in schools, mediation and co-existence, supporting communities in overcoming their traumas, highlighting the transformative role that young people and women have in these processes.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

WOMEN'S ACTION FOR PEACE

Between 2019 and 2024, Un Ponte Per, thanks to funds from the Italian National Plan of Action to implement UN Resolution 1325 aimed at strengthening the role of women and youth in peace-building, particularly in the area of West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), worked with numerous civil society organisations in Lebanon, Iraq, Libya, Tunisia […]

PEACE GARDENS

Lebanon has been experiencing a terrible economic crisis since 2019, compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic and, recently, the Israeli offensive. The population's living conditions and food security are at risk, and around 2 million people are suffering from economic instability and food insecurity. Social tensions are exacerbating the country's already precarious economic conditions, which threaten […]

CIVIL PEACE CORPS IN THE LAND OF FIRES

Civil Peace Corps (CCPs) are groups of peace workers who intervene as third parties, through civil, unarmed and non-violent action, to support local actors in conflict prevention and transformation. The operators of Un Ponte Per CCPs intervene, abroad and in Italy, in territories of conflict or where conflicts caused by environmental emergencies are expected to […]

JOINT INITIATIVE BETWEEN UKRAINE AND ROMANIA FOR SOCIAL RECOVERY, INCLUSION AND COHESION OF UKRAINIAN COMMUNITIES

A new project, financed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), to respond to the crisis in Ukraine, led by the Bukovinian Agency for Initiative and Development (BAID), and implemented by Un Ponte Per, Institute for Peace and Common Ground IPCG in Ukraine, and Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR), in […]

YOUTH SOLIDARITY UKRAINE

The economy of Ukraine in the immediate future will be focused on the response to the military invasion. Fifty per cent of the national budget will be invested in military spending. Consequently, investments in the educational, social and youth sectors will be reduced. Civil societies and local organisations need support and the creation of links […]

PEACE SUPPORT UKRAINE

The 'Peace Support Ukraine' project, supported by the Italian Buddhist Institute Soka Gakkai (IBISG) and implemented with our Romanian partner PATRIR, was set up with the aim of fostering the resilience of Ukrainian civil society and supporting the action of local youth in non-violent resistance and peace-building, bringing their voice to local and international institutions. […]

CIVIL PEACE CORPS ABROAD

The establishment of the Civil Peace Corps was an absolute novelty on the European and global scene. Envisaged by the Italian Stability Law of December 2013 thanks to an amendment tabled by Giulio Marcon (SeL) and the work carried out by networks, NGOs and associations as part of the broader campaign "Another Defence is possible!" […]

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