Nonviolent Peaceforce

FOLLOW ON TWO YEAR AWARD TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AND INCREASE PROTECTION AND SECURITY

TO PROVIDE CHILDREN PROTECTION, PREVENT AND RESPOND TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, AND IMPROVE PROTECTION COORDINATION AND ADVOCACY IN SOUTH SUDAN

TO REDUCE VIOLENCE AND INCREASE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF CIVILIANS AND RETURNEES IN SOUTH SUDAN.

REDUCING VIOLENCE AND INCREASING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF CIVILIANS IN GREATER UPPER NILE SOUTH SIDAN

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: REDUCING VIOLENCE AND INCREASING SAFETY

REDUCING VIOLENCE AND INCREASING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF CIVILIANS

NONVIOLENT PEACEFORCE IS SEEKING A PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANT TO CREATE A COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION COMMUNITY INITIATIVE IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. THIS INITIATIVE IS SUPPORTED BY A RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP AND INCLUDES COMPENSATION FOR COMMUNITY TIME AND MATERIALS. KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE; A COMMUNITY VIOLENCE ASSESSMENT INCLUDING HISTORICAL, CURRENT, AND PROPOSED STRATEGIES BY COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE FORMALIZATION OF A COMMUNITY COALITION, CUSTOMIZED COMMUNITY TRAINING IN UNARMED CIVILIAN PROTECTION STRATEGIES THAT ARE TRAUMA AND EVIDENCE-INFORMED, THE USE OF TRUSTED COMMUNITY MESSENGERS TO SHIFT THE NARRATIVE ABOUT SAFETY AND FACILITATED ACCESS TO TRAUMA INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND UCP LIVING WAGES JOBS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. PROJECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS REPORT INCREASED SKILLS IN NONVIOLENT CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (HOME, SCHOOL, NEIGHBORHOOD), COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SAFETY INCLUDE MORE REFERENCE TO AND UNDERSTANDING OF NONVIOLENT AND RELATIONSHIP-BASED COMMUNITY APPROACHES, NORTH MINNEAPOLIS YOUTH GAIN SKILLS AND CONNECTION ACROSS THE COMMUNITY TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT, TRAUMA SERVICES, AND POSITIVE RECREATION ACTIVITIES, AND THERE IS AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS REPORTING FEELING SAFE AT EVENTS AND IN COMMUNITY. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS INITIATIVE IS A REDUCTION IN THE USE OF VIOLENCE TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS, A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF GANG-SUSPECTED SHOOTINGS IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AND AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE POLICE AND THE COMMUNITY.

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: IMPROVING SAFETY AND SECURITY OF IDP'S IN IRAQ

NEW AWARD (GRANT) TO NONVIOLENT PEACEFORCE (NP) TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COVID RESPONSE PROTECTION PROGRAM ENTITLED, "JUBA COVID-19 PROTECTION RESPONSE" IN SOUTH SUDAN.

NONVIOLENT PEACEFORCE PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY BASED APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND ADDRESSING HATE CRIMES AGAINST AAPI AND LGBTQ COMMUNITIES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY CALIFORNIA. WE ARE REQUESTING $400,000 TO ADDRESS THE RAPID INCREASE IN HATE AGAINST ASIAN AND LGBTQ COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THIS COUNTY. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO STRENGTHEN THE SAFETY ECOSYSTEM AND BUILD INTERSECTIONAL CAPACITY AND SOLIDARITY WITH THE LOCAL AAPI AND LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE FROM HATE CRIMES AND HATE INCIDENTS. THE PROJECT HAS FOUR MAIN SUB-GOALS: FIRST, TO PREVENT HATE CRIMES THROUGH DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES THAT PROTECT POTENTIAL VICTIMS FROM BEING TARGETS OF HATE CRIMES AND HATE INCIDENTS. SECOND, TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF STRATEGIES AND TOOLS TO USE TO RESPOND NONVIOLENTLY TO HATE-BASED AGGRESSION AND PROMOTE HEALING WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE BEEN TARGETED. THIRD, TO INCREASE VICTIM REPORTING OF HATE INCIDENTS BY PROVIDING TRAINING MATERIALS AND CULTURALLY DIFFERENTIATED OUTREACH IN THE MANY LANGUAGES OF THE ASIAN DIASPORA IN THE SAN DIEGO AREA INCREASING AWARENESS OF WHAT CONSTITUTES A HATE INCIDENT AND HOW TO REPORT IT. AND, FINALLY, TO IMPROVE RESPONSES TO HATE CRIMES AND HATE INCIDENTS BY PROVIDING PROTECTIVE ACCOMPANIMENT FOR VICTIMS BY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS FROM THEIR COMMUNITY TO FILE A POLICE REPORT AND TO RECEIVE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SUPPORT SERVICES. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CONVENING A COALITION AND CREATING A PROJECT ACTION PLAN IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, DEVELOPING OUTREACH MATERIALS AND TRAININGS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, CARRYING OUT PROTECTIVE ACCOMPANIMENTS, SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE THEIR OWN SAFETY VOLUNTEER TEAMS, AND IMPLEMENTING A TRAIN THE TRAINER PROGRAM. NONVIOLENT PEACEFORCE WILL LEAD THE DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING ON THE PROJECT, SIGNING DATA SHARING AGREEMENTS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN ORDER TO MEASURE THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TRAINED IN MUTUAL PROTECTION SKILLS, THE INCREASE IN AWARENESS OF HATE CRIME AND HATE INCIDENT REPORTING CHANNELS, THE NUMBER OF REPORTS BY AAPI AND LGBTQ COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE NUMBERS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TRAINED AND CONDUCTING PROTECTIVE ACCOMPANIMENT AND THE NUMBER OF TRAINERS AND COMMUNITY SAFETY TEAMS FORMED. AT THE END OF THE 3-YEAR PROJECT, NONVIOLENT PEACEFORCE WILL HAVE THE DATA TO SHARE HOW WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO HATE VIOLENCE AGAINST BOTH THE AAPI AND LGBTQ COMMUNITIES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THIS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO A NATIONAL EFFORT TO IDENTIFY PROMISING PRACTICES TO HELP THESE COMMUNITIES FEEL AND BE SAFER.

IMPLEMENTING DURABLE SOLUTIONS FOR PEACEFUL DRY SEASON CATTLE MIGRATION IN NORTHERN BAHR GHAZAL