The Creating Safer Space network invites applications for research grants. We aim to fund 15-20 research projects to understand and support unarmed civilian protection and self-protection amidst violent conflict. Grants range from £20,000 – £100,000 GBP.

Potential applicants are warmly invited to one of our information sessions in English or Spanish.

English:

10.00 – 11.00 am UTC on Tuesday 1 February

8.00 – 9.00 am UTC on Wednesday 2 March

Spanish:

3.00 – 4.00 pm UTC on Tuesday 1 February (this is 10.00 – 11.00 am in Colombia)

Please contact creating-safer-space@aber.ac.uk for the Zoom joining details. More information about our funding opportunities are available on our website.

The Creating Safer Space network is pleased to announce a new work package on the following topic:

Strengthening Local Capacities for Unarmed Civilian Protection in Uasin Gishu, Kenya

The work package is led by Clinton Gwako (Rural Women Peace Link, Kenya) in collaboration with Selline Korir (Rural Women Peace Link, Kenya).

More information about the work package is available on our website: https://creating-safer-space.com/strengthening-local-capacities-for-unarmed-civilian-protection-in-uasin-gishu-kenya/

The aim of the Creating Safer Space Café is to enable people in different parts of the world to exchange knowledge and to help build a community of Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP) researchers and practitioners.

This month, Dr Christine Schweitzer (BSV – Federation for Social Defense, and Institute for Peace Work and Nonviolent Conflict Transformation, Germany) will give us input for a discussion on the topic:

What is Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP)? How does it relate to or differ from civil resistance and human rights defence?

12.30 – 1.30 pm UTC on Thursday 20 January.

The session will be held in English and Spanish with simultaneous translation.

All welcome. Please contact creating-safer-space@aber.ac.uk for the Zoom joining details.

The Creating Safer Space network welcomes applications for research grants. We will fund 15 – 20 research projects to understand and support unarmed civilian protection and self-protection in the midst of violent conflict.

Our research focuses on conflicts in Colombia, South Sudan, Myanmar and the Philippines, but research on other Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) will also be supported.

Grants range from £20,000 – £100,000 GBP for projects of 6 to 16 months in duration. Projects must be led by organisations in the UK or in LMICs.

The application deadline is 15 April 2022. More information is available on our website: https://creating-safer-space.com/grants/

Potential applicants are invited to attend one of the following information sessions, where we will provide more information about our grants and how to apply:

• In English: 10.00 – 11.00 on Tuesday 1 February
• In Spanish: To be confirmed
• In English: 8.00 – 9.00 on Wednesday 2 March

Please contact creating-safer-space@aber.ac.uk for Zoom joining details.

The Creating Safer Space network is pleased to announce a new work package on the following topic:

Civilian (Self-)Protection from Violent Conflict in Papua: Exploring Local Infrastructures and Initiatives

The work package is led by Delsy Ronnie (Nonviolent Peaceforce Philippines) in collaboration with Arfiansyah (International Centre for Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies, ICAIOS)

More information about the work package is available on our website: https://creating-safer-space.com/civilian-self-protection-from-violent-conflict-in-papua/

The Creating Safer Space network is pleased to announce a new research work package on the following topic:

Art that protects: Artistic-cultural initiatives to the self-protection strategies of young people and women in the context of the urban conflict in the city of Medellín, Colombia, 2022

The project is led by Beatriz Arias López (University of Antioquia), in collaboration with Adriana Diosa (Harlequin and the Jugglers), Katherne Urrea Velásquez (Robledo Venga Parchemos), Jeimy Catalina Guerra Correa and Sandra Maryori Benitez Diosa (Corporación Consonantes).

More information about the project is available on our website: https://creating-safer-space.com/art-that-protects-contributions-of-artistic-cultural-initiatives-to-the-self-protection-strategies-of-young-people-and-women-in-the-context-of-the-urban-conflict-in-the-city-of-medellin-2022/

The Creating Safer Space network is pleased to announce a new research work package on the following topic:

Water conflicts, violations and forms of self-protection: A multi-case study in Eastern Antioquia, Colombia

The project is led by Beatriz Arias López (University of Antioquia), in collaboration with Hernán Dario Pineda Gómez (University of Antioquia), Mateo Valderrama (Peasant’s Association of Antioquia), Juan David Arias and Jessica Restrepo (Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana) and Vanessa Vasco Vargas (Corporación Jurídica Libertad).

More information about the project is available on our website: https://creating-safer-space.com/water-conflicts-violations-and-forms-of-self-protection-a-multi-case-study-in-eastern-antioquia/

The Creating Safer Space network is pleased to announce a new work package on the following topic:

Introducing Unarmed Civilian Protection in Thai Society: Opportunities and Challenges

The work package is led by Chantana Wungaeo (Chulalongkorn University), in collaboration with Mark Tamthai (Strategic Nonviolence Working Group, Thailand)

More information about the work package is available on our website: https://creating-safer-space.com/introducing-unarmed-civilian-protection-in-thai-society-opportunities-and-challenges/

The aim of the Creating Safer Space Café is to enable people in different parts of the world to exchange knowledge and to help build a community of Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP) researchers and practitioners.

This month, Prof. Roger Mac Ginty (Durham University, UK) will present on the following topic:

The Everyday Peace Indicators Project: A Bottom-Up Approach to Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, and its applications to UCP.

12.30 – 1.30 pm UTC on Thursday 18 November.

The session will be held in English and Spanish with simultaneous translation.

All welcome. Please contact creating-safer-space@aber.ac.uk for the Zoom joining details.

The aim of the Creating Safer Space Café is to enable people in different parts of the world to exchange knowledge and to help build a community of Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP) researchers and practitioners.

This month, two of our partner organisations in Kenya, the Peace Tree Network and the African Women and Child Feature Service, will present on the following topic:

UCP in Kenya

12.30 – 1.30 pm UTC on Thursday 21 October

The session will be held in English and Spanish with simultaneous translation.

All welcome. Please contact creating-safer-space@aber.ac.uk for the Zoom joining details.