Aberystwyth University. UK
Finance Officer
Agnieszka Ziatek-Tith supports the Creating Safer Space network with monitoring costs, advising on financial matters, and processing payments to partners and commissioned projects around the world. She will gladly answer all your questions about these subjects.
South Sudan
Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) is a non-governmental organization in South Sudan with focus on governance, democratic transformation, protection of human rights, rule of law, peace building and livelihood. CEPO operations are nationwide in South Sudan.
Key individuals involved in the Creating Safer Space network are Mr Edmund Yakani and Miss Elizabeth Daniel.
Website: http://cepo-southsudan.org
FaceBook: https://web.facebook.com/ceposouthsudan1/
Email: communications@cepo-southsudan.org; ed@cepo-southsudan.org; ceposouthsudan@gmail.com
This project sought to generate new, evidence-based knowledge and understanding regarding civilians’ agency in local conflict transformation processes in Kenya’s Uasin Gishu County. The research was conducted in three urban hotspot areas of Uasin Gishu, which have been at the centre of heated political contests in recent electioneering periods (2013 and 2017 general elections) and were adversely affected by the 2007-2008 post-election violence.
Using participatory methods such as the People-First Impact Method (PFIM) and Community Scorecards, the project explored existing and emergent local civilian protection systems and the related civilian knowledge and/or capacity gaps that need to be addressed to bolster them. Its findings provide a local and contextual understanding of the dynamics of unarmed civilian protection (UCP) in Uasin Gishu, the role played by civilians/civilian groups in local peace processes and protection systems, and how UCP in Uasin Gishu feeds into county and national security organs.
The project aimed to achieve the following outcomes:
RESEARCH TEAM
RESEARCH OUTPUTS
Strathmore University – Kenya
Researcher
Dr. Ben Ngoye holds a PhD in Management Sciences from Universität Ramon Llull/ESADE Business School, an MPH, and MSc’s in Organizational Development and in Research. His current teaching and research interests are focused on organization theory and organization behavior, on decision making, and on performance measurement and management. He has mentored several graduate/postgraduate students, and has several active training and research grants from UKRI MRC, the Gates Foundation and the Global Business School Network among others.
Research Assistant
UCP Research Database / Creating Safer Space Working Paper
Louise obtained her PhD from Aberystwyth University, funded by the ESRC, with a thesis interested in the role of nonviolence in conflict-related knowledge production. Her research focuses on unarmed civilian protection and epistemic practices. Louise supports the Creating Safer Space network’s UCP Research Database, its Working Paper series, Newsletter, and N+ Cafés and Events.
https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/staff-profiles/listing/profile/lor17/
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Researcher/coordinator Southeast Asia
Chanchai is a co-founder of CoJOY Consulting, specialised in facilitating and coaching for conflict transformation. He works in the Deep South provinces of Thailand and other places. He supports the Creating Safer Space network in Southeast Asia, coordinating among core partners.
University of Antioquia, Colombia
Research assistant – Latin America
Laura Jiménez Ospina is the research assistant for Creating Safer Space activities in Latin America. She supports the Colombian work packages teams in data collection, data processing, and report writing.
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Colombia
Harlequin and the Jugglers is a theatre and puppetry group dedicated to the performing arts. We have been working alongside social, popular, cultural, human rights, and community organizations, bringing messages of hope and life, strengthening organizational processes, providing work tools through art and contributing to the construction of a democratic, equitable and just society.
Links with further information:
Website: http://arlequinylosjuglares.org/
Myanmar
Nonviolent Peaceforce is a global non-profit organization. We protect civilians in violent conflicts through unarmed strategies. We build peace side-by-side with local communities. We advocate for wider adoption of these approaches to safeguard human lives and dignity.
Key individuals involved in the Creating Safer Space research network Rosemary Kabaki and Ashish Panday
Links with further information:
Website: https://www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nonvpf/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nonviolentpeaceforce/?hl=en
Twitter: @Peaceforce
