DISCUSSION GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS WITH PEACE RESOURCES UNDER THE PROJECT: “THE EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE PEACE PROCESS IN SYRIA” The “Effective Community Participation in the Peace Process” is considered a large project that is implemented in several stages, and requires a lot of effort and time. This emerges from the need for sustainable and
Read MoreMarch 15 marks the 3rd anniversary since the civil war in Syria started, ultimately changing the lives of more than 5.5 million children. Some three million of Syria’s children have been out of school for almost three years. More than 10,000 kids have been killed. I interviewed two remarkable women who are making a positive
Read MoreThe Turkish city of Gaziantep is among those accommodating the highest number of Syrian refugees fleeing from the war and the devastating economic conditions at home. Most are from Aleppo and its environs, which lately has witnessed a violent escalation of the conflict and heavy bombardment by explosive barrels. There are no accurate statistics for
Read MoreAs part of the on-going efforts of the Center of Civil Society and Democracy in Syria in monitoring the conflict, evaluating its impact, training female activists and their subsequent assignments to implement the center’s program inside of Syria, the center conducted an assessment of our ‘peace sessions’, which were attended by 30 women. These two
Read MoreIn early January 2014, the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria ran a four-day workshop for its field officers in Gaziantep, Turkey, The workshop was entitled ‘Developing Organizations and Working on building Democratic Civil Society’ and was organized with the support of the Canadian government’s sponsorship and under the supervision of trainers from
Read MoreAs the international community, regime, and opposition parties prepare for the upcoming Geneva II negotiations, Syrian citizens—particularly women, who are actively fighting for peace in their country—must be directly engaged in defining the outcome. From July to September 2013, Inclusive Security and the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria (CCSDS) surveyed 110 women
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