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Berghof Foundation and Fight for Humanity, with the support of the German Federal Foreign Office, conducted a participatory research project examining the role that armed and political movements can play to implement UNSCR 1325. The research is based on the experiences of two Ethnic Resistance Organisations (EROs) from Myanmar: the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) and the Karen National Union (KNU). One of the key findings is that the movements do engage with this agenda and have maintained a constant dialogue with women’s organisations in their territories. However, a conservative mindset still exists among parts of the leadership as well the general population. Consequently, measures to protect women in conflict areas are limited and mainly decided on by men, which reduce their effectiveness.

• Year2022
• Author(s)Zin Mar Phyo, Véronique Dudouet, Ann-Kristin Sjöberg, Tilman Papesch, Katharina Schmitz, Nicolas Sion, Maw Day Myar, Thinzar Linn Htet

Among four case studies implemented in local communities in Lebanon and Tunisia, two communities were identified as resilient against and two as vulnerable towards violent extremism. This report explains the results of these empirical studies that aimed to investigate the nature of community vulnerability and resilience against violent extremism, both in their offline and online manifestations.

• Year2022
• Author(s)Faiza Ayed, Lara Azzam, Zouheir Ben Jannet, Sadok Damak, Maria El Sammak, Samiha Hamdi, Fethi Rekik, Youssef Salloum

Este es el primer informe de incidencia política sobre la transformación de conflictos con perspectiva de género. Esta primera entrega tiene como objetivo contextualizar y revisar las políticas y prácticas actuales en las negociaciones de paz y las transiciones de posguerra, a partir de los testimonios compartidos por las miembros de la Red durante las actividades realizadas desde 2018, y complementados con referencias académicas relevantes. A través de un proceso participativo de análisis conjunto, la serie de informes de incidencia política presentará las experiencias, aspiraciones y lecciones aprendidas de las mujeres en o asociadas a los RLM con respecto a los enfoques inclusivos de género en las negociaciones de paz y la consolidación de la paz posbélica.

• Year2022
• Author(s)Claudia Cruz Almeida, Véronique Dudouet, Victoria Cochrane

This report is the first in the policy insight series on gender-inclusive conflict transformation. This first issue aims to contextualise and critically review current policies and practices in peace negotiations and post-war transitions, based on testimonies shared by network members during activities conducted since 2018, and complemented by relevant academic references. Through a participatory process of joint analysis, the series will present the experiences, aspirations and lessons learned from women in or associated with RLMs with regard to gender-inclusive approaches to peace negotiations and post-war peacebuilding.

• Year2022
• Author(s)Claudia Cruz Almeida, Véronique Dudouet, Victoria Cochrane

This manual accompanies the documentation of intergenerational voices of women who were involved in the struggles for social, economic and political equality in Mindanao. These documentaries, in film and in print, give rich opportunity for reflection and discussion - among former female combatants, their children, but also more generally for those supporting a peacebuilding path for communities in the Philippines and beyond. The manual combines the films and storytelling booklet produced with a simple guide of how to organize, structure and harvest dialogues using them with an aim to strengthen peacebuilding action.

• Year2022

In order to adopt to a digitalised world, a planet facing ecocide through climate change and further global challenges, the Berghof Foundation as an organisation has to evolve as well. We are therefore expanding our activities beyond our established focal areas into six additional areas of strategic importance. How Berghof intends to go about it over the next four years is the subject of this document.

• Year2022

In this booklet female ex-combatants from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front - Bangsamoro Women's Auxiliary Brigade (MILF-BIWAB) and their daughters in Mindanao share their stories from the region’s post-conflict reconciliation process.

• Year2021
• Author(s)Carolien van Hoof, Stina Lundström, Véronique Dudouet, Beatrix Austin, Mohanie U. Kasan, Mariffa M. Samayatin, Monawara Kumayog, Amira U. Ebrahim, Ledrolen R. Manriquez, Jehan A. Usop, Baina T. Samayatin

Dieser Beitrag, Buchkapitel im MOTRA-Monitor 2020, ist der erste einer Reihe von MOTRA-Monitor-Veröffentlichungen zum Thema Radikalisierungsprävention. Darin deklinieren die Autor*innen einen explizit friedensfördernden und konflikttransformativen Zugang zum Themenfeld Radikalisierung und Extremismusprävention.

• Year2021
• Author(s)Beatrix Austin, Andreas Schädel, Tilman Papesch

In light of the shifting global context, the Berghof Foundation as an organisation has to adapt as well. We are therefore expanding our activities beyond our established focal areas into six additional areas of strategic importance. This involves building up new expertise, new forms of collaboration, and new ways of working. This work has already begun. How Berghof intends to go about it over the next three years is the subject of this document.

• Year2021

In this review of 2019, we want to present a concise picture of our work, using one example from each region to highlight the wide variety of approaches we take to try to transform conflict.

• Year2020