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- What motivated you to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
- From my school days I had a great interest in working towards peace due to the prevailing war situation in the country. So I got involved in all sorts of related activities during school time & was a founder member of the Peace Society of my alma mater. By participating in Peace & Conflict Resolution workshops I got more motivated with the knowledge I obtained. Further in the University I got the opportunity to participate in a Workshop on Peace & Conflict Resolution in which I could meet University Students especially from the war-affected areas & to share experiences & exchange ideas with them. This made a great difference in my life & I got more motivated towards involving in peace related activities. With this I chose elective units on Peace & Conflict Resolution in the University to learn more about the subject. Following the workshop I got the opportunity to visit all war-affected areas in the country & to experience & to see the hardships undergone by the population living in those areas. Seeing the effects & impact of war by myself I thoroughly determined to be involved in peace & Conflict Resolution.
- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- I'm Priyanga Maldeniya from Sri Lanka. I am a B.A. holder from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
I joined the Foundation for Co-Existence, an NGO founded by Dr. Kumar Rupesinghe in September 2004 as an Information Assistant. There I was responsible of managing the FAST database (by SwissPeace) & the Relational Database designed especially for FCE. It was one of the major parts of the organization's Conflict Early Warning & Early Response system.
I'm currently working as the Action Plan Coordinator of the People's Forums Initiative which works on five thematic areas i.e. Peace, Human Rights, Democracy, Good Governance & Development. The initiative aims at getting the civil society's engagement in those areas & empowering them. I got involved in the Handbook Development Field Survey on People's Forums during March-May 2007.
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you have direct and significant expertise
- The Eastern Province-Sri Lanka
- What is your current country of residence?
- Sri Lanka
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- Action Plan Coordinator-People's Forums, Foundation for Co-Existence (FCE), Sri Lanka
- What is your personal or organizational website?
- http://www.fce.lk/
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise?
- Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Humanitarian Relief, Gender, Youth, Civil Society
- Which are your primary skills areas?
- Training, Evaluation, Program Design, Program Administration, Advocacy, Research
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- People's Movements for peace
Civil society initiatives around the world towards
Events
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Human Rights Accompaniment Volunteers to work with Colombian Peace Community and Other Partner Organizations Training, NY
July 29, 2008 at 9am – Fellowship of Reconciliation -
Personal safety security training
July 31, 2008 at 6pm – Jacksonville texas -
Africa Peace and Conflict Network CFP &multimedia submissions + Editorial Board applications
August 1, 2008 at 6pm – the internet -
Building Justice Across Borders
August 2, 2008 at 9am – Colombia
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