Peaceful Change Initiative

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION WITH A VIEW TO RELIEVING SUFFERING, POVERTY AND DISTRESS AND BUILDING AND MAINTAINING SOCIAL COHESION, RESILIENCE AND TRUST WITH AND BETWEEN COMMUNITIES BY:1. INVESTIGATING AND IDENTIFYING PROBABLE CAUSES OF THE CONFLICT2. EXAMINING PROBABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE CONFLICT OR APPROACHES TO CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGE WITH CAUSES OF CONFLICT THROUGH PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH/ANALYSIS INTO RELEVANT ECONOMIC AND SOCIALISSUES.3. PROMOTING CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICT, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, TO PLAY ACTIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE ROLES IN CONFLICTRESOLUTION PROCESSES AND DECISION MAKING PROCESSES.4. MEDIATING WITH PARTIES TO THE CONFLICT AND AFFECTED COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO DISCUSS SUCH RESEARCH AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ENABLING THEM TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST.5. RECOMMENDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND THE PARTIES INVOLVED MEASURES WHICH, IN THE TRUSTEES’ OPINION, ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE RESOLUTION OR PREVENTION OF THE CONFLICT OR LESSEN THE RISK OF FUTURE CONFLICTS.6. PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) BY PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS AND RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES.7. PUBLISHING REPORTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ON THE CAUSES AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS OF PARTICULAR CONFLICTS.PROVIDED THAT ALL ACTIVITIES SHALL BE BALANCED AND SHALL MAINTAIN OR ENHANCE THE CHARITY’S COMMITMENT TO REMAINING IMPARTIAL.