The hidden peace-builders: from ambivalence to engagement, strengthening the role of local faith actors in peace-building and reconciliation

我们在发展奖期间的主要目标是推动发展一个由全球南北研究和和平建设组织组成的强大、跨学科和公平的网络，作为2020年4月启动Network Plus的基础(如果我们的申请成功)，或者作为通过准备就绪的坚定提案确定新的筹资可能性的基石。我们已经决定，在发展奖期间组织我们的活动、支持公平和可持续的伙伴关系的最佳方式是处理对我们大纲提案的具体反馈。我们的Network Plus旨在通过南苏丹、菲律宾和斯里兰卡的区域中心，提供关于当地宗教行为者在宗教间和宗教内部倡议中的作用的第一次大规模比较研究，以支持和平建设。它将解决以下研究问题，这些问题对实现可持续发展目标16，RQ1至关重要：地方信仰行动者如何以及如何最好地支持受暴力冲突影响的社区的和平，以及在从冲突到和平再到和解的过程中，在哪些点上？RQ2：人道主义组织、基层民间社会组织和地方政府如何在这一进程中最有效地与LFA接触？RQ3：这在多大程度上可以补充所谓“三重联系”方法之后基于社区的规划的其他方面，例如促进可持续的儿童福祉和性别平等？RQ4：宗教间和宗教内部倡议如何在冲突的(明显)宗教层面之外促进和平建设努力？RQ5：宗教教义和神学如何推动许多当地信仰社区的叙事及其对冲突和和平建设的反应？除了促进研究外，Network Plus还将开发课程，包括电子学习版本，供发展/人道主义组织、基层民间社会组织和地方政府使用。本课程的目的是使这些利益攸关方能够让LFA参与和平建设进程。我们如何处理反馈并开始开发Network Plus将分为三个阶段：第一阶段-准备完整的提案(7月1日至9月1日)。2019年19日)。这项工作将由一名研究助理负责，他将：确定关于基于信仰的和平建设的现有课程和项目；在每个国家进行利益攸关方分析；联系、跟踪、拨打电话/Skype并介绍各区域的这些人开始发展该网络。这种密集的定位和共享信息的过程以及滚雪球般的联系人，对于实现Network Plus的广泛买入至关重要。管理局的工作将于8月底完成，以便纳入整个提案。第二阶段-Network Plus启动前的准备工作(9月2019年3月20日至30日)--我们将在南苏丹、斯里兰卡和哥伦比亚举行三次国别会议。这些会议每次为期三天，将由枢纽领导人和项目合作伙伴的当地办事处提供意见。-第一天：核心团队会议-核心团队成员见面和建立网络的机会；审查Network Plus全面提案的三个方面及其与该地区的匹配，包括潜在的挑战和风险。-第二天：为广泛的利益攸关方举行公开会议，介绍Network Plus，并产生当地的兴趣和反馈。-第三天：与关键利益攸关方一起举办规模较小、针对性更强的研讨会，以完成Network Plus三股的后勤工作，包括开始规划Strand One的具体活动及其时间安排。第三阶段(2020年4月1日至6月30日)-将其他阶段的调查结果提供给Network Plus的启动阶段，或利用它们申请其他资金来源。

Our key aim during the Development Award is to press on with growing a strong, interdisciplinary and equitable network of Global South and North research and peace-building organisations as either the basis for launching the Network Plus in April 2020, if our application is successful, or as the cornerstone of identifying new funding possibilities with a firm proposal that is ready to go. We have decided that the best way to organise our activities during the Development Award, to support equitable and sustainable partnerships, is to address the specific feedback on our outline proposal.Our Network Plus aims to deliver the first large-scale comparative study on the role of local faith actors in inter- and intra-faith initiatives to support peace building, working from regional hubs in South Sudan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. It will address the following research questions emerging as important for achieving SDG 16,RQ1: How can and do local faith actors (LFAs) best support peace in communities affected by violent conflict, and at what points in the journey from conflict to peace to reconciliation?RQ2: How can humanitarian organisations, grassroots civil society organisations and local government most effectively engage with LFAs in this process?RQ3: To what extent can this complement other aspects of community-based programming following the so-called 'triple nexus' approach, for instance to promote sustained child well-being and gender equality? RQ4: How do inter- and intra-faith initiatives can contribute to peace building efforts beyond the (apparent) religious dimensions of conflict?RQ5: In what ways do religious teachings and theologies drive the narrative of many local faith communities and their responses to conflict and peace building?In addition to facilitating research, the Network Plus will develop curricula, including e-learning versions, for use by development/humanitarian organisations, grassroots civil society organisations and local government. The aim of this curricula is to equip these stakeholders to engage LFAs in peace building processes.There will be three stages to how we tackle the feedback and begin to develop the Network Plus:STAGE ONE - preparing the full proposal (July 1st - Sept. 19th, 2019). Work will be undertaken by a research assistant who will: identifying existing curricula and projects on faith-based peace-building; carry out a stakeholder analysis in each country; and contacting, following up, phoning/skyping and introducing these people in the regions to begin to develop the network. This intensive process of locating and sharing information, and snowballing contacts, is essential to achieve a wide buy-in for the Network Plus. The work of the RA will be completed by the end of August so that it can feed into the full proposal. STAGE TWO - run up to start of Network Plus (Sept. 20th, 2019 - 30th, March 2020) - We will hold three country meetings in South Sudan, Sri Lanka and Columbia. These will last three days each and will be organised with input from the hub leaders and the local offices of the project partners.-Day one: core team meeting - a chance for the core team members to meet and network; to review the three strands of the Network Plus full proposal and its fit with the region, including potential challenges and risks. -Day two: an open meeting for broad range of stakeholders to introduce the Network Plus, and to generate local interest and feedback. -Day three: a smaller more targeted workshop with key stakeholders, to work through the logistics of the three strands of the Network Plus, including beginning to plan the specific activities and their timing for Strand One. STAGE THREE -(April 1st - June 30th, 2020) - to feed findings from the other stages into the inception of the Network Plus or use them to apply for other funding sources.