By Mel Duncan, Nonviolent Peaceforce Director of Advocacy and Outreach, CPNN, the Culture of Peace News Network, published January 16, 2015

In December Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) received notification of a grant from the European Union to commence a project in support of people in Syria affected by the crisis. This exciting news comes to NP after almost two years of program exploration and development, training for local activists, and relationship building with Syrian civil society leaders and organizations.  The goal of the NP project is to strengthen Syrian civil society capacity to protect civilians from violence.

NP will be partnering with Madani, a Syrian civil society organization promoting a peaceful and democratic Syria and Cure Violence, a Chicago-based violence-reduction non- governmental organization.  Through this partnership we will train and support civilian protection and violence interruption programs. These programs will be locally-tailored to fit the context of up to 45 various locations.

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