Our Core Activities
At the Institute of Social Democracy (ISD), we are committed to promoting peace, inclusivity, and social harmony through participatory learning and reflective action. Our activities focus on building local capacities, nurturing a culture of peace, and equipping individuals and organizations with tools for conflict transformation.
Orientation Workshops on Composite Heritage
These workshops introduce Composite Heritage as a peace-building tool. The concept encourages participants to explore the shared history, values, and cultural connectors within communities.
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Target Audience:
NGO workers, grassroots activists, students, local elected representatives, and social movements. -
Objective:
To foster a deeper understanding of social commonalities and to promote coexistence through the idea of shared heritage.
🛡️ Orientation
Workshops on Do No Harm (DNH)
& Local Capacities for Peace (LCP)
These workshops offer a practical understanding of the Do No Harm (DNH) approach – a globally recognized conflict sensitivity tool.
- Analysis of connectors vs. dividers in society.
- Understanding how interventions impact local dynamics.
- Enhancing the capacity to design conflict-sensitive programs.
Training of Trainers (ToT) – Composite Heritage
These sessions are designed to prepare trainers who can independently conduct workshops on Composite Heritage in their own communities and institutions.
- Hands-on training to facilitate sessions.
- Deep dive into facilitation techniques.
- Developing a community of practice on peacebuilding.
Training of
Trainers (ToT)
Local Capacities for Peace (DNH Approach)
This 10-day comprehensive workshop focuses on creating future trainers for the DNH approach.
- Theory, practice, and real-life simulations.
- Developing analytical and facilitation skills.
- Preparing for real-world conflict scenarios.
Applying DNH while working on Conflict
Fellow travelers in South Asia, working on DNH approach have started moving beyond LCP and applying the tool in their Peace Building efforts. ISD, along with other organizations, now uses this tool to unpack the real context of conflict and evolve our intervention in such a manner that we no longer remain confined to using DNH as an analytical tool only. Rather, we put it to use in our Peace Building endeavour.
- Deep analysis of the conflict context.
- Designing peacebuilding strategies that minimize harm.
- Collaborating with South Asian peace practitioners.
Mainstreaming Composite Heritage and Local Capacities for Peace
We explore various ways of using these concepts among people at local level. Initiatives like Sirjan and Hullas and many others focus on re-asserting connectors, commonalities in society as against the tensions/conflicts we face.
- Goal: To normalize peacebuilding values such as empathy, respect, and shared identity in day-to-day community life.