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CONTEXT

FLICT was born to address a critical need in Sri Lanka’s journey in the reconciliation process and move towards a lasting and meaningful peace where all people could live in harmony, enjoying equally the benefits of economic development. The project envisaged strengthening local capacities to transform society to one that is able to deal with differences of opinions, viewpoints and ideologies in a non-violent manner. Such efforts could give rise to a more tolerant society adopting more democratic means of decision-making, able to accept diversity and pluralistic values.

FLICT is a project of the German Development Agency, GTZ.

OUR VISION

A peaceful and pluralistic Sri Lankan society that encompasses the needs and rights of all people in the country and is able to resolve its conflicts non-violently.

OUR OBJECTIVE

Sri Lankan civil society organisations

  • Contribute significantly towards the acceptance of democratic pluralistic values
  • Take an active role in establishing mechanisms for civic non violent conflict resolution,
  • Work in cooperation with each other in conflict transformation activities.

OUR FOCUS AREAS

FLICT's involvement in conflict transformation is carried out within a framework of our three focus areas. These are:

  • Transforming cultural identities towards an inclusive society
  • Inter-ethnic and inter-religious linkages for conflict transformation
  • Civic participation for democratic and plural forms of governance

We have a detailed section on our focus areas and encourage you to read through it. All our partners and organisations that want to be involved with FLICT should understand this framework and develop projects that fit one or more of these focus areas.

WHO WE SUPPORT

  • Broad spectrum of Sri Lankan civil society initiatives engaging in our focus areas (CBOs, NGOs, religious groups,
  • professional associations, media, arts and business community etc.)
  • State authorities engaging in our focus areas and striving towards civic participation
  • Networks, consortia and other formal or informal cooperation for peace building

Please refer to the criteria for local initiatives for more details.

TYPES OF SUPPORT

  • Providing funds and technical support for conflict transformation work in the three focus areas
  • Capacity building to strengthen partner organizations
  • Facilitating the development of a decentralized pool of consultants
  • Facilitating networking and cooperation
  • Disseminating experiences and lessons learnt