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Building Peace from Within: The Influence of Advisory Groups in South Darfur
Right in the middle of implementing Concordis’ programme in Sudan, war broke out. The displacements caused by the war affected the communities we work with, as well as our staff. We had to put off programme implementation for months as we tried to adapt our work to the challenges of the new reality.
Peace Conferences that go to the Root of Conflict
A peace conference is like an iceberg: you only see the tip of the work that has gone into bringing conflicting parties together. Without Concordis staff taking months to build relationships, trust and desire for change, these people would not be willing to be in the same space, let alone give each other a chance to talk and listen.
The fire of war needs both a spark to ignite it and fuel to keep it burning: Concordis teams are building resilience to conflict.
The fire of war needs both a spark to ignite and fuel to keep it burning. Concordis teams are building resilience to conflict.
Sudan Update
Sudan is at war and the international actors have moved out, but peacebuilding work is still ongoing, as Concordis’ CEO, Peter Marsden, explains.
Conflict explainer: What’s going on in Darfur?
Decades of intermittent conflict, major internal displacement, a recent revolution, and significant resource scarcity, have created precarious security conditions in the Darfur region.
We're setting up shop in Darfur
Concordis is preparing to start operating in the Darfur region of Sudan. Our aim is to help empower local efforts for peaceful conflict resolution.