Empowering refugees and displaced people in Ukraine to strengthen and maintain their own wellbeing
Psychosocial Peacebuilding
Why now? How to do it? Can you also learn it?
IAHV Peacebuilding Programs effectively transform the mindsets, attitudes, wellbeing and behaviour of individuals and communities engaged in or affected by conflict and violence.
Cooperating with other organisations in a holistic approach, IAHV lays a strong psycho-social foundation in which other peace and development efforts can take root.
Supplying this missing link in peacebuilding, we turn personal transformation into greater peacebuilding impact.
IAHV also advocates and builds capacity for psychosocial peacebuilding programming and awareness on an international level, including the structural integration of MHPSS and Peacebuilding.
The 3 objectives of IAHV Peacebuilding Programs
- Preventing and Breaking Cycles of Violence
- Restoring Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Creating Cultures of Peace
Impact in 20+ conflict and war-zones:
300.000+ trauma-relief beneficiaries (Iraq, Israel-Palestine, Kashmir, India, US, Balkans, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Northern Caucasus and Afghanistan)
7400+fighters laid down arms (Kashmiri militants, Naxalite terrorists, FARC rebels, Kosovo Liberation Army veterans, the LTTE in Sri Lanka, militants in Assam, Maoists in Nepal, ao)
Colombia breakthrough in peace process: FARC leadership embraces Gandhian principles of non-violence and agrees to speed up the peace process after mediation by IAHV Founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in June 2015.
Prisons worldwide: rehabilitation programs for 700.000 prisoners and staff
Gangs: reintegration of gang members
Reconciliation between tribes/villages
Healing, Resilience and Prevention of Extremism for 18.000 war affected children in Lebanon and Jordan (EU project)Ā
Reduced PTSD symptoms in US war veterans
What We Do
Trauma Relief, Resilience and Empowerment
Effective, accessible and scalable workshops significantly reducing symptoms of PTS, Ā anxiety andĀ depressionĀ through a self-empowering approach
Preventing and Transforming Violent Extremism ā Mobilising Youth for Peace
Effective transformation of attitudes and behaviours of radicalised individuals and groups and their nonviolent empowerment, reintegration of ex-combatants, and healing and resilience for survivors, affected families and communities.
Towards Integrated Peacebuilding: Psychosocial Wellbeing, Skills and Knowledge for Increased Peacebuilding Impact:
Learn analytical frameworks to design psychosocial peacebuilding programs, gain confidence to innovate through personal experience, nurture your peacebuilding qualities and remain peaceful in the midst of conflict.
Social Cohesion: Dialogue and Reconciliation
Individual and community programs providing healing and well-being, transcending identity based conflict and sectarianism, building social resilience and cohesion and motivating participation in reconciliation activities
Global Advocacy for Integrated Peacebuilding
IAHV advocates and builds capacity for psychosocial peacebuilding programming and awareness on an international level, including the structural integration of MHPSS and Peacebuilding.
Resilience and Self-Care Programs:
We provide peacebuilders, humanitarian, health and other frontline workers with simple but effective tools to improve stress management, personal resilience, well-being, performance capacity and prevent burn-out.
Characteristics of IAHV Approach
- Self-empowering
- Effective
- Evidence-based
- Cost-effective
- Applicable across different cultural and social backgrounds
- Scaleable
- Easily accessible and low risk of stigmatization
Testimonials
āI wholeheartedly endorse the IAHV Peacebuilding Program that you are launching. I firmly believe that IAHV has the promise of bringing something unique and impactful to traditional peacebuilding efforts.ā
Sanjay Pradhan, Vice-President World Bank Institute
āI think this will address the roots of conflict, the psychological dimension that nobody deals with or comes close to. They think it is something very complicated. They need to find solutions for difficult cases and treat each case separately. However, this is an effective group approach for psycho-social issues.āĀ Sanaa, social worker, Beirut
āYou send people to a workshop for a week and you figure theyāre going to feel better. But to see something one year after is pretty amazing.āĀ Dr. Emma Seppala, Associate Director Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford
āYou are more effective in psycho-social support than any of the specialized agencies.āĀ Youth worker, Tripoli, Lebanon
āNow we can trust again. We did not trust anyone anymore.āĀ Displaced Yazidi from Sinjar, Iraq
āThis (IAHV Programs) needs to spread across Syria and Lebanon.āĀ Social activist, Tripoli, Lebanon
āI was very happy in the course. Very happy. I learned exercises that relax my body. My heart was emptied from all problems and burdens. It made us get rid of the tension and anger. I wish that all people will come to this happy place.āMalik, 12 yr, Bab Al Tabaneh, Tripoli, Lebanon
āI wish it wouldnāt be just 7 days program, I hope IAHV can have a center here where we can come to you. Just as you opened a door for us please open it to others too, this is what matters to us.āIbrahim, Syrian youth refugee from Aleppo, Haret Hreik
āI observed many victims of war suffering from PTS in serious post-conflict circumstances inĀ Kosovo. IAHV trainings have significantly helped them in their recovery.āĀ Vehbi Rafuni, Director, Association for Disabled Kosovo Liberation Army Veterans
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Our work in the earthquake affected area of Turkey continues. We had a very productive time in Hatay two weeks ago: šOne HRE course (about 32 people) for Hatay Municipalityšanother HRE course for teachers at a pre-school (18-20 participants)https://www.facebook.com/share/A4MEcDtyQwDGY3aE/#earthquaketurkey #turkey #DisasterResponse #DisasterRelief #iahv #healing #Resilience #empowerment
šāØ Our team in Armenia continues providing Healing, Resilience and Empowerment workshops for some of the 100.000 refugees displaced from the Karabagh conflict, and to volunteers supporting them.š§š»āāOn March 4-6, we had 2 HRE courses organized in the Lori region - the rural community of Dsegh and the urban community of Alaverdi. The participants were displaced women, as well as local female volunteers who support them in their NGOs and local municipalities.šSome people admitted that they came to the course with much skepticism but feel so wonderful and grateful after the course. Many of them want to continue to the next levels and feel inspired to become HRE volunteers themselves._Nona: These exercises help to completely relax my mind. I even try to think about something, and no thoughts come.__Karine: Honestly, when I came here I didnāt take it seriously and didnāt think it would help. But now my overwhelming tiredness is totally gone.__Marianna: I would love to learn how to teach these courses here in our region; there is nothing like that here, no similar opportunities for the population. After work I often feel that my head will explode but now after doing these exercises I feel so light.__Lusine: I didnāt trust in the power of this course before coming here. But now I love it so much. I really feel that this is emotional hygiene for me.__Zara: This was so good! I feel especially good because I see that these people around me are so happy after this course. When I see these people being positive and relaxed, I feel reassured that this course has been really effective.__Syuzanna: I was telling about this course to other women in the village, and there are so many people that want to do it. Would you come again and work with a larger group?_#peace #peacebuilding #PeacebuildingAndConflictPrevention #PeaceOfMind #armenian #IAHV #meditationContact in Armenia: Arpine, +374 91309574
