Badael

The mission of Badael is to empower and support Syrian civil society activists in their peace building, nonviolence and human rights work inside Syria. Our Objectives are: To increase the capacity of civil society groups, from different conflict zones in Syria to engage in peacemaking and peace building at the community level To improve the knowledge base on the assessment of conflict, civil society role, capacities for peace and windows of opportunity for the Syrian ongoing conflicts To improve the awareness of the international actors (Track 1 and 2) on the realities (needs, strategies, capacities, dynamics of the conflict etc) on the ground in Syria and thus to facilitate their better planning the right programmes and interventions Where did the idea come from? Since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution in March 2011, the most frequently asked questions have been about the alternative: what is the alternative? What is the alternative to the absence of Government Institutions? What is the alternative to violence? What is the alternative to the Regime? What is the alternative to militarization? This is where the idea of the term "Badael- came from; "Badael" believes that alternatives always exist, all we have to do is search for them and develop methods to try to deal with the problems and issues we are faced with, and to encourage critical thinking which consists in analyzing the information and dealing with it as opposed to effortlessly receiving the information and taking it for granted. Badael Team works on strengthening the capacities of the civil society in Syria- in the field of peace-building and conflict transformation. It also encourages the CSGs to plan and implement peace-building projects, such as local initiatives to build trust and promote co-existence & advocacy for the protection of civilians during armed conflicts. Furthermore, create local initiatives to resolve conflicts and disputes between Syrians; it also deals with divisions amongst societies resulting from conflicts, and which have ...