The paper is a result of the exploration undertaken by Sameer Yadav and Jigyasa Gulati, two young peace researchers from the ALLY Project under the guidance of Mridul Upadhyay. This report was edited by Mridul Upadhyay.
ALLY Project was a 30-month program to amplify young people’s constructive voices and agency in addressing diverse factors of violence and building peace in their communities in South Asia. Launched in March 2020, and implemented by UNOY Peacebuilders with a consortium of partners: Finn Church Aid/Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers, Youth Development Foundation, Sri Lanka Unites, Youth for Peace International, Rural Development Society, and Centre for Communication and Development. ALLY Project aimed at supporting and amplifying the leadership of local youth in peacebuilding and preventing violent extremism by building their capacity and providing technical and financial assistance in their social action projects and advocacy endeavours.
As a part of this project, a group of Young Researchers also Fellow, conducted extensive research to understand the existing ambiguity around the definition of Violent Extremism to bring to light its implications for young peacebuilders and their work.
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