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Type of Organisation * Please include a list of member oraganisations in the box below if you are applying on behalf of a coalition, campaign, network, association or working group

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What's your organisation's mission and main goals? Required for organisations. Only if applicable for other institutions, companies, etc.

How do you work to address armed violence and security? *

Areas of Work * Please tick the area(s) of work you want to actively participate in: Choose at least one area of work. You can choose several areas of work as long as they are relevant to your particular field of work and you have the capacity to contribute to all the areas you choose.

UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM: This working group will gather, strengthen and analyse the evidence at local level in order to build a clear picture and develop complementary diagnoses of the problem. It will for example promote the elaboration of national reports on armed violence and consider the role of data in informing effective practices and policies. PREVENTING ARMED VIOLENCE, CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION AND PEACE-BUILDING: This working group will explore the complementary approaches of conflict transformation and armed violence prevention and reduction. It will draw on lessons and experiences from both approaches in order to make their work mutually reinforcing. REFORMING INSTITUTIONS: This working group will address the institutional changes that are necessary at national and local level in order to prevent and reduce armed violence. PEOPLE: This working group will focus on the different individuals and communities impacted by armed violence in order to strengthen common approaches and practices in the work with them. It will include for eg. work on victims’ rights, alternative livelihoods etc. ARMED VIOLENCE AND DEVELOPMENT: This working group will focus on the interrelation between armed violence and development. It will specifically work on the inclusion of goals, targets and indicators for the prevention and reduction of armed violence in the post 2015 development goals. TOOLS OF VIOLENCE: This working group will provide a platform where practitioners and policy makers can unify efforts to work on controlling or eliminating the different ‘instruments’ of armed violence (such as SALW, landmines and cluster munitions, nuclear weapons etc.), share good practices and strengthen mutual efforts. RESOURCE-BASED ARMED VIOLENCE: This working group will focus on the causes and manifestations of resource-based armed violence. It will seek to support work to effectively prevent, and/or provide land, the protection of natural resources, the exploitation of high value mineral resources, and related issues such as drugs and organized crime. GENDER AND ARMED VIOLENCE: This working group will look at the gender aspects of armed violence, in particular how its impact differs on men and women and how gendered perceptions and attitudes are themselves a cause of armed violence. OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL OR THEMATIC PROJECTS:

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