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The Imagine Center for Conflict Transformation (Imagine Center) is an independent, non-political organization and is dedicated to positively transforming relations and laying foundations for lasting and sustainable peace in conflict-torn societies.

 

Goals of Imagine Center

  • Transform negative attitudes of conflict-torn societies towards the conflict and each other and promote cooperative and mutually beneficial view of the conflict
  • Generate joint learning, analysis and ideas that take needs, concerns and hopes of all sides into consideration and that can be used in the peace process
  • Create and sustain networks of professionals across conflict lines committed to peace building process

Imagine Center's Activities

  • Creating opportunity for constructive dialogue among various groups in conflict torn societies and positively transforming attitudes through innovative dialogue program
  • Engaging young leaders and professionals in conflict transformation work by providing skills and building networks
  • Encouraging and enabling collaborative work in studying and analyzing conflict between researchers and civil society leaders from countries in conflict.

          WE ARE INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR 

DIALOGUE FOR ACTION 2010

Azerbaijani-Armenian Dialogue Program

The Deadline for Applications has now passed

Please visit us again for the upcoming programs

Purpose:

  • Equip participants with skills and knowledge in conflict resolution and communication
  • Introduce basics of social media tools and their role in conflict resolution
  • Provide opportunity to discuss the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
  • Provide opportunity to participate in a dialogue with their peers from across the border

The 2010 Program will consist of three phases:

  • Phase 1: Conflict Resolution and Social Media Skills Training that will take place in Baku and Yerevan on April 30-May 2, 2010. In addition to conflict resolution and communication skills, the participants will be offered a workshopon social mediaand its role in conflict resolution

 

  • Phase 2: The most active participants of the training will be considered to participate in Armenian-Azerbaijani Dialogue and Retreat Program in a resort town in Georgia. This program will take place on June 26- July 4, 2010. During the workshop the participants will have a dialogue and will focus then on developing mechanisms of management of online dialogue projects to engage larger groups in two countries into cross-border dialogue

 

  • Phase 3: follow up activities, where the participants of the previous two phases will apply their newly develop skills to design and implement joint cross-border activities using social media

 

Deadline for application for Phase 1 is Thursday, April 15.

Application package for Phase 1 should include: your resume and filled out application with answers to all the questions outlined. Please send your applications to application@imaginedialogue.com

 

If you have additional questions, you can contact the Azerbaijani co-director Jale Sultanli at jale@imaginedialogue.com or the Armenian co-director Phil Gamaghelyan at phil@imaginedalogue.com

 

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