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January 2024
Interrupting Gang Violence: Lessons Learned From Juba IDP Camp
Case Study
Intergroup and gang violence is a major concern for South Sudanese communities, particularly those who reside in internal displacement camps. Following the withdrawal of the UN Mission in South Sudan as security actors from sites since 2020, youth groups – which self-identify as gangs – have emerged in greater numbers and become a major safety concern for communities. Violence including physical attacks resulting in injury and death, rape and sexual violence, looting and other forms of harassment have increased as gangs have gained membership numbers and strength.
September 2023
Mandatory Evacuations of Civilians in Kherson Oblast: Emergency Response
Case Study
On 21st and 22nd of September, Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) team facilitated civilian evacuations from Dar’ivka Hromada. On the 21st, NP received a call from a focal point in Mykil's'ke about two families in need of an evacuation following a terrifying night of constant and heavy shelling by RF. NP, in partnership with SylniBoVilni, a local volunteer collective, facilitated the evacuation.
January 2023
Mitigating tensions between community members and duty bearers
Case Study
A review of NP’s work in Hardan Village, Sinjar District in 2022: NP began engaging in Hardan in May 2022 to address growing tensions with the potential for further escalation within the community. Community members started sharing with NP that tensions mostly arose over the allocation of services, goods, and infrastructure, rooted in perceived and real power inequality between and within the communities. Aware that similar tensions had given rise to threats of violence in other areas in Sinjar District, NP began proactive engagement to de-escalate these situations and strengthen the capacity of community members to address protection concerns.
November 2022
Tarshana, Darfur
Case Study
Through close communication and analysis with the community, NP is implementing awareness raising activities on protection, GBV and peaceful coexistence, community protection trainings, and protective patrols, to respond to the challenges the Tarshana community faces, and to enhance the safety and security of at-risk communities in Tarshana while promoting nonviolent responses to conflict and enhance social cohesion.
November 2019
Preventing Gender-Based Violence through Protective Presence in Sikasi Area
Case Study
Sikasi, an area that starts outside of Bentiu POC that stretches for approximately 10 KM north of the POC, is visited by about three hundred people daily. Residents of Sikasi village, Bentiu POC, and Rubkona come to Sikasi to collect firewood and produce charcoal. Due to its isolation and heavy military presence, civilians, especially women and children, are frequently at risk of gender-based violence.
March 2016
Case Studies of Unarmed Civilian Protection
Case Study
Case studies on Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP) in South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Guatemala, Philippines, and Papua.
March 19, 2014
Preventing Sexual Violence in Emergencies: South Sudan Case Study
Case Study
Before the NP presence there were around 150 reports of violence per month, in the month following the implementation of NP strategies there were zero reports of violence and this continued. Violence had been completely eradicated in the community. A local woman said, “When NP started working here, everything changed. Before, we were scared to even leave our houses. Now we even feel safe to be outside and bathing at midnight.”
October 10, 2011
Mvolo County and Yirol West County Reconciliation Process
Case Study
Nonviolent Peaceforce played a crucial role in resolving an escalating conflict between the Jur farmers and Dinka cattle keepers in South Sudan's Mvolo and Yirol West counties by employing unarmed civilian protection strategies. Through information gathering, dialogue facilitation, and protective accompaniment, NP successfully helped establish a ceasefire, re-open schools and hospitals, and encouraged displaced communities to return home, fostering long-term peace and stability.