METHOD
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EXPLANATION
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JUSTIFICATION
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ACTIVITIES
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NETWORKING
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NPI
builds strategic and purposeful alliances
with many national and international partners to create a movement
for change towards a culture of peace
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NPI
falls short of the numerical strength and material resource capacity to do
the work alone hence participation of stake holders is the surest way to
achieve its objectives.
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Holding meeting
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Joint conferences and work shops
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Information sharing via internet
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Informal & formal consultations and exchanges
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Holding
seminars
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LOBBYING
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NPI
speaks to influential people with a view of explaining to them the need
for peace building and the roles they ought to play in the process.
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NPI
realizes that many people especially those in the policy making arena are
willing and open to new ideas but just need to be talked to, to cause
change.
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Phone calling
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Writing briefing documents
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Meetings with individuals
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Public
meetings
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RAISING
AWARENESS & MOBILISATION
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NPI
intends to inform the general public on the whole phenomena of peace
building so that they become aware of the situation.
Awareness rising also tries to achieve participation and tolerance.
This is NPI’s starting point of the whole advocacy process.
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Feelings
and a general legacy among
Ugandans that violence is a means readily available for use in the event
of a conflict and unresolved exists
The attitudes and
value systems as well as beliefs within communities
are not peace friendly and therefore people need to be told about ways of building through
a participatory way
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Training of key people.
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Holding community leadership
meetings
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Use of religious gatherings.
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Use of posters and leaflets
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Radio talks shows
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Internet
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Peace CD-ROMs
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Magazines
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Contests/ competition
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Traditional puppetries
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Book -related
pilgrimages
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Peace game tournaments
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Festivals and drama
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Bill board, banners,
stickers,
peace rallies
and
matches
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MEDIA
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NPI’s
uses the media both print and electronic to advocate for the cause of
peace building
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The
media especially electronic (Radio in Uganda has a wide catchment area
with a big trust from masses. Therefore,
NPI expects its peace building programs to reach a big population section
through media strategy.
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press conference
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newspaper supplements
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Press releases
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Radio talk shows
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Television talk shows
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