Digital Media for peace

People of Sinjar are creative determined powerful

Devastated by genocide in 2014, the people of Sinjar remain deeply wounded. Unspeakable traumas have fractured social ties. People cope with unspoken pain in different ways.

Still, Sinjaris hold onto hope, and put hope into action. Local organizations and determined individuals are rebuilding a school and a library, making people with disabilities more visible, processing trauma, and much more.

EPIC offered training and mentoring on peacebuilding through digital media for seven nonprofit leaders, funded by USAID and IOM. Each participant designed and implemented a change initiative using techniques they learned.

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Raising Awareness

Volunteers install the first-ever crosswalk to support people with disabilities in Sinjar.

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Rebuilding Education

A father-daughter team rallies the community to restore a school destroyed by war.

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Search for Healing

Survivors of sexual violence look to each other for support for managing deep traumas.

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Life as a New American

Nawaf left his Yazidi community in Sinjar to build a new life in Lincoln, Nebraska

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Telling the Story

Two survivors describe the day ISIS invaded Sinjar and changed their lives forever.

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A Place to Play

Pick-up leagues in Sinjar play on dust and rocks. They hope to invest in sports for their community.

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Watch the I Love Sinjar YouTube channel to see all the videos created by Sinjaris.

digital peacebuilding manual

You can use social media as a tool to change some of the root causes of conflict and violence. You don’t need a big budget or specialized skills.

EPIC created this manual to train change-makers in digital peacebuilding. It covers change strategy, content production, audience engagement, and online safety. Download it for free in English or Arabic.

يمكنك استخدام وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي كأداة لتغيير الأسباب الجذرية للصراع والعنف. لا تحتاج إلى ميزانية كبيرة أو مهارات متخصصة

أنشأت EPIC هذا الدليل لتدريب صانعي التغيير في بناء السلام الرقمي. ويغطي استراتيجية التغيير ، وإنتاج المحتوى ، ومشاركة الجمهور ، والسلامة عبر الإنترنت. قم بتنزيله مجانًا باللغة الإنجليزية أو العربية

You can use social media as a tool to change some of the root causes of conflict and violence. You don’t need a big budget or specialized skills.