Civil Forum for Peace

Civil Forum for Peace was founded in 2007 in the initiative of Georgian and Ossetian civil society activists and NGO’s with the support of Dutch peace organization IKV PAX Christi. In the aim of building trust and creating peaceful atmosphere of coexistence in Georgian and Ossetian societies Civil Forum promotes dialogue between the divided groups. More specifically Forum organizes different meetings among Georgian and Ossetian activists, experts and journalists. Organization sets youth engagement in this kind of events as one of its main priorities. For sharing experience Civil Forum with the support of donors organizes Georgian-Ossetian study visits in different European countries. Nowadays, Forum gathers more than 100 civil activists and five nongovernmental organizations from Georgia and South Ossetia. The representatives of Georgian and Ossetian organizations as well as international organizations are invited as partners and experts in the framework of different projects. Mission of the organization - Promoting dialogue between Georgian and Ossetian societies; - Sustaining full social integration of those affected by Georgian-Ossetian conflict and the war of 2008 - Peaceful resolution of the conflict; - To restore trust between Georgian and Ossetian societies; - To protecting the rights of IDP’s; - To use media ( Journal ) as tool of cooperation - Erasmus + program EVS / YE/TC . local and International level Objectives - To set up alternative negotiation schemes through the participation of analysts and leaders; - To organize the peace process; - To implement youth projects for IDP youth. - To support youth initiatives and to launch advocacy campaigns on national and international levels; - To Support EVS activities local and International level