CTR 3.2.1 People capacitated to prevent and/or reduce conflict

Indicator Definition

Indicator Name CTR 3.2.1 Number of people capacitated to prevent and/or reduce conflict in their localities
Indicator Definition

Capacitated people: People who have received training, support, or resources to enhance their ability to prevent and reduce conflict in their localities. This includes trainings, events or project activities that stimulate participants to think and reflect about peace and conflict including societal problems and challenges, which are related to deep-seated mistrust, lack of communication, violence and grievances between political, ethnic, religious or other identity groups. Only primary stakeholders are counted (stakeholders that have participated in any project implemented by Helvetas or any partner or SCO supported by Helvetas).

Prevent and/or reduce conflict: Activities and interventions aimed at addressing the root causes of conflict, preventing the escalation of violence, and promoting peaceful resolution of disputes.

People: It is important to note that, in VIC projects, "people" refers to all individuals within the target area, with particular emphasis on women, underserved, vulnerable, and marginalized groups, as well as those in the Leave No One Behind (LNOB) categories. This includes migrants, such as forcibly displaced persons, refugees, and internally displaced individuals, ensuring that those who are often excluded or face barriers to participation are prioritized in governance initiatives.

Note: As this is an output indicator, the individual does not need to have actively participated in or influenced conflict prevention or resolution efforts but must have been capacitated to do so. This means that individuals should have received the necessary training, knowledge, or skills to prevent or reduce conflict, even if they have not yet applied those skills.

The actual contribution to conflict prevention, public service provision, or decision-making can be measured and reported using the outcome indicator VIC 3.5 Number of people that take action to prevent and/or reduce and/or solve conflicts and/or reduce violence.

Indicator Level Output

Disaggregation

Disaggregation
  • Gender 

  • Age  

  • Left behind/vulnerable population group  

Measuring Unit

Number of individuals who have been capacitated through Helvetas-supported activities to prevent and/or reduce conflict in their localities.

Examples of Actvities

Peace education:

  • Training activities seeking to foster positive social behaviour, empathy & capacities for non-violent communication, to increase knowledge about peace & war, conflict & violence, & to promote the willingness to show civil courage & engage for peace

  • Capacitating & equipping women and youth to take active roles in peace processes and decision-making related to conflict resolution.

  • Awareness campaigns about the negative impacts of violence and promoting non-violent conflict resolution methods.

Dialogue and mediation:

  • Organizing workshops and dialogues that bring together conflicting parties to foster understanding and reconciliation.

  • Training local mediators

Arts & culture and psychosocial support:

  • Supporting the organization of cultural and sporting events that offer people from different social groups to come together.

  • Supporting artists to create art works to explore notions of identity and belonging.

  • Proving arts-based therapy for victims of violence

Systems and institutions for peace

  • Strengthening local governance structures to enable them to better prevent & manage conflicts and maintain peace.

  • Implementing systems that monitor and report potential conflicts to enable timely intervention and prevention.

  • Establishing local peace committees to prevent and manage conflicts related to land disputes.

  • Strengthening legal support for to victims of violence and conflict to help them seek justice and resolution.

Data Collection

Data Source and Means of Verification

Primary data source: Project documents/ Records from partner organizations or service providers (training attendance lists, workshop reports, counselling session records)

Secondary data source (if possible): Surveys and interviews with participants and facilitators (to gain feedback from stakeholders)

Measuring Frecuency

Data should be collected continuously throughout the project, whenever activities are completed.

Data Collection Guidance

Collect data through participant registration forms, attendance lists, and feedback forms during each capacity-building activity.

Data should be collected continuously during project implementation and reported annually.

If resources allow, conduct follow-up surveys or interviews to assess the impact of the capacity-building activities on participants' ability to engage in decision-making and service provision.

How to report

  1. Aggregate the total number of individuals who completed training without double counting.

  2. Disaggregate the data by required categories.

  3. Report the data annually or at the end of the project

 

Avoiding Double-Counting:

Within the same year: If a person participates in multiple training sessions within the same year or across multiple years, they should only be counted once. To prevent double-counting, include a question in the registration form asking if the participant has already attended any previous training offered by the project during that year.

 

This guidance was prepared by HELVETAS ©
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