Peace Building Program
This program attempts to address the issue of raising conflicts among different communities in Bangalore’s Rural and Urban Districts. The issue reveals in the widespread hatred, intolerance and opposition based on caste, religion, language and gender. As a result, there is increasing violence based on religion, caste and language, communal violence and language disputes that have taken many innocent lives in Karnataka. So, BIRDS is promoting peace by forming Peace Committees by gathering young people, providing peace education for school and college students, solving social conflicts like caste, religion and community problems, gathering different kinds of people for joint actions and celebrating different religious festivals.
Objective
To create the culture of Peace and Reconciliation through conflict Management Activity.
Problems
Conflict based on Religion, Caste and Language, violation on dignity and respect, lack of understanding and misguidance.
Activities
Orientations on Peace and Conflict management, formulation of different groups for the young adults and creating awareness on Peace, Peace walk and street plays, Interfaith Dialogue, Interfaith fest, peace building training for the youth.
Accomplishments
Uniting Religions People
BIRDS was always trying to get the attention of the various religious groups and their leaders for peace-making approaches. We always stimulated the people who were involved the interfaith religious actions. Also, BIRDS was conducting various religious programs and festivals to engage different religious people in the promotion of religious togetherness actions. So, those activities eliminated the discriminations among various spiritual people. Also, we were encouraging inter-religious marriages.
Community Problems
BIRDS was observing community issues in rural areas and slums and identified some conflicts. Particularly, a community problem between the two groups of Rohingya Muslim Refugees at Dasharahalli slum. So, we have connected with the community mediator and planning for the peacebuilding between those two groups.
Eliminating Casteism
BIRDS was organizing awareness programs on human rights to make impacts and changes the mindset of the different caste people like Dalits, SC/ST, Reddys and Gowdas, etc. We were observing the dominating caste groups activities and take legal actions for that. BIRDS has the concern on the vulnerable low caste people. We always rising a voice for the caste discrimination problems and solving them through legal actions. Also, BIRDS was promoting inter-caste marriages to eliminate the casteism.
Promotion of Peace
BIRDS has different peace groups of women, children and youth. Through these groups, we were organizing peace education, meeting and motivation training programs in educational institutions. We were focusing on the young generations and create awareness on peace it will help and lead to future generation reforms.
