Ukrainian Centre for Nonviolent Communication and Reconciliation ‘Dignity Space’ (DS)

DS was funded as the volunteer initiative of the Maidan events of 2013-14 in Ukraine with the participation of Ukrainian crisis specialists and international experts in the field of social communications and peacebuilding with the intention to promote de-escalation of social tensions, restoration of damaged and destroyed social ties and between antagonistic groups in Ukrainian society. DS was registered in 2015 as a Ukrainian non-profit organization based in Kyiv with a partnership network around Ukraine. The center's philosophy and activities are based on the process of nonviolent communication. DS is advised by international trainers of the World Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC, USA). Mission and goal: DS works to promote and support development of a public culture of dialogue through the acquisition of methods and skills to prevent and resolve destructive conflicts at various levels of society. DS mission is to ensure that citizens at different levels in Ukrainian society in to have the awareness and capacity resolving conflicts and disputes peacefully through dialogue based on dignity and mutual understanding. Areas of activity: DS conducts educational, training / workshops, advocacy, and practical /direct intervention work in Ukraine in the field of practical peacebuilding by transforming destructive conflicts into peaceful dialogues between different social groups at different social levels, in particular in communities.