Brac University Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ)
Mission
Promoting a just, peaceful and inclusive society through education, training, research and advocacy.
Areas of Work
CPJ pursues its goal to promote global peace and social justice through four pillars that focus its work: research, education, training and advocacy. Through these four pillars, CPJ intends to develop coherent and comprehensive plans to prevent atrocities and mobilise local and regional actors. Since its establishment in 2017, the Centre has been committed to identifying and promoting sustainable and inclusive solutions to a wide range of global concerns and issues, including fragility, conflict and violence.
Atrocity Prevention Programs/Activities
- Empowered Women, Peaceful Communities: In collaboration with UN Women, this project focuses on young female students in two public universities within Bangladesh. The first two phases of the project have been completed, which has seen the establishment of two women’s peace cafes. The third phase is currently underway.
- Community Based Learning for Peace Project (CBLP): The project focuses on Rohingya youth within Cox’s Bazar. It provides peace education for youth and emerging leaders amongst Rohingya and host communities.
- Civic Outreach Project (COP): As with the CBLP, this project focuses on youth within the Rohingya and host communities in and around Cox’s Bazar and provides education on civic engagement.
- Refugee Women and Girls – Key to the Global Compact on Refugees: CPJ is involved in a collaborative research effort with the Forced Migration research Network at the University of New South Wales, which aims to facilitate and monitor the implementation of gender commitments in the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR). The particular focus of GCR is on refugee participation and effective response to sexual and gender-based violence.
Contact
Manzoor Hasan OBE