Pagpati'ut - Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue

Mediating Violence In Sulu
through the systematic collection of information about the magnitude,
scope, characteristics and consequences of violence.
Stages 3 and 4: Identifying practices and policies that help mediate
violence and identifying interventions to support the practices and policies
that work are the central focus of this study. The study attempts to deepen
understanding on why violence occurs as well as the causes and factors
that increase or decrease the risk for violence. Likewise, it looks at what
be made applicable in a wide range of settings.
Notice that each stage is supposed to be taken one step at a time rather
than simultaneously. This is due to the assumption that the data builds on
from the previous step and informs the direction of the next steps.
In the absence of a comprehensive and authoritative data set as regards
the armed violence and clan feuding in Sulu, the research team opted to
start the study by creating a baseline information. This was done through a
quantitative survey
the process.
Three Barangays from Districts 1 and three Barangays from District 2 were
The community selection is limited
to those where the HD Centre has
a presence i.e. where it extends or
has extended mediation support.
While the study acknowledges this
inherent limitation, nonetheless, the
selection of Barangays hopes to
in Sulu.
SURVEY AT BARANGAY PUNAY
POBLACION, PANGLIMA ESTINO
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