This edition of FPC will be, as usual, an open and honest conversation — touching on the situation in Sri Lanka, the global state of civil society, and what it truly takes to hold space for peace in today’s world. Sweta’s reflections will be grounded in real-world practice, and the session will include time for dialogue and shared exploration. Come ready to listen, reflect, and engage in a meaningful exchange.
Program
17:45 – 18:00: Walk-in
18:00 – 19:15: Discussion
19:15 – 19:45: Informal drinks & Networking
More About the Speaker
Sweta Velpillay is a systems thinking practitioner specialising in peacebuilding and conflict sensitivity. At Conducive Space for Peace, she uses these skills to design initiatives that aim to shift the power to enable greater local agency and power in peacebuilding. Over the years, Sweta has supported organisations to improve the effectiveness of programmes in conflict contexts, including by examining the role and effectiveness of collective action in achieving greater impact on country conflict systems. Sweta has worked for bilateral donors, local, regional and international NGOs in different roles such as conflict advisor, programme manager, facilitator and trainer.
More about Fireside Peace Chats
The Fireside Peace Chats series is an event series consisting of informal, intimate chats with peacebuilders who have either lived in for an extended period of time or are from conflict-affected environments. Fireside Peace Chats are a joint initiative of Leiden University College The Hague (LUC), Knowledge Platform for Security and Rule of the Law (KPSRL), and The Hague Humanity Hub (THHH), with an aim to open a space where practice, research and policy in peacebuilding come together in an informal way, through experience of people on the ground. This initiative aims to contribute to a locally informed paradigm shift in liberal peacebuilding.
