The techniques and frameworks of Do No Harm are not simply about understanding a context more completely. They demand action. We do not intervene to avoid impact. We intervene precisely in order to create change.
- What are the incentives for people in this area to participate in violence or conflict? What counter incentives can we provide? Are we currently providing incentives for violence or conflict?
- Who is not engaged in or involved in the violence? Can they be supported?
- Where are there locations, either geographical or social, that seem violence free? Can we grow them or build similar areas elsewhere?
- Which patterns are the most significant at this moment in this context? What we can do to affect them? How do we turn the observed patterns to our advantage?
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