The Common Space Initiative

Organisation: 
Berghof Foundation
Type of Organisation: 
INGO
Launched in: 
2011
Description: 
The Berghof Foundation has been providing technical support to the National Dialogue in Lebanon since 2008. In the second half of 2009, the project helped to establish the Common Space Initiative, focusing on the root causes of the Lebanese conflict and served as an instrument to support and complement the National Dialogue process. Today, the Common Space Initiative is a significant Lebanese-owned mechanism to address deep-rooted conflict in Lebanon through dialogue, joint reflection and consensus-building between policy makers, intellectuals, experts, civil society actors and others. The overall aim of the project is to contribute to an environment conducive to effective, sustainable and successful dialogue and negotiations in which the basic needs and interests of Lebanese and their contingent parties are met.
Resources: 
http://www.commonspaceinitiative.org/contact-us.html
Overall Objective: 
Truth-seeking and right to know
Initiative's Approach: 
Dialogue and Reconciliation
Type of Activity: 
Public forums
Target Group: 
Professionals
Geographic Area: 
Nationwide
Status: 
Ongoing