Urban Violence Prevention
- Lead PI: Beth Fisher-Yoshida
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Unit Affiliation: Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity (AC4)
- January 2017 - November 2017
- Inactive
- South America ; Medellin, Colombia
- Project Type: Research Outreach
DESCRIPTION: The Urban Violence Prevention project is designed to strengthen the capacity for promotion of peace and harmony in cities where lives of youth are disrupted by violence. The focus of the project is to provide practical support and advice to young community leaders who serve as agents of change. The project started in the cities of Medellin, Colombia and Newark, New Jersey with the aim of expanding to other cities.
OUTCOMES: The Urban Violence Prevention project is designed to strengthen the capacity for promotion of peace and harmony in cities where lives of youth are disrupted by violence. The focus of the project is to provide practical support and advice to young community leaders who serve as agents of change. The project started in the cities of Medellin, Colombia and Newark, New Jersey with the aim of expanding to other cities.