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Building Social Cohesion from Below: Learnings from the Laletek Project in Timor-Leste

This presentation reviews the Laletek (Bridge) Project (2010-2012) aimed at reducing communal conflict in Dili, Timor-Leste. It discusses causes of conflict, key findings from baseline studies, and the project's evidence-based peacebuilding strengths. The project targeted opposing groups in six villages, fostering healthy relationships and collaborative infrastructure management. Five out of six communities reported peaceful change due to Laletek's influence. Emphasizing a bottom-up approach, the presentation highlights the role of community buy-in and the importance of involving women and youth in the process.

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Building Social Cohesion from Below: Learnings from the Laletek Project in Timor-Leste

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  1. Building Social Cohesion from Below Based on: The learnings from the Laletek (Bridge) Project 2010-2012 Presentation by: Catharina Maria, M.A. On Timor-Leste Update, ANU, Canbera, 28-29 November 2013

  2. What we will discuss: • Communal Conflict in Timor-Leste • CRS and Laletek (Bridge) Project • Key Baseline Study Results • Strengths: Evidence-based Peacebuilding • The strengths of the project • Most Significant Changes • The Necessary Conditions

  3. Communal Conflict in Timor-Leste • Small-scale communal conflict was a fact of life in Dili. • Small disputes often escalated due to rumors and lack of actions. • Peacebuilding efforts at times top-down and focus on the main conflict line

  4. Laletek (Bridge) Project Project goal: Opposing groups in targeted aldeias reduce violent conflict with each other. Two Strategic Objectives: Opposing Groups develop healthy relationships, and Collaborate non-violently to manage local infrastructure. Two Year Project: March 2010 –2012 Funding: USD 684,000 from the Office of Conflict Mitigation and Management/USAID and CRS Implemented by CRS and DJPC Dili Target Area: 22 hamlets in 6 villages in Dili

  5. Key Baseline Study Results • The sources of conflicts varied greatly in each suku/aldeia • The actors involved in conflicts and the point of entry were identified. • The existing/potential local peacebuilders and conflict resolution mechanisms were identified. • The recent history of development and conflicts were developed • The barriers of peace were discussed => The Baseline Study helped the project to be more precise and tailor the activities, timing and targets based on the different realities.

  6. Laletek Strengths • Evidence-based Peacebuilding • The process is as important as the result. • Targeting the troublemakers while strengthening local peacebuilders • Multi-pronged approach which targeted the multi-level nature of conflict • Church-led: Consent and Ownership • Coordination and Collaboration (to national level) • Built something together at the end

  7. Most Significant Changes: Final Project Evaluation, James Scambary, Feb 2012 • Five out of six communities believed Laletek projects had brought peaceful change to their communities • Two communities thought this change was exclusively a result of Laletek’s programs • Four communities thought Laletek had reinforced other community or NGO activities • Two non-beneficiary communities confirmed that they now had no conflict with four neighbouring beneficiary communities

  8. The Necessary Conditions • Community buy in – cooperation and readiness of those involved. • Should be bottom up and not top down approach. • Long term process: needs a lot of resources, including skilled and motivated staff. • A thorough process for identification of issues and its possible resolution, troublemakers as well as peacebuilders. • Women and youth's participation is crucial.

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