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ABOUT US
Meet OGIP
WE ARE OUR GENERATION FOR INCLUSIVE PEACE (OGIP), AN INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST YOUTH ORGANISATION WORKING TO DIVERSIFY PEACE AND SECURITY SPACES.
Established in the context of the approaching 20th anniversary of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda and the growing visibility of the Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) agenda, OGIP envisions a future where the voices and needs of young people, in particular young women, are centred in peace and security spaces. In this future, policy and practice are grounded in feminist approaches, with the transformation of power and gender dynamics as essential requirements to inclusive and sustainable peace.
OGIP works to make current structures, policy, and practice in peace and security spaces more inclusive, intersectional, and decolonised. Engaging with the WPS and YPS agendas, OGIP platforms the experiences and perspectives of young and diverse people to challenge exclusive spaces and push these agendas further.
OGIP believes in interdisciplinary, feminist research, outreach, and advocacy as essential tools for advancing inclusive peace and security. By integrating young voices into peace and security conversations, we develop responsive and relevant agendas that reflect the concerns of younger generations.
Our Vision
Our Generation for Inclusive Peace envisions a future where the voices and needs of young people, in particular young women, are centred in peace and security spaces. In this future, policy and practice are grounded in feminist approaches, with the transformation of power and gender dynamics as essential requirements to inclusive and sustainable peace.
Our Mission
OGIP works to make current structures, policy and practice in peace and security spaces more inclusive, intersectional and decolonised. Engaging with the WPS and YPS agendas, OGIP platforms the experiences and perspectives of young and diverse people to challenge exclusive spaces and push these agendas further.
OGIP believes in interdisciplinary, feminist research, outreach and advocacy as essential tools for advancing inclusive peace and security. By integrating young voices into peace and security conversations, we develop responsive and relevant agendas that reflect the concerns of younger generations.
The Three Pillars
OGIP is supported by 3 pillars of work:
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Research produced by diverse contributors, through a variety of mediums aimed at finding innovative solutions to peace and security challenges;
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Outreach & Partnerships to educate and raise awareness around the lack of inclusivity in peace and security spaces and to promote the work we platform and opportunities for young people participating in this field;
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Advocacy to support young people in building a more peaceful world, and advocate for an increased influence over the decisions that affect our future.
DEFINITION:
YOUTH
Definitions of youth, or young people, vary across different cultures and societies, and different organisations working with youth. Youth is formally defined and understood as a transitional period from childhood to adulthood, often characterised as a period where an individual’s levels of independence, both personal and financial, are growing. In the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 (2015) on Youth, Peace and Security, youth is defined as 18-29 years old with the recognition that there are differing definitions at the national and international level.
For OGIP, youth is defined as up to the age of 35, however, extending that binary definition based on contextual realities and national youth policy directives to acknowledge the flexibility of the concept. The notion of youth being in a ‘transitional period’ is both accepted by OGIP due to the lived reality many youth face in society, not being given a space and platform to equally contribute and be listened to. This ‘transitional period’ is also rejected by OGIP as it implies that young people are not fully ready to participate. Youth have a wide variety of valid experience and legitimate engagements and should be continually given the opportunity to contribute. The purpose of engaging young people is about including and valuing fresh perspectives in any discussions; in the context of peace and security, this is about generational change and what this change means for the WPS and YPS agendas.