Discovering gangs

Beatriz Seisdedos

Abstract


This article presents a personal experience from the collaboration with the organization SER PAZ (Being Peace). The NGO works in Guayaquil, Ecuador, with armed juvenile groups. The NGO has designed alternative ways of working for peacebuilding that intend supporting those members of armed groups that are willing to reflect on and understand the importance of peace for their lives.

Keywords


gangs, armed groups, Ecuador

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7238/joc.v0i1.933

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