Throughout the life of the Legacy Project survivors found one of their greatest supports was meeting others who had been through a similar event. The Project facilitated 'Storytelling' workshops, which enabled victims and survivors to come together and share their experiences with each other in a safe and supportive environment. External evaluation showed that most of the projects participants who then went on to engage in other positive activities had first attended such a residential. Under the new programme, people who have been affected by politically motivated violence are able to attend these residential workshops on either a peer basis (victim to victim), or potentially with those who have been engaged in the violence as well (victim to combatant, combatant to combatant).

Storytelling events are about people having the opportunity to tell their story, be listened to and listen to others. Dialogue events allow people to ask more questions, or challenge assumptions about each other and are designed to give people the chance to explore in more depth the context of their experience. By engaging in this work participants are able to break down myths, prejudices and stereotypes surrounding each communities experience and involvement in conflict and create sustainable working relationships.

If you are interested in participating in a storytelling event please contact the Foundation office on 01925 581 231 or info@foundation4peace.org.