Fareeda Panjor is a researcher and lecturer at the Center for Conflict Studies and Cultural Diversity at the Prince of Songkla University's Pattani Campus. She is currently a co-researcher on the Peace Survey in Thailand’s Deep South and is conducting research supported by European Commission on inclusive peace-building in the southern provinces. Fareeda also works with women's civil society groups to empower women's peace and security agenda in Thailand’s Deep South. Previously, she worked with the Asian Muslim Action Network to promote inter-faith and peace through the media. She holds a master’s degree from Chulalongkorn University of Thailand. 

IVLP Impact Award Project: Training Local Women on Data Collection and Documentation in Southern Thailand’s Conflict

As Thailand’s Deep South has struggled with the drawn-out ambiguous status of the peace process, many people remain disillusioned by the intentions of both conflict parties and weary of the low-level conflict that has impacted the socio-economic fabric of the region. Additionally, many have been affected by the intersectional impact of conflict on marginalized communities. It is a crucial time for local women's organizations to respond to crises and to build peace in conflict contexts by training, designing and conducting interviews, documenting and capturing data. This will allow them to gain deeper insights into the dynamics of the conflict from women's perspectives that are influenced by the intersectional discrimination and the gendered impact of conflict as part of the knowledge-building process.

This training was designed in collaboration with experts chosen by the Conflict Studies and Cultural Diversity Institute for Peace Studies at the Prince of Songkla University. Participants learned about research methodologies, data collection and documentation. The training taught women the skills of conducting target-group interviews and initial statistical analysis. The project brought together 60 women from local women's organizations from the Pattani, Yala, Narathiwas and Songkla provinces. They discussed how conflict analysis and research methodologies provide the evidence necessary for advocating and promoting the rights of marginalized communities in conflict areas. The training provided the women with skills to research issues that have not received significant local, national or international attention. They looked into them through a human-rights lens, using anti-discrimination, gender equality and sexual equality as a framework for analysis. As a result, various groups were inspired to share their stories and update their database systems.

The organization meeting on 2-3 June 2022. The team discussed project activities including the plan for IVLP Impact Awards project. Fareeda is on the microphone.

"This project opened an opportunity for women to come out and speak the truth." - Project Participant

IVLP Exchange Experience

Fareeda was a participant in the IVLP Project A Global Moment in Time: Peace and Justice, organized by the U.S. Department of State and the Institute of International Education.

Fareeda's exchange experience led to the development of her IVLP Impact Award Project: "IVLP is the best program for global peace activists to learn, share and implement peace-building."

U.S. Communities Visited Virtually 

Los Angeles, CA; San Diego, CA; Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA; Louisville, KY; Boston, MA; Detroit, MI; Minneapolis, MN; New York City, NY; Tulsa, OK; Philadelphia, PA

Country: Thailand

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