Peace Sociopreneur Academy (PSA)

Program Overview

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PSA is an intrafaith dialogue program involving 7 Muslim communities from different sects, not only through discussions but also by creating creative solutions.

The Peace Sociopreneur Academy (PSA) is a program initiated to provide a platform for 7 Muslim communities from various sects to interact, exchange ideas, and collaboratively foster harmony amidst diversity.

Program Goal

This program aims to open a dialogue space between Muslim communities of various sects, including the youth, by creating joint projects focused on building community resilience against intolerance, radicalization, and violent extremism. The approach includes Social bonding, Social bridging, and Social linking.

Program Background

As the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia faces challenges in maintaining harmony amidst diversity, both within society and within the Muslim community itself.

Incidents of intolerance in several regions, such as in Sampang, Gowa, and discrimination against political access and mosque closures, are strong reasons for PeaceGen to create this program to encourage inter-sect dialogue and strengthen social harmony.

Method and Approach

The program involves 7 facilitators who guide 32 participants in creating various projects such as podcasts, mini-lessons, music, video series, documentaries, and board games. All these projects aim to find solutions to social and environmental issues. The program also uses a collaborative learning and gamification approach to facilitate constructive idea exchange among participants.

Program Results

This program successfully increased participants' sense of identification with fellow Muslims and strengthened inter-group relations, as evidenced by significant changes in the identification and psychological variables.

Participants rated the PSA activities 8.9 out of 10 for satisfaction, and 8.4 out of 10 for teamwork collaboration. Positive feedback also came from government officials who praised the program’s success in bridging differences between groups.

Testimonial

"From the beginning, I observed that PeaceGen's activities are extraordinary. I highly appreciate it, because everyone here is part of the younger Muslim generation from various communities, including Ahmadiyah, Muhammadiyah, NU, Persis, JAI, Ijabi, and ABI. They were given education on how to build peace through modern approaches, regardless of their backgrounds, by collaborating to create videos, board games, podcasts, and other educational media. These efforts aim to solve problems in society, whether social or environmental issues, and it’s truly amazing." – Bambang Sukandi (Head of the National Unity and Politics Agency, City of Bandung).

Create Harmony Amid Diversity with PSA

PSA has helped Muslim communities from different sects collaborate, strengthen inter-group relations, and create solutions for social and environmental issues. With its innovative and collaborative approach, PSA paves the way for fostering harmony amidst diversity.

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