The MACT Project is specifically aimed at converting peacebuilding theory into action at a community level. The project will be run in 3 different provinces over 3 years. The target groups will be commune councils, NGOs and the Buddhist Monk and Nun community. The project will train influential community members on the understanding and analysing of conflicts, the intervention and transformation of conflicts and strategy planning and community peacebuilding.

The Project particularly aims to build relations between the Buddhist community, commune councils and NGOs and promote the benefit of working together and with all parts of society, to address conflict in a constructive manner

The project, which builds on similar successful ACT training in Battambang and Siem Reap, will emphasise:

• The importance and benefits of cooperation between cultural, moral and political influencers in the avoidance of violent conflict
• The need for majority groups to engage in dialogue with minority groups in finding solutions to conflict issues
• Establishing networks and coordinating structures for community peace building