The "together" activity is to improve meaningful engagement among targeted stakeholders to reduce drivers of latent and violent conflict in thailand

This cooperative agreement from the United States Agency for International Development Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID - OM) awarded $13.3 million to DAI Global LLC to implement the "TOGETHER" activity in Thailand from August 2018 to May 2023. The goal of the activity is to improve meaningful engagement among targeted stakeholders to reduce drivers of latent and violent conflict in Thailand. Thirty subgrants were awarded to universities and non-governmental organizations across Thailand to conduct research, strengthen civil society advocacy, address natural resource and land conflicts, build relationships between Buddhist and Muslim youth, increase women's leadership roles in peacebuilding, counter hate speech, and strengthen coordination between the government and citizens to support vulnerable groups in southern border provinces. The subgrants focused on participatory learning, governance studies, mediating community conflicts, youth and women's leadership, legal challenges, data management and communications, and building multi-stakeholder platforms to reduce tensions and mitigate conflicts.