TOR019: The Intercivil Society with Mansoor Abbasi

Mansoor Abbasi is the Executive Director and co-founder of The Intercivil Society - a not-for-profit company that works to reduce poverty, protect the environment and improve community relationships. The Intercivil Society creates opportunities to help people improve their own situations, whether economic, social or environmental.

Mansoor is experienced in training, group facilitation and dispute resolution – both community and workplace – with specific expertise in facilitating “difficult” conversations. He also works as a community projects advisor and as a consultant designing, delivering and project managing peace-building programs in conflict areas (where the focus is on strengthening civil society through developing intercultural community leadership, conflict management skills, capacity development and improving intercultural and interfaith dialogue and cooperation). 

Mansoor has worked with a range of partners and clients, including the European Parliament, West Yorkshire Police, UN Alliance of Civilizations, local and national governments and local community groups.