Built on a violence-interruption approach that has been used in contexts as differing as Baltimore and Baghdad, the intervention combines targeted SMS with intensive on-the-ground work by existing peace builders and community leaders to target potential flashpoints of violence.

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So I have one conversation on e-mail with my grandfather and another with my cousin on SMS and all these things don't work the same way.

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