13 & 14 July, 2019, One of the gaps identified by KIIR was the ability to create sustainable initiatives that work towards achieving peace internally within AJK.  To bridge this gap, KIIR arranged a 2-day session for its top participants to train them on how to become trainers who can create an impactful change.  The session was broken down into four key areas:
1. The Learner
2. Training Design & Delivery
3. The Trainer
4. Environment & Resources
Outcomes
Each participant has been provided with the skills to develop their own learning interventions within their communities.  They have also been given the KIIR platform in terms of logistical and financial support to implement their initiatives that will lead to a better tomorrow for Kashmir.  Currently, two participants have approached KIIR about developing a program in their communities or implementing a program they’ve already created.  KIIR will provide them with the support of its expert trainers in refining their content and then support them in implementing the program.  In summary three key outcomes that emerged through this session are:
1. The development of a skill-set that will allow participants to create change in their cities, communities and homes. 
2. A build-up of initiative in participants engaged in creating programs for their communities and confidence in their ability to deliver results. 
3. A stronger emphasis on sustainable initiatives that can be cascaded through communities in Kashmir. 
4. A growth in the belief of female participants that they can challenge the status-quo and work towards goals that don’t fall under the traditional norms in their communities. 
To push forward with peace building, KIIR will work with a mix of participants from the previous year and new participants this year with a mix of politically affiliated youth and IDPs.  This will allow groups from a variety of cities in AJK including Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Bagh and Mirpur to engage and interact with one another and also create a network that links each city together.  Initiatives that succeed in one city can then be replicated in another through this network allowing for a wider impact.

Journalists and media professionals in the city of Rawlakot, Bagh and Abbaspur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir received two- day training on 'News Reporting - Trends & Opportunities for Media'. The workshop was organized by Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR). Mr Aftab Iqbal (Director, Pakistan Centre for Development Communication) facilitated the training. More than thirty men and women journalists participated in the event.

On 15 April, 2018, Kashmir Institute of International Relations in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Joint Media Forum (JKJMF) organized consultative meeting concerning Jammu Kashmir Joint Media Forum in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu Kashmir.

Aiming to raise the standards of Quality journalism Kashmir Institute of International Relations in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Joint Media Forum (JKJMF) organised training workshops in Mirpur and Rawlakot, Azad Jammu Kashmir.

Conflict Sensitive Journalism: Opportunities & Challenges (Rawalakot AJK.

The Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR) is promoting quality journalism in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). For past many years, KIIR has worked directly with many media houses, associations, professional journalists and freelancers in the belief that independent, vigorous media is crucial in peace building and improving human conditions.

Mirpur Journalists (Capacity Building workshop for Journalists of AJK on “Conflict Reporting”.

KIIR believes that young people, as members of a dynamic group, can play a crucial role in positively transforming conflict situations and in building the foundations of democratic and peaceful society.