sentences:  FTI is one of the initiators and lead NGOs of the Ferghana Valley NGO network "Dolina Mira" ("Valley of Peace") and since 2003, it has taken up the function of Regional Secretariat in Central Asia for the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (FTI Annual Report 2006).GPPAC functions as a forum for worldwide peace and conflict issues.This global network provides Central Asian civil society with the opportunity to have their voice heard at the global level and to build links with partners facing similar issues in other parts of the world.