Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation Course; 28th March to 1st April 2022, Nairobi, Kenya
This course is ideal for: a) Practitioners with basic trainings in peacebuilding and conflict transformation b) Practitioners whose organizations have recently integrated peacebuilding in their on-going programmes; c) Those working in conflict areas and are keen to implement their work in ways that are conflict sensitive, d) Organizations that would want to mainstream peacebuilding in their activities. The training case studies and discussions will be drawn from different conflict and peacebuilding contexts in Africa. The training will be conducted by peacebuilding practitioners who have accumulated years of experience working in different conflict and peacebuilding contexts in Africa
As far as possible, the course will make use of the full range of participatory adult learning models including inquiry, analysis and reflection from participants’ experiences. Participants will engage in individual and group tasks, and case studies analysis. Everything will be focused on finding practical pathways and responses to real problems through an inspiring and hopeful process.
Training Objectives
1) Enhance participants understanding of Conflict, Violence and Peace
2) Increase participants’ knowledge of conflict analysis tools
3) Enhance participants’ awareness of theories of conflict and peacebuilding and how these inform their programming
4) Enhance participants’ knowledge of conflict management strategies
5) Increase participants’ knowledge of peacebuilding strategies
6) Enhance participants’ knowledge of conflict sensitive programming
Expected Training results
1) A clear understanding of peace, violence and conflict
2) Increased awareness of theories that inform our peacebuilding interventions
3) Enhanced knowledge of conflict analysis tools and their usefulness in organizational programming
4) Increased awareness of mediation and negotiation as conflict management strategies
5) A better understanding of peacebuilding strategies for different contexts
6) An enhanced understanding of conflict sensitivity programming in conflict contexts
The Course Content
1. Understanding Conflict & Conflict Analysis
This section is designed to help the participants gain a deeper understanding of Conflict, Violence, Peace, Conflict Analysis and commonly used terminologies in the peacebuilding and conflict transformation practice. Specific areas of focus will be on:
· Understanding Conflict, Violence and Peace
· Understanding commonly used terminologies
· Conflict analysis Tools & applicability in peacebuilding programming
2. Conflict and Peacebuilding Theories
This section will explore the various theories that explain conflict causes and inform peacebuilding interventions. During the sessions participants will be given the opportunity to:
• Identify theories that inform their peacebuilding interventions
• Identify context specific peacebuilding interventions
• Work in teams to practice new theories and concepts
3. Conflict Management
This session will focus on conflict management at individual and societal levels and the various strategies that are in use. Specific focus will be on:
· Conflict management strategies at individual level
· Mediation
· Negotiation
4. Conflict Sensitivity in Peacebuilding
This session will help the participants to examine and take into account the unintended impacts of their interventions on the context of conflict and crisis. The participants will explore:
• Understanding conflict sensitivity
• Application of conflict sensitivity in peacebuilding programs
• A case study analysis
5. Peacebuilding Strategies
In this section participants will be taken through a number of tools that are useful in determining organizational strategies of intervention. Different case studies of various conflict and peacebuilding interventions that have been used with high levels of success by different actors in the continent will be presented and lessons will be drawn.
Selected Comments from past Participants in the course
1) I learned new terminologies in peacebuilding. I will apply the knowledge at my work place and in the communities we work with
2) I will keep referring to the resources that were provided
3) I will apply the knowledge and skills through workshops and trainings at community level
4) I appreciate the many tools of analysis and I will contextualize them in my work
5) I gained more knowledge than I had expected. It was a good experience, learning from different backgrounds.
How to register:
Filled in application forms should be sent to COPA by email. All received applications will be acknowledged and if successful a corresponding letter of admission and other necessary documentations will be sent to the applicant. Please send your completed application to any of the following emails. You can also use the same emails to request for more information or an application form:
1) copa@copafrica.org
2) trainings@copafrica.org
3) copafricatrainings@gmail.com