This training is ideal for peacebuilding practitioners who would want to have a deeper understanding of post conflict settings in Africa and the relevant peacebuilding programming options.

Key areas of Focus in the Training;  

• Exploring of our post conflict settings
• Conflict Analysis tools relevant for post conflict settings
• The African Union Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development Policy Framework (2006)
• Peacebuilding, Conflict Transformation & approaches to strategic post conflict peacebuilding
• Breaking cycles of violence; Collective trauma healing and peacebuilding
• Understanding Conflict sensitivity in peacebuilding programming
• Gender in post conflict settings

 What participants will get from the training

• An enhanced understanding of different post-conflict settings in Africa (the issues, the challenges and the peacebuilding opportunities that exist)
• Practical knowledge of conflict analysis tools useful in post conflict contexts.
• Increased understanding of post-conflict peacebuilding options as per the provisions of the African Union Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development Policy Framework (2006)
• A deeper understanding of what peacebuilding and conflict transformation entails
• An increased understanding of breaking cycles of violence in post conflict settings using healing centred peacebuilding approaches
• An increased understanding of Conflict sensitivity programming
• An overview of gender in post conflict settings and different tools for gender programming in these contexts

Content Overview

1. Exploring our post conflict settings in Africa 

In this session, participants will explore various post conflict countries that will be represented in the training with the aim of having a better understanding of:

• The key issues in the different sectors (social, economic, political and security)
• The challenges
• Existing peacebuilding opportunities

2. Conflict Analysis Tools 

This session will introduce participants to different tools of analysis that can enable them improve their understanding of their operating contexts as well as help in informing their peacebuilding programming

3. The African Union’s Post Conflict Reconstruction & Development Policy Framework (2006) 

This session aims at introducing participants to some of the key frameworks that can inform their post conflict peacebuilding programming. Using the AU framework, participants will be provided with real time case studies to enable them dissect possible programming options.

4. Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation 

This session will involve deeper exploration of these two concepts with the aim of having a better understanding of what they entail in post-conflict settings. There will also be discussions on approaches to strategic post conflict peacebuilding which we can adopt in our programming options

5. Breaking cycles of violence; Collective trauma healing and peacebuilding

Violence is widespread in post-conflict settings at individual, community and structural levels. This session will explore how violence at different levels is inter-linked and the healing strategies available at each level and how this can be infused into peacebuilding programming.

6. Understanding Conflict sensitivity in peacebuilding programming

This session is aimed at enabling participants appreciate the importance of being conflict sensitive in peacebuilding programming so that their interventions do not exacerbate the conflict or post conflict context

7. Gender in post-conflict settings 

This session will outline the gender dimensions in post conflict settings, introduce participants to the principles of gender mainstreaming and to the different tools that they can use to mainstream gender in their post conflict peacebuilding programmes

Detailed information about this training is available in the training prospectus. To apply to participate in the training, kindly download the training application form