This training is relevant for practitioners working in conflict and post conflict settings in Africa and are keen to have working knowledge of peacebuilding and conflict transformation, those who would like to integrate peacebuilding programming in their interventions and those interested in gaining more skills in conflict management, social reconstruction in post conflict settings and traditional conflict resolution.
The Course Content
Understanding Conflict: This section will focus on: 1) Understanding the concepts of conflict, violence and peace; 2) Analyzing conflicts
Conflict & Peacebuilding theories and practice : This section will focus on: 1) Identifying context specific peacebuilding interventions; 2) Working in teams to practice new theories and concepts; 3) Applying these ideas and skills to cases that relate to participants experiences and contexts
Conflict Sensitivity in Peacebuilding: In this section, participants will explore: 1) Understanding conflict sensitivity, 2) Application of conflict sensitivity in peacebuilding programs; 3) Conflict sensitive approaches
Skills for conflict transformation and peacebuilding: In this section participants will discuss: 1) Negotiation and mediation, 2) Trauma healing and reconciliation; 3) Breaking cycles of violence
Exploration of indigenous mechanisms in peacebuilding: This section will focus on: 1) Community mechanisms and peace processes; 2) Indigenous dispute resolution mechanisms, 3) Influence of indigenous mechanisms on external conflict interventions
Fee information
Course Fee
Option 1: US$1300: Covers full board accommodation from the evening of 5th July to breakfast on 11th July at the training venue, tuition, resource materials and certificate of Completion
Option 2: $800 (for day scholars & covers day time meals at the training centre, tuition, resource materials and certificate of participation)
Option 3 charges: US $450: This amount is for those who will opt to join the training via Zoom and the amount covers tuition and a certificate of participation
How to register
The training documents can be downloaded from:
Peacebuilding & Conflict Transformation Training; 6th to 10th July 2026, Nairobi-Kenya & Online
Send your filled in application form to any of the following emails for processing: copafricatrainings@gmail.com/copa@copafrica.org/trainings@copafrica.org
