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
Expected Training Results
- A clear understanding of peace, violence and conflict
- Increased understanding of different conflict analysis tools
- A better understanding of conflict and peacebuilding theories including the ones applicable to participants projects interventions
- An improved awareness of Conflict sensitive programming
- Improved knowledge and skills of different conflict management strategies
- Appreciation of indigenous conflict resolution strategies
Fee information
Option 1: US$1300 (Covers full board accommodation, tuition, resource materials and certificate of participation)
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
For more information about the course, download the training prospectus and application form here:
https://copafrica.org/event/peacebuilding-conflict-transformation-training-15th-to-19th-dec-2025-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
