Training
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Upcoming Training Courses given by EPLO Member Organisations
Title | Reaching gender justice in conflict and peacebuilding |
Organiser | forumZFD |
Date | 14 April-26 May 2023 |
Location | online |
Short description | The training offers practical tools and a theoretical background to how gender-sensitivity can be integrated into the field of development, conflict and peace. It aims to give a thorough understanding of gender and intersectionality, gender-sensitive human rights and sexualized and gender based violence in conflict affected communities. Therefore, gender-sensitive conflict analysis, project planning, evaluation and monitoring as well as violence response mechanisms are central parts of the training by working on real live case studies from the participants. Through interactive methods the training explores critically how power hierarchies, colonial continuities and our own (gendered) identities as peacebuilders play a role in understanding and transforming conflict. Furthermore, international policy and legal instruments supporting gender equality, such as the Women, Peace and Security Agenda and newly emerging frameworks of feminist foreign policy are introduced and discussed. |
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Title | Communicating Peace & Conflict |
Organiser | swisspeace |
Date | 26-28 April 2023 |
Location | online |
Short description | Communicating peace and conflict can be crucial in serving peacebuilding purposes. Traditionally, mass media have disseminated information that shapes public opinion on peace and conflict. Over the past decade, digital technologies have created new opportunities for the inclusion of individuals in communication activities. At the same time, several challenges have emerged, such as issues of confidentiality, credibility, trust, privacy, and security. Course participants will critically reflect on trends, challenges, and practices of communicating peacebuilding. |
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Title | National Dialogue & Peace Mediation |
Organiser | swisspeace |
Date | 8-12 May 2023 |
Location | online |
Short description | Today’s peace processes are highly complex, as currently seen in Syria, Yemen and South Sudan. Peace mediation and national dialogues are widely recognized as two relevant avenues for the peaceful settlement of conflicts. Peace mediation processes are assisted negotiation processes, often with limited participation and a focus on questions of power-sharing. National dialogues, in contrast, aim to provide a space to discuss a broader range of issues relevant to the wider society, expand participation beyond political and military elites and (re)build relations among different actors. Nevertheless, the two concepts are closely interlinked as national dialogues can be set up before, during or after peace mediation processes. |
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Title | Dealing with the Past |
Organiser | forumZFD |
Date | 17 May-18 June 2023 |
Location | online |
Short description | Among the most daunting challenges facing societies and communities trying to move on from a history or episode of violence is how to tackle the debilitating, lingering impacts of that violence. Long after a formal peace has been declared, victims, especially, may feel the war still raging – in a relentless demand for justice, and for answers, in the damages and loss that now form part of their everyday life, in the lack of any real change. Dealing with the Past (DwP) comprises creative strategies capable of shifting context – whether through the productive policy compromises that have become known as ‘transitional justice’, the more interpersonal exchanges that make up restorative justice practices, or the tackling of conditions that enable violence and violation to occur at all. The training covers these three approaches to addressing needs and challenges ensuing from violence, drawing on the Dealing with the Past Conceptual Framework (widely used in Germany’s and Switzerland’s multi- and bi-lateral cooperation abroad); on tools of restorative justice practice; and on scholarly literature from the groundbreaking approach known as Transformative Justice. |
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Title | Foundations of Peacebuilding |
Organiser | forumZFD |
Date | 29 May-9 June 2023 |
Location | online |
Short description | The 2-week training will offer valuable information and practices, relevant both for those new to peacebuilding, as well as those already working in or experienced with peacebuilding. While week 1 places its focus on the foundations of peacebuilding (both from a theoretical and practical perspective), week 2 is mostly dedicated to developing soft-skills like communication and understanding team dynamics in cross-cultural contexts. |
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Upcoming Training Courses given by Non-EPLO Member Organisations
There are currently no upcoming training courses by non-EPLO organisations to advertise. Please check this page regularly for future opportunities.