Organization: Coalition for Peace in Africa
Registration deadline: 30 Nov 2015
Starting date: 07 Dec 2015
Ending date: 11 Dec 2015
ENGENDERING HUMAN SECURITY, PEACEBUILDING AND CONFLICT TRANSFROMATION TRAINING
Greetings from Coalition for Peace in Africa (COPA)
The Coalition for Peace in Africa (COPA) will in the period 7th to 11th December 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya facilitate training on “Engendering Human Security, Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation”. Participants will be drawn from International organizations, governments, NGOs and Institutes in the basis of their involvement in peacebuilding processes and programme implementation in the relevant multilateral or national grassroots arenas, in countries in conflict or emerging from conflict.
Specific areas of focus;
- Understanding violence against women
- Linking convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW)
- Gendering conflict transformation around UNSCRs
- Human security paradigm and its relevance to women violence prevention
- Gender mainstreaming in peacebuilding
It is expected that after the 5 days, the course will enable the participants to analyse their contexts, envision sustainable peace and draw plans for their conflict transformation and peacebuilding framework.
The training will be facilitated by George Kut.
The training charges are US$1500 to cover tuition, full board accommodation, certificate of participation and airport pickups and drop offs(where applicable). Those wishing to make their own accommodation arrangements will be charged $1000.
Kindly find attached the training prospectus and application form. If you need further clarification, please write to copa@copafrica.org
How to register:
The application form is in Microsoft word, which can be filled and sent in soft copy to copa@copafrica.org;
Or alternatively, the form can be printed, filled by hand, scanned and sent to copa@copafrica.org.
The deadline for application is 30.11.2015.
Once applications are received, a process of selections begins, and successful candidates are sent admission letters and invoices.