Mediation and dialogue workshop for faith-based leaders
18 Feb 2022
Capacitating Faith-based leaders to respond to Conflict in Eswatini.
Capacitating Faith-based leaders to respond to Conflict in Eswatini.
This Policy and Practice Brief (PPB) draws extensively from the rich online conversations which attracted almost 200 youth peacebuilders from different parts of Africa, organised by the African Union (AU) Youth for Peace (Y4P) programme and UNESCO-International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (UNESCOIICBA) and, with additional assistance from the GIZ AU-APSA Programme.
Communal conflicts in Africa are multi-dimensional and they vary from state to state. Community led peace initiatives can be inclusive when they involve a wide range of actors including in particular elders, religious leaders, women and the youth.
Testing and review of the newly developed compliance and accountability curriculum
Investment must be made in building effective national and local stakeholder capacities to prevent and mitigate conflicts
Capacitating Faith-based leaders to respond to Xenophobic violence
Sustaining peace in West Africa requires multi-level partnerships that engage and foster robust relationships among critical actors at key levels.
Shifting from theory and concepts to the practical elements of peacebuilding
Focusing on creating collaborative spaces conducive to peace.
On Friday the 3rd of September 2021, ACCORD and its Training for Peace Programme in collaboration with the African Union (AU) Youth for Peace Africa Programme (Y4P) Africa Programme, hosted a virtual