Online Training of Trainers in Peacebuilding & Conflict Transformation Course

Introduction

This training is ideal for practitioners who design, facilitate and evaluate trainings in the fields of Peacebuilding, Peace Keeping Operations, Development, Humanitarian Relief, Human Rights and Post War Recovery in Africa. The training is divided into two main parts with Part One focusing on building participants competencies in Understanding Conflict& Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Peacebuilding Strategies while Part Two is wholly dedicated to the enhancement of participants’ competencies as trainers.

At the end of the five days, participants will have gained up-to-date knowledge and skills in specific peacebuilding themes in addition to fundamental skills in conducting training in various contexts (including online).

Objectives of the training

1. To Deepen participants Understanding of Conflict & Real time conflict analysis, Conflict Management and Peacebuilding Strategies

2. To Enhance participants skills in designing, facilitating and evaluating trainings (including online)

3. To enhance participants knowledge and skills of how to take their trainings online

Training Content

Part One:

1. Setting the Scene- Understanding Conflict& real time conflict analysis

2. Conflict Management Skills

3. Peacebuilding Strategies

Part Two:

1. Fundamentals in Adult learning

2. Exploring the role of a facilitator/training in dynamic contexts

3. Designing a training curriculum (including online trainings)

4. Facilitation skills and techniques (including online trainings)

5. Evaluating a training programme

Training/Learning Methodology and Approach

This training will be online. The online learning infrastructure will be accessible and easy to use by all participants. As far as possible it will still make use of the full range of participatory adult learning models including individual and group tasks, case studies and simulations amongst others. Participants will be required to fully contribute from their knowledge and reflections in peace, development, human rights, gender rights and humanitarian work, amongst other fields.

All those who will successfully complete the course will be issued with a virtual certificate via email.

Some comments from 2020 participants on their key learning from the course;

1) We should evaluate our training programme against SO WHAT QUESTIONS

2) Our trainings should be clear on the change we want to see in the long term not just the short term

3) As trainers, we should reflect on our actions often and frequently consult with our trainer colleagues

4) To work effectively with trainings as instruments of change, we need to understand other’s narratives from their point of view.

5) For a peacebuilding initiative to succeed, the stakeholders need to be the ones to want and instigate the change in their behaviors

6) We are just facilitators of change, the real experts are the people involved in the situation/conflict. Sometimes they might just lack the tools or can’t see the situation with a different lens. The task of the trainer is to facilitate this change in different ways, such as empowering them, providing new perspectives or creating opportunities of encounter and discussion.

7) We should work towards the objective of conflict resolution and positive peace, not simply negative peace.

Course Trainers

1. Dr. Simon Fisher

Simon is a widely respected conflict transformation specialist and academic with extensive global experience. He is a facilitator, writer, educator and trainer who has worked in over 40 countries over the past 25 years. He has spent many years living and working in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia supporting action for change. His background is in education and development, as well as conflict transformation, with governmental and non-governmental organizations.

In 1991 he founded Responding to Conflict (RTC), an internationally renowned education and training organization based in Birmingham, UK, which continues to train policy makers, academics and practitioners from all over the world. Simon has been an Honorary Research Fellow at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford and holds a PhD from Oxford Brookes University, where he currently lectures in the Centre for Development and Emergency Practice (CENDEP). He also teaches at universities in Zimbabwe and Cambodia. His focus is always on helping people think about change within and without, both individual and organizational.

2. Mr. Amos Ahenda

Holding a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Nairobi and Master’s Degree in Development Studies from St. Paul’s University, Kenya, Amos is an accomplished practitioner, researcher and trainer in peace work, with a special bias to ‘*People & Organization- development in the context of change and conflict management’*. He has special experience working with conflict-prone people at the grassroots and in difficult environments through the tribune of conflict transformation, education and sustainable livelihood enhancement.

He has done independent consultancies with organizations such as SpanAfrica, Prisons Fellowship International – Zambia, Bread of Life, Zambia, Association of Africa Public Administration and Management (AAPAM) and International Peace Support Centre (IPSTC) on conflict transformation, peace and governance, livelihood support leadership, and mainstreaming gender and conflict- sensitivity to project implementation and strategic plan development

Having served as an adjunct faculty at St. Paul’s University and Kisii University, Kenya in the departments of organization and community development, he has written research papers and presented in international forums, including Transformative Education for Development- 1st Riara University International Conference on Education-Kenya, Africa Peace Research and Education Association Conference (AFPREA) in Abuja, and Scramble for Africa Conference in South Africa. Two of his works have been published. He is currently working on a PhD proposal to the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Nairobi.

3. Ms. Rachel Wambui Kung’u

Wambui has been working with the youth since 1998. She is trained on Working with conflict, Engendering Human Security, Gender Advocacy and Community Development. She has a degree in Social studies and is currently undertaking her Masters in Global Leadership Development at the University of Queesland in Australia.

Wambui is a co-founder of Voluntary Youth Philanthropists-a youth led organization which promotes volunteerism, youth empowerment, intercultural understanding, cultural participation and peacebuilding for peaceful coexistence through community development, skills and talent enhancement and entrepreneurship.

Wambui is a community appraiser and holds artistic talents which she uses to improve the youth self-esteem. She uses technology for conflict early warning and advocacy.

How to register:

Application forms can be obtained from

‎ http://copafrica.org/event/training-of-trainers-in-peacebuilding-26th-to-30th-april-2021-online/

or by writing to trainings@copafrica.org or copa@copafrica.org or copafricatrainings@gmail.com. All received applications will be acknowledged.