RTC is an independent peacebuilding organisation that has worked since 1991 to support people and organisations in transforming violent conflict and building lasting peace.
We provide training and professional development and a variety of consultancy services in the fields of conflict assessment, conflict transformation strategies and methodologies, facilitation and mediation, and organisational development. We also design and manage long-term peacebuilding programmes and provide on-going support to our partners.
News
Peacebuilder Becomes Relief Operator
The Balay Mindanaw Foundation is contributing a remarkable relief effort to help those affected by tropical storms in the Philippines become resources to help others... read more.
Nepal Field Visit
In November, RTC's Rebecca Wherrell and Paul Clifford travelled to Nepal to see the progress of the Youth and Creative Conflict Transformation project and to see the youth training in action... read more
RTC Awarded International Peace Prize!
Responding to Conflict has been awarded the 2011 Coventry International Prize for Peace and Reconciliation at a ceremony at Coventry University... read more.
Strengthening Policy and Practice
In October, RTC held its 12th annual ‘Strengthening Policy and Practice' course. We are hoping that the next course in March will be just as successful... read more.
Our work
Sierra Leone Field Visit
RTC's Joan McGregor and Charlie Lunn recently returned from their field visit to Sierra Leone, where Joan ran a 2-day workshop as part of the ongoing Conflict Sensitivity Approaches project... read more on CSA
Nepal: Reconciliation and building peace
Supporting the rights of former child soldiers and empowering local communities to respond to conflict... read more
Linking Practice to Policy
Five documentaries exploring conflict in Africa were produced as part of our Linking Practice to Policy (LPP) programme. Each documentary demonstrates how peacebuilders can help to resolve conflict and develop policies to prevent further conflict in their regions... read more
Transform: RTC's newsletter
Find out more about our work and partners throughout the world... read more
Training and consultancy
Training
RTC has over 20 years experience supporting organisations in unstable environments to ensure that their activities not only do no harm, but actively contribute to the transformation of violent conflict to a situation of sustainable peace. The services we provide include training in conflict transformation, project planning and design, conflict sensitivity and resource mobilisation... read more
Our training handbook ‘Working with Conflict' book has become an important tool for practitioners working in areas affected by conflict and violence. It has sold over 10,500 copies worldwide, has been reprinted for a 7th time, and is available in a number of languages... read more.
Consultancy
RTC has built its reputation as a provider of quality support services in conflict transformation for its clients and has provided consultancy services for numerous governments, International organisations, donors and local organisations read more
Consultancy feature: Read more about how we supported CARE South Sudan to conduct conflict sensitive research.
Upcoming courses
Strengthening Policy and Practice: meeting the challenges of working in complex environments
5 - 9 March 2012, Birmingham, UK
Owing to the huge success of our SPP course in October, RTC will be holding the course again in March 2012. For more information visit our courses page
“People are the key. Change is possible. No human effort is wasted.
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