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Training courses
Peacebuilding:
Strengthening Policy and Practice
17 - 21 November 2008
This
course is particularly relevant for those engaged in the
planning and implementation of aid and development
programmes and those concerned with developing policies for
appropriate responses in complex, political emergencies.
NEW FOR 2009
BRINGING THE CONFLICT CONTEXT INTO THE PROGRAMME CYCLE
Three 2
day courses which follow the programme cycle and are aimed
at de-mything conflict sensitivity in development,
humanitarian aid, relief and peacebuilding programmes.
From Context Analysis to
Programme Planning: what about conflict?
January 2009, London
From Analysis to
Intervention: what does conflict do to your programme
implementation?
February 2009, London
From Intervention to
Impact Assessment: what is your programme doing to the
conflict context?
March 2009, London
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Responding to Conflict
We specialise in transforming conflict and violence by
facilitating individuals and organisations to address the
underlying causes of violence in situations of real or
potential conflict through skills development and capacity
building. We work towards a just and sustainable peace.
We believe that conflict, as distinct from violence, is an
inevitable feature of life that cannot be ignored. We can
and must find ways to address it creatively – across
cultures, ideologies and continents – so that, wherever
possible, positive change occurs.
Middle East - Gaza Report
In
May, Paul Clifford, an RTC Associate, travelled to the Gaza
Strip. He was there to work with our Palestinian Strategy
Group members and support them in integrating conflict
issues into their programmes.
The
current situation in Gaza made it difficult and
unpredictable - but what struck him the most was the
strength and determination of the people he met to continue
their work, even in the midst of growing fear and
uncertainty. Below is Paul’s account of his experience
written shortly after returning to the UK:
This
was my first visit to Gaza so I can’t compare how it is now
to how it used to be. However, everyone told me that this is
the worst it’s ever been. The first things that struck me,
emerging from the Erez checkpoint ...
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