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.
Training and consultancy
Training and Consultancy
We provide specialist advice and training for community groups, non-governmental-organisations and governments worldwide.
This service covers concepts, tools and activities that we see as essential to understanding and transforming conflict situations. Read more
Upcoming courses
Peacebuilding: Strengthening Organisational Policy and Practice
22 - 26 November 2010, Birmingham, UK
Training of Trainers in Conflict Transformation
16 - 20 August 2010, Nairobi, Kenya
Consultancy
Building the capacity for reconcilliation and coexistence in Liberia with the United Nations Mission In Liberia (UNMIL).
Peace, conflict and development analysis for AusAid in the Philippines.
Conflict transformation skills training for local government staff in Lebanon with the University of York Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU) and UNDP.
Our work
Kenya: Towards the 2012 elections
Supporting peacebuilding and reconciliation in the Kenyan Rift Valley. Read more
Nepal: Reconciliation and building peace
Supporting the rights of former child soldiers and empowering local communities to respond to conflict. Read more
Transform - the RTC newsletter
Transform provides information about our current projects throughout the world, as well as our journey in developing new areas of work. Read the first issue of Transform now
Linking Practice to Policy documentaries
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
News
Nepal general strike - child rights monitoring report
In May the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) called a general strike in Nepal, which massively disrupted the country. RTC's partner, Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN) monitored the situation for child rights violations and published this report. Read more
Chevening 2010
Chevening's prestigious Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) course trains professionals to develop the skills to analyse and transform conflict in their own communities around the world. In this article we look at the work of two Chevening Fellows, Stephen Kirimi Mwamba from Kenya and Saeed Mohamoud from Somaliland. Read more
RTC and Skillshare International
Working together for peace and development - a new strategic partnership to meet the challenges of a new decade. Read more
“People are the key. Change is possible. No human effort is wasted.
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