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Peace
and Conflict Impact Assessment
Dates: 14 – 17 July 2008
Location: Birmingham, UK
Course fee: £600
Number of days: 3 (arriving at 6pm on 14
July for a welcome supper, finishing at 5pm on 17 July).
This course has been
developed to enable participants to develop a
process-oriented approach to assessing both the impact of
their work on peace and conflict; and the impact of peace
and conflict on their programmes. It will identify some of
the current debates within the field of impact assessment as
it is applied to peacebuilding programmes and explore some
strategies for assessing the impact of programmes at the
community level on the wider context of sustainable peace.
It will assist participants to understand the relationship
between their programmes and reconciliation initiatives.
Course aims:
The course will equip participants with the relevant
knowledge, tools and approaches to enable them to assess the
impact of their programmes from a peacebuilding perspective.
The course will enable participants to be more effective in
articulating and communicating the impact of their
programmes on the immediate and wider context.
Courses objectives
Participants will:
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Increase their
understanding of the impact of peace and conflict on
their programmes
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Develop skills for
assessing the impact of their programmes on peace and
conflict
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Identify strategies for
assessing the impact of their work on peace and conflict
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Show clear indicators and
evidence to funders that their peacebuilding programmes
are having an impact
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Explore the context within
which programmes are implemented, including programmes
offered by other organisations
Suitable for
This course is designed for those who are directly involved in
designing, implementing or assessing peacebuilding
activities and programmes at all levels and is suitable for
both those new to, and those experienced in conflict and
peacebuilding activities. Those new to the field will learn
from best practice and those with experience will benefit
from the perspectives of those new to the field. It is also
suitable for funders who may wish to understand the
complexity of peacebuilding programmes and their wide
reaching impacts.
What is Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment?
Because peacebuilding is
long-term, and often consists of a number of different
initiatives, assessing the impact of a specific programme
can be problematic.
A great deal has been
written and said about assessing the impact of development
and relief programmes but very little on assessing the
impact of peacebuilding programmes. This is because
peacebuilding programmes are, quite simply, hard to assess,
particularly in the short term, yet funders need to know
what the impact has been achieved on completion of the
project.
There are no agreed set
criteria between agencies for the assessment of
peacebuilding programmes. Whilst the log-frame approach may
work for some agencies, it can be argued that the log-frame
concept does not necessarily apply to peacebuilding
programmes as they are process-orientated. This makes it
difficult to see immediate outcomes.
Application Procedure
To apply
for one of RTC's courses, please download the application
form.
RTC application form 2008
Once completed please
return the application by email, fax, or post to RTC.
Responding to Conflict,
1046 Bristol Road, Birmingham, B29 6LK, UK
Fax: +44 (0) 121 415 4119 Email: courses@respond.org
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