Introduction

The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) is one of the leading organizations in peacebuilding, conflict prevention, transformation and mitigation in Africa. The mandate of WANEP is to build the capacity of peacebuilding, development and human rights practitioners in West Africa in peace and security issues to promote and protect human security through context specific tools and indigenous techniques. To fulfil its mandate, WANEP holds each year, a three-week training session in peacebuilding at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana.

Course Description

The three-week intensive training session organised by WANEP is the West Africa Peacebuilding Institute (WAPI). WAPI was established to provide specialized, intensive, and culturally sensitive training in conflict transformation and peacebuilding.  The training covers a range of courses on theories and practice of Peacebuilding, Facilitated Dialogue and Mediation; Women and Gender Mainstreaming in Peacebuilding; Youth and Peace Education, Human Security and Peacebuilding, Early Warning and Early Response (Building community capacity for preventive peacebuilding).

Course Aim

The aim of WAPI is to provide specialized, intensive, and culturally sensitive training in conflict transformation and peacebuilding to individuals, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Policymakers, and other relevant actors from West Africa and beyond.

Target Group

This course is designed for individuals, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Policymakers, government officials, Intergovernmental organisations, and other relevant actors from West Africa and beyond

Entry Requirements

• Individuals working in the field of peacebuilding, human rights, youth in peacebuilding, development, Gender.
• Policymakers, government officials, Intergovernmental organisations, and other relevant actors from West Africa and beyond.