Short Course on Gender and Conflict: Human Rights and Transitional Justice
Place: Mbodiène, Sénégal
Dates: 9-13 April 2007
Deadline for Letter of Application: 8 March 2007
Organisers: FAS and UPEACE
This short course will bring together, practitioners, researchers, people working with Regional and International Institutions and NGO’s for five days workshop to provide participants to improve their skills on gender and peacebuilding.
The approach will be interactive and participatory in order to bring participants to share experiences, knowledge and to create a network for addressing gender issues on peace agenda.
Specifically, the aims of this workshop are:
- To present and discuss specific aspects of gender and conflict management and transformation
- To clarify terms, definitions and key concepts of human rights and transitional justice
- To examine the gender dimension in transitional justice and violations of human rights during conflict and its transformation
- To empower women as actors of change
- To examine the use of video and materials facilitators trainers
- To share experiences and lessons learned
Expected Outcomes
At the end of the course, participants will:
- Be aware of different aspects of Gender and Conflict management
- have a better understanding of terms, definitions and key concepts of gender, human rights and transitional justice
- have an understanding of gender relations during conflict management and transformation
- be empowered as actors of change
- Be aware of the use of video and materials facilitators
- be able to create a forum for discussion of experiences
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