Call for Applications: West African Peacebuilding Institute

Apr 24, 2014 | West Africa Network for Peacebuilding

WAPI was established to provide specialized, intensive, and culturally sensitive training in conflict transformation and peacebuilding to individuals, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), the Business Community, Policy-makers, Government institutions and other relevant actors from West Africa and worldwide.  For the past years, WAPI has provided the space and platform for the actualization of WANEP’s vision for the prevention and resolution of conflicts in Africa. Since 2002 to date WAPI has trained over 450 practitioners in Peacebuilding Paradigms; Natural Resource Governance and Conflict Management; Human Security and Development; Dialogue and Mediation; Youth and Peace Education; Gender and Peacebuilding, Early warning and Early response among others. 

Aim and Objectives of WAPI:

The major aim of WAPI is to provide knowledge and expertise on peacebuilding and conflict prevention to reduce and eliminate the frequency and severity of violent conflicts.

The specific objectives are:

  • To develop action-oriented capacity for conflict transformation and peacebuilding
  • To increase the number of competent, informed and active peacebuilding practitioners in West Africa and worldwide
  • To provide quality training in peacebuilding at a reduced cost
  • To develop context specific and indigenous models of conflict transformation and peacebuilding that can be integrated with existing models
  • To provide skills to respond to workplace disputes in order to increase productivity for national development
  • To bridge the gap between policy and practice in peacebuilding

FACULTY

Faculty members of WAPI are renowned academics, professionals and practitioners with practical knowledge and experience in the area of Peace and Security as well as Development and International Affairs. WAPI provides the platform for them to impart the knowledge and wealth of experiences acquired in the field with others.

Interested candidates are requested to kindly complete the attached application form and send to the following addresses:

wapi@wanep.org and facquah@wanep.org 

Or to                          

West Africa Network for Peacebuilding

C542/18 Ashiakle Street Extension, Abelemkpe Accra, Ghana

P.O Box CT4434, Cantonments

Accra- Ghana.

Attn: Francis Acquah-Aikins

Deadline for application is 15th June, 2014.

Please circulate this information to anyone who may be interested.

 for more info see http://www.wanep.org/wapi/