Short Course on Gender and Conflict in Africa, April 2007
A short course on Gender and Conflict in Africa: Human
Rights and Transitional Justice
Laguna Beach, Mbodiène, Senegal
9-13th
April 2007
Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) and the University for Peace (UPEACE) have organised a short course on Human Rights and Transitional Justice, which took place from the 9-13th April 2007, at Laguna Beach in Mbodiène, Senegal. The course was attended by experts, researchers and university professors specialising in the field of gender and peace.
The short course brought together practitioners, researchers and people working with Regional and International Institutions and NGOs for the five day workshop which aimed to improve the participants skills and expertise on issues regarding gender and peace building.
The specific aims of this workshop were:
- To present and discuss specific aspects of gender and conflict management;
- To clarify terms, definitions and key concepts of human rights and transitional justice in Africa;
- To examine the gender dimension in transitional justice and violations of human rights during conflict and its transformation into peace;
- To empower women as actors of change;
- To examine the use of video and other training methods and materials;
- To share experiences and lessons learned;
- To create networks of people involved in gender issues specifically relating to peace.
Thirty participants from twenty African countries, including Sudan, Cameroon, Burundi and the DRC, attended the workshop which follows on from the first short course organised by FAS and UPEACE in July 2006. Both courses are intended to lead to the creation of a Master degree programme in Gender and Peace-building which is part of the programme of FAS' Pan-African Centre on Gender, Peace and Development.
