FOSDA under its Women Peace and Security (WPS) project has trained 35 Women on Mediation and Conflict Resolution Mechanisms on the theme “Enhancing the Technical Expertise of Women Peacebuilders in Ghana in Mediation, Negotiation, Community Peace Building and Mentoring”. The project was funded by the Canadian Funds for Local Initiatives (CFLI).
This is targeted at contributing to progress towards GHANAP II which shows renewed commitment from Ghana to promote the rights of women and girls especially in conflict situations as well as promote participation of women in peace processes.
The four (4) days physical training and 10 weeks virtual training was delivered by Janet Adama Mohammed of Peace Legacy Africa. The capacity building areas focused on Mediation; Negotiation; Community Peace Building and Mentoring. There was a mix of case studies, role plays and group assignments.
The training program was conceived in pursuance of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) which was adopted in 2000 for the empowerment of women as peace builders in conflict and post conflict settings; following that very little is done to implement commitments over the years by party states.
The training comes in handy for the Two thirds (20) of the beneficiaries who are representatives of Ghana’s National Peace Council (NPC) an institution charged to facilitate and develop mechanisms for conflict prevention, management, resolution and to build sustainable peace in the country. Others include Queen Mothers, Senior Lectures in the top 3 Universities, Political Parties, Security Experts, Practitioners, Youth and representatives from the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP). In all there were participants from 12 regions out of the 16 regions of Ghana.
Partnership for the program came from the National Peace Council (NPC), Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC) and UNDP.