[TRANSCEND] Peacebuilding and Development (PaD 2006) : TRANSCEND Advanced International Training Programme Announcement

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Peacebuilding and Development:

From Lessons Learned to Program Design and

Field Implementation



TRANSCEND’s advanced five-days international training programme for middle
to senior level staff of international and national development agencies,
community-based organisations, NGOs working in development and development
related fields in war and-or conflict affected areas, and UN and government
staff and NGOs working in conflict transformation, violence prevention and
post-war recovery.



Organised by TRANSCEND – A Peace and Development Organisation and

The Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR)

International Peace and Development Training Centre

July 24 -28, 2006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

<http://www.transcend.org/>www.transcend.org



For more information or to register please contact:

Andra Tanase, Programme Coordinator –
<mailto:andra at transcend.org>andra at transcend.org

or visit <http://www.transcend.org/training>www.transcend.org/training





DEADLINE to Apply: June 19th for Applicants who need the Romanian Visa
and June 30th for Applicants who do not need the Romanian Visa


SHORT PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION



Peacebuilding and Development: >From Lessons Learned to Program Design and
Field Implementation (PaD) is a five-day advanced international training
programme for development workers and policy makers, and staff of national
and international organizations, UN agencies, and governmental and
non-governmental organizations working in development and peacebuilding in
communities and areas affected by conflict, war, or in post-war recovery.



The programme has been specifically designed to effectively and practically
train participants in skills, tools and methods for integrating
peacebuilding and development work, collecting together best practices and
lessons learned from the field to assist individuals and organizations to
strengthen their work in program design and field implementation in
conflict affected communities. Particular focus is placed upon developing
conflict sensitive and peacebuilding effective development and programming,
supporting and strengthening local capacities and national peacebuilding
and development infrastructure, and improving project development, planning
and implementation.



This includes:



Ø       Towards Better Peace Practice: Peacebuilding and Conflict
Transformation in the Field;

Ø       Integrating peacebuilding and conflict transformation into
development work, including development work in war and violence affected
communities and post-war recovery;

Ø       Peacebuilding and Conflict Sensitive Development Work: Improving
Development Through Peacebuilding and Peacebuilding through Development

Ø       Integrating peacebuilding in DDR, aid, development and relief
operations;

Ø       Developing conflict transformation and peacebuilding capacities
within organisations and partners - supporting local capacity development
and community and national peacebuilding resources and infrastructure;

Ø       Peace and Conflict Impact Assessments

Ø       Designing sector specific peacebuilding and conflict transformation
interventions and strategies for: community-based organisations, local
authorities, national and cultural groups, youth, women, media, and
businesses;



PaD will help you or your organisation’s staff to:

Ø       Benefit from best practices and lessons learned for peacebuilding,
conflict transformation and development programing and implementation from
the field;

Ø       Improve program and policy design, development and implementation

Ø       Explore the most up-to-date work being done in the field by
national and international organizations;

Ø       Develop effective, practical methods for integrating peacebuilding
and conflict transformation into the work of
organizations/institutions/agencies;

Ø       Explore all stages of programme development, implementation,
follow-through and post-programme/project work for peace and conflict
impact assessment;

Ø       Ensure the development of projects and programmes appropriate for
conflict settings, with particular focus on developing sustainable
processes and strengthening and supporting local/national resources and
capacities for peacebuilding;



WHO IS THE PROGRAMME RELEVANT FOR?

WHO SHOULD APPLY?



v      Field Staff

v      Country Directors and Project and Program Managers

v      Partner Organisations working in Peacebuilding, Development,
Community-Based Work, Gender, Social and Ethnic Conflicts, and Conflict
Transformation

v      Peaceworkers, Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation Practitioners

v      Directors & Programme Managers / Coordinators of Organisations /
Agencies / Departments working in violence and war affected countries, in
aid, development, and emergency relief, and/or in organizations with
programmes in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, including
national, international, head office and field staff

v      International and National Development Agencies and
Inter-Governmental Organisations Staff – UN Agencies, OSCE, CoE, OAS, AU,
AL, EU, ASEAN

v      Local and National Government Authorities responsible for mediation,
negotiation, development programming and post-war recovery in violence and
war affected communities

v      Government and Agency/IGO/NGO Policy Makers and Strategic Planners

v      Peacekeeping forces and officers engaged in peacekeeping, peace
interventions and DDR programmes





THE TRAINING PROGRAMME

PROGRAMME OUTLINE & CALENDAR



The PaD Training Programme will take place from Monday to Friday, July 24 -
28, 2006 at the International Peace and Development Training Centre of the
Romanian Peace Institute (PATRIR) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Participants
will be expected to arrive by Sunday, April 23rd at the latest.



The Training Programme will be divided into Morning and Afternoon sessions
for each day, combining intensive training, group work, workshop sessions,
and individually designed working modules. There will be a one and a half
hours break for lunch and individual work in between, and additional breaks
for tea and coffee in each session. The programme will begin each day at
09:00 and end at 18:00.



Advanced Preparation Materials

A web-site will be created in advance of the programme to assist
participants with training materials and resources to prepare for the
programme. These may also be shared with organisational colleagues and
staff. Upon completion of the five-days training a CD will be provided to
all participants with selected materials, including handbooks, best
practice and lessons-learned guides, manuals, and follow-up materials to
assist participants and their organizations.  Additional books and
materials will be provided to the participants together with their welcome
package upon their arrival to the programme.



The Training Schedule/Calendar

Monday

July 24

Morning

Welcome and Introduction

Needs Assessment

Peacebuilding and Development: A Field Guide

Afternoon

The TRANSCEND Approach:

From Lessons Learned to Best Practices

Tuesday

July 25

Morning

Towards Better Peace Practice:

Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation in the Field

Afternoon

Integrating Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation into Development Work

Wednesday

July 26

Morning

Building Sustainable Capacities: Locally, Nationally and Within Organisations

Afternoon

Participatory Approaches to Peacebuilding and Development: An Integrated
Framework

Thursday

July 27

Morning

Designing Strategic Planning For Field Programmes (1)

Afternoon

Designing Strategic Planning For Field Programmes (2)

Friday

July 28

Morning

Development and Peacebuilding in Post-War Recovery

Afternoon

Review, Summary and Next Steps



APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applicants requiring visas for travel to Romania are requested to send in a
copy of their CV and the completed Application Form no later than June
19th, 2006.

Applicants who do not require visas for travel to Romania are requested to
send in a copy of their CV and the completed Application Form no later than
June 30th, 2006.

There are a limited number of positions available. If you are interested in
participating in the PaD 2006 we would encourage you to contact the
Romanian Peace Institute (PATRIR) and to submit your application as soon as
possible.

Visit <http://www.transcend.org/>www.transcend.org to apply on-line or
write to training at transcend.org for an Application Form.



PARTICIPATION FEE AND COURSE COSTS

Participation fees for the full 5-days training programme are:
Participants from North America, Western Europe, South-East Asia/Oceania
and OECD Countries: Euros 750
Participants from all non-OECD countries: Euros 450

Visa Applications: Participants requiring visas are encouraged to apply at
the Romanian Embassy or Consulate immediately upon receiving confirmation
of their acceptance. IPDTC staff will be available to assist you at all
points should you require it. A Guide to Visa Applications for the training
program will be sent to you upon your acceptance.

Please Note: The participation fee covers the course costs/participation in
the training programme, accommodation, breakfast, lunch and three dinners,
and all course materials.

Accommodation: Accommodation is provided in double rooms.  Single room
accommodation is available for all participants for Euros 100 extra for the
week.





THE TRAINER AND FACILITATOR

Kai Frithjof Brand-Jacobsen is founder and Director of the Peace Action,
Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR) and Co-Director of
TRANSCEND, and is on the Executive Board of the TRANSCEND Peace University
(TPU) where he is Course Director for the courses Peacebuilding and
Empowerment and War to Peace Transitions.  He is a global consultant and
expert advisor and practitioner on peacebuilding, conflict transformation,
war-to-peace transitions, and post-war reconciliation and healing, and has
worked in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Russia, Moldova, South
Eastern Europe, Colombia, Cambodia, southern Thailand, Burma, Somalia,
Aceh, North America, and the Middle East at the invitation of governments,
inter-governmental organisations, UN agencies, and local organisations and
communities promoting local development, community empowerment, and
peacebuilding.  He has written and published widely, and is author of The
Struggle Continues: The Political Economy of Globalisation and People's
Struggles for Peace (Pluto, forthcoming), co-author, together with Johan
Galtung and Carl Jacobsen, of Searching for Peace: The Road to TRANSCEND
(Pluto, 2000 & 2002) and Editor of the TRANSCEND book series published
together with Pluto Press, Critical Peace Studies: Peace by Peaceful Means.
He is currently working on preparing a comprehensive handbook for
Peacebuilding, Conflict Transformation and Post-War Reconstruction,
Rehabilitation and Reconciliation. He is also a member of the Executive
Board of the Journal of Peace and Development and the Executive Board of
the Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, and an Associate of the
Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research, as well as an
advisor to several governments, foreign ministries, the Commonwealth
Secretariat and the Council of Europe.  In 1999 he was founder and Director
of the Coalition for Global Solidarity and Social Development, and in 2000,
together with Johan Galtung, he was founder of the Nordic Institute for
Peace Research (NIFF).  Since 1996 he has provided more than 250 training
programmes in peacebuilding, development, and constructive conflict
transformation to more than 5000 participants in 36 countries.

Kai Frithjof Brand-Jacobsen will be supported by the staff and additional
trainers of the Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania
(PATRIR).





THE ORGANISERS

TRANSCEND - A Peace and Development Network for Conflict Transformation by
Peaceful Means

TRANSCEND is a network of more than 300 practitioners and scholars in
peacebuilding and development from over 80 countries around the world.
Committed to the promotion of peace by peaceful means, TRANSCEND has 24
active programmes, and conducts its work through action,
education/training, dissemination and research.  With centres in Barcelona
(Spain), Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Geneva (Switzerland), Hagen (Germany),
Honolulu (USA), Kyoto (Japan), Moscow (Russia), Sandnes (Norway), Taplow
Court (Great Britain), Torino (Italy), Vienna (Austria), and Washington, DC
(USA) – with several others now being formed in Europe, Latin America,
Africa and Asia – TRANSCEND has provided more than 800 training programmes
for over 10000 participants in 46 countries around the world.  Participants
in TRANSCEND training programmes have included politicians, diplomats, aid
and development workers, teachers, psychologists, social workers,
journalists, civil service employees, UN staff, professors, students, and
others.  In 2000, TRANSCEND developed the United Nations’ first ever manual
on “Conflict Transformation by Peaceful Means: The TRANSCEND Approach.”  In
February, 2003, TRANSCEND launched the world’s first ever truly global
Peace University on-line: the TRANSCEND Peace University
(<http://www.transcend.org/tpu>www.transcend.org/tpu).  TRANSCEND is
involved in peacebuilding, conflict transformation, and post-war
reconciliation and healing in several conflict areas world-wide, at the
invitation of local groups, organisations, universities, governments, and
parties to the conflict.  TRANSCEND only works in conflict/war affected
areas when it has been invited.  Currently, TRANSCEND is doing research on:
Peacebuilding and Empowerment; Non-Territorial Federalism and Functional
Independence; Self-Determination and the Nation/State Dialectic;
Peacebuilding and Globalisation; Conflict Transformation and Psychological
Assumptions; Comparing Methods of Conflict Transformation from Micro, Meso
and Macro-Levels; the Dialogue Process; Local and Subsistence Economics;
Models for Global Economic Crises; Understanding Genocide.  TRANSCEND has
recently launched the new TRANSCEND Media Service, and is in the process of
developing the Conflict Transformation Index (CTI) and TRANSCEND Early
Warning Index (EWI).  TRANSCEND perspectives are freely available on the
Internet (www.transcend.org), and a TRANSCEND monthly Bulletin is being
prepared for distribution in 12 languages.                         





PATRIR – The Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania

Founded on March 1st, 2001, the PATRIR, is an institute, organisation,
training centre and network, linking together scholars, grassroots
activists, and peace researchers throughout Romania, South-Eastern Europe
and internationally.  Its aim is to address the core challenges facing
Romania and the countries of South and Eastern Europe, to strengthen and
empower grassroots organisations and citizens’ action, to mobilise people
for active peace work and peaceful conflict transformation, and to address
the structural causes of poverty, human rights violations and economic and
social injustice.  PATRIR is an institute and an organisation for research,
training and active peace work.  PATRIR organises training programmes in
peacebuilding and peaceful conflict transformation; peace journalism;
democracy and human rights; multi-culturalism; empowering civil society;
gender and peace; people-centred, sustainable development; post-war
reconstruction, rehabilitation, reconciliation and healing; and,
environment and ecology.  Participants to PATRIR training programmes
frequently include senior politicians and diplomats, experienced aid and
development workers, UN and NGO staff, civil society activists, professors,
teachers, students, journalists, artists, and psychologists from Romania
and more than 30 countries internationally.  PATRIR cooperates with
TRANSCEND as the TRANSCEND Centre for South-Eastern Europe.  Since 2001,
PATRIR has been one of TRANSCEND’s leading international training sites.

For more information or to register as a participant, please contact: Andra
Tanase, Programme Coordinator,
<mailto:training at transcend.org>training at transcend.org