| Reconciliation Processes in Africa:Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Initiatives |
| This collection of internet sources provides access to the web sites of selected non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local civil society-based groups engaged in reconciliation work in the African countries.Although selective, inclusion of a site by no means constitutes
endorsement by the African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress. Every source listed here was successfully tested before being added to the list. Users, however, should be aware that a successful connection may sometimes require several attempts.
For additional research and bibliographic materials on reconciliation processes in African countries consult the Library's online catalog.
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| ACADEMIC ASSOCIATES PEACE WORKS (AAPW) (http://www.aapw.org) |
| One of the objectives of AAPW is “to develop the framework for the peace process through action-oriented research and intervention in current or potential conflicts. To date AAPW has conducted over 170 skills-building workshops in various parts of Nigeria and northern Ghana. It has also trained 420 peace education teachers in 20 cities/towns throughout Nigeria and another 70 teachers in northern Ghana, in conjunction with ActionAid Ghana. AAPW has trained religious leaders; academic and nonteaching staff and students of 8 Nigerian universities; as well as local government officials, youth leaders and elders in 15 local governments across the Niger Delta”.
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| ACTION FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (http://www.actsa.org/Angola/apm/) |
| Links to Angola Peace Monitor. “Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) campaigns with the people of Southern Africa as they strive to build a better future. Working for peace, democracy and development across the region, ACTSA is the successor organisation to the Anti-Apartheid Movement. ACTSA influences decision-makers in Britain and Europe on policies that affect Southern Africa. It keeps the region in the public and political spotlight through lobbying, publication of reports and briefings and media work.”
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| ACTIONAID. GHANA (http://www.actionaidghana.org/educ.html) |
| In addition to its advocacy and policy work, ACTIONAID GHANA provides assistance and support to Peace and Reconciliation Programmes in Schools. |
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| AFRICA FILES (http://www.africafiles.org/links.asp) |
| Links provided to NGO’s and churches and government agencies, international institutions and other groups with a role or interest in Africa in relation to HIV-AIDS, Angola, ecology & economic justice, gender, government, human rights, media, peace, religious & faith groups, resource extraction, social change, Sudan, youth, children & education, and Zimbabwe.
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| AFRICAN CENTRE FOR THE CONSTRUCTIVE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES (ACCORD) (http://www.accord.org.za/web/home.htm) |
| “ACCORD is an international civil-society organization working in West Africa and other Africa regions to bring appropriate African solutions to the challenges posed by conflict on our continent”. |
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| AFRICAN CENTRES FOR PEACE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (ACPET) (http://www.peace.ca/afinforesourcesworld.htm) |
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| AGENCY FOR COOPERATION AND RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENT (ACCORD) (http://www.acord.org.uk/b-aboutacord.htm) |
| An international Africa-led alliance of groups and individuals addressing issues of rights and social justice of Africa’s poor. ACCORD’S conflict program priorities in the West Africa sub-region are focused on creating the conditions conducive to reconciliation between war-affected peoples, resolution between warring parties and accountability between international actors and their national hosts. Site is accessible in English, French, and Portuguese and contains ACCORD publications, including policy documents, annual reports and program newsletters.
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| ALLIANCE FOR AFRICA (AFA) (http://www.aliancesforafrica.org) |
| “An African nongovernmental peace, human rights and development organization, AFA recently intiated a capacity building program for women’s organizations in Imo State, Nigeria”. |
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| CENTER FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (http://www.freedomhouse.org/religion/publications/talibanization/preface.htm) |
| “Founded in 1941 the Center for Religious Freedom defends against religious persecution of all groups throughout the world. It insists that U.S. foreign policy defend Christians and Jews, Muslim dissidents and minorities, and other religious minorities in countries such as Indonesia, Pakistan, Iran and Sudan and Nigeria”.
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| The CENTRE FOR RESEARCH & DIALOGUE (http://www.crdsomalia.org/index.shtml) |
| The Centre For Research & Dialogue(CRD) is an independent not-for-profit corporation aimed to promote the social, economic & political rebuilding of Somalia. The Centre utilises Participatory Research as a means to facilitate processes of dialogue, consensus building, policy development and institutional capacity building at the national and local levels. |
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| CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENCE AND RECONCILIATION (http://www.csvr.org.za/projects.htm) |
| The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), a multi-disciplinary South African non-governmental organization, dedicated since its inception in 1989 to making a meaningful contribution to peaceful and fundamental transformation in South Africa, and the Southern African region, operates in the following program areas: criminal justice, gender, peace building, transition and reconciliation, victim empowerment, and youth violence prevention.
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| CENTRE NATIONALE D’APUI AU DÉVELOPPEMENT ET À LA PARTICIPATION POPULAIRE (CENADEP)
(http://www.cenadep.net/) |
| CENADEP was founded in 2000. Its objectives are: “Promouvoir les possibilités d’expression démocratique et de participation des populations rurales et urbaines, et renforcer leur capacité à revendiquer ou à imposer une alternative de développement face à la dégradation politique, économique et sociale. - Renforcer la Société Civile en impliquant les véritables structures populaires organisées de la base au niveau national pour être à même de participer aux transformations sociales nécessaires.- Renforcer les capacités d’auto-organisation sociale et économique des populations urbaines à travers des outils adaptés aux défis posés par l’urbanisation galopante et les problèmes sociaux gigantesques qu‘elle entraîne.”
Text is in French.
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| CHURCH WORLD SERVICE (CWS) (http://www.churchworldservice.org) |
| In addition to the distribution of material goods, CWS programs to support relief and reconstruction efforts are carried out in Gambia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Site includes annual reports of CWS, news releases, and major CWS publications.
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| CONCILIATION RESOURCES (http://www.c-r.org/) |
| “Serves as an international resource for local organizations pursuing peacebuilding and conflict resolution initiatives....main aim is to support groups working at community, national and international levels to prevent violence or transform armed conflict into opportunities for social, political and economic development based on more just relationships.”
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| CONCILIATION RESOURCES (http://www.c-r.org) |
| Active in West Africa since 1995, Conciliation Resource’s projects in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria involve dispute resolution through indigenous peace monitors, and opportunities for reconciliation of former fighters and marginalized youth.
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| EISA - THE ELECTORAL INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (http://www.eisa.org.za/index.html) |
| “Promoting credible elections and democratic governance in Africa.” One of its program areas is conflict management, democracy and electoral education. |
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| EQUIDAD, SOCIAL Y ECONÓMICA (http://network.idrc.ca/es/ev-4465-201-1-DO%5FTOPIC.html) |
| “Comparative research on how Southern African countries have managed their political transitions is scarce. Information in Africa on how communities and civil society have dealt and are dealing with transition is even scarcer. This project will address a neglected but important area, through a comparative study of five Southern African countries, namely, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.”
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| ERITREA-ETHIOPIA CONFLICT PAGE: (http://dehai.org/conflict/index.html) |
| This site is developed and maintained by a group of Eritrean-Americans in the Washington Metropolitan area. It is solely devoted to the Eritrean-Ethiopian border conflict that ensued in 1998. It consists of searchable articles about peace and reconciliation contributed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Asmara, the UN and individual Eritreans. The site is strong only for events leading up to the year 2000.
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| INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES (ISS) (http://www.iss.co.za/index.html) |
| “As a leading African human security research institution, the ISS works towards a stable and peaceful Africa characterised by sustained development, human rights, the rule of law, democracy and collaborative security.” Information provided on this site includes workshops, seminars, electronic journals, research, programs, projects and information on African countries, and a database.
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| INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESEARCH (INCORE) (http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk) |
| Established in 1993, INCORE is a joint project of the United Nations University and the University of Ulster. Combining research, education and comparative analysis, INCORE addresses the causes and consequences of conflict and promotes conflict resolution management strategies. Publications include Occasional Papers, Conference Reports, and Research Reports. INCORE's CDS has been revised, updated and expanded significantly over the past few months. New resource guides covering a variety of issues, regions and themes have been added to the existing database.
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| INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP (http://www.crisisweb.org/home/) |
| Dedicated to conflict prevention the ICG here summarizes the peace situation between Ethiopia and Eritrea. ICG recommends a six point peace proposal to the two governments, to the US, the African Union, the European Union and the UN Security Council.
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| INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP (ICG) (http://www.crisisweb.org/home/index.cfm) |
| “IGC is an independent, non-profit, multinational organization with more than 100 staff members on five continents, working on field-based analysis and advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict”. Site includes reports, briefings, speeches, and media releases in English, French, Russian, Indonesian, Spanish and several other languages on developments in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and other West African countries. . |
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| INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP WORKING TO PREVENT CONFLICT WORLDWIDE (http://www.icg.org/home/index.cfm?l=1) |
| “The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, multinational organisation, with over 100 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.”
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| JUSTICE FOR AFRICA. WORKING FOR PEACE AND RIGHTS IN AFRICA (http://www.justiceafrica.org/security.html) |
| Justice Africa has an ongoing program of research into current peace and
security issues, with special focus on the “Greater Horn” subregion. Justice Africa’s activities include “bringing cases of human rights violations in the context of the Ethio-Eritrean war before the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights.”
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| KUBATANA.NET (http://www.kubatana.net/index.htm) |
| The NGO Network Alliance Project - an online community for Zimbabwean activists. The Project aims to improve the accessibility of human rights and civic information in Zimbabwe.
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| MALI PEACE AND RECONCILIATION PROJECT (http://www.vita.org/projects/mali.htm) |
| This sites provides an overview of the Northern Mali Peace and Reconciliation Project (NMPR),a pilot activity aimed at contributing to conflict reduction in the Timbuktu region of Mali.
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| MANO RIVER WOMENS NETWORK FOR PEACE (http://www.marwopnet.org) |
| “MARWOPNET’S Goal is to establish a better understanding of the mechanisms of peace, security and development at all levels and reinforce women’s participation in conflict prevention and management and the restoration of peace.” Site includes program documents for Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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| NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION; LIVING THE MEMORY (http://www.nelsonmandela.org/Default.aspx?TabID=5) |
| The purpose of The Nelson Mandela Foundation is to lead and direct the development of a living legacy that captures the vision and values of Nelson Mandela’s life and work, and through this contribute to the development of a just, peaceful and democratic world... was established in 1999 as the primary vehicle for Mr Mandela’s continued pursuit of the ideals and goals he set while serving as South Africa’s first democratically elected leader from 1994 1999.”
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| OXFAM PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS (http://www.oxfaminternational.org/eng/about.htm) |
| Oxfam International is an international group of independent non-governmental organizations dedicated to fighting poverty and related injustice around the world. The Oxfams work together internationally in more than 100 countries to achieve greater impact by their collective efforts. It promotes peace building from the bottom to the top.
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| PAN AFRICAN RECONCILIATION COUNCIL (PARC) (http://www.peace.ca/africa.htm) |
| “PARC is a grassroots organization working for sociopolitical as well as moral emancipation of Africa on the basis of nonviolence and ‘self-giving love’.” In conjunction with the London-based organization, International Alert, PARC is current working on the Good Governance Project in Nigeria.
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| PEACBUILDING PORTAL (http://www.un.org/esa/peacebuilding/peace%5Fbuilding%5Fportal%5Fpresentation.pdf) |
| This United Nations Development Program(UNDP) site provides information on NGOs working in conflict prevention, management resolution, peacebuilding, and post conflict in sub-Saharan African countries of Niger, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania and as well as other regions of the continent.
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| A RECONCILIATION PROJECT WITH RUANDESE HUTU AND TUTSI / BY PAT PATFOORT (BELGIUM) (http://www.copri.dk/copri/ipra/Conf-papers/Patfoort-CO.doc) |
| This report was presented for the Commission on Conflict Resolution and Peace Building at the
18th General Conference of the International Peace Research Association, "Challenges for Peace Research in the 21st Century : A Dialogue of Civilisations," in Tampere, Finland, August 5-9, 2000. The author describes a non-governmental project to bring together Rwandan refugees living in Belgium. “Two years ago we started to work with a group of them, men and women, of all ages, of very different backgrounds and education, and as well Tutsi as Hutu. The group meets every month, with 12-15 people present at every meeting. The work methods used are lectures, storytelling (of historical exemples [sic] and own experiences) and discussion, analysis exercices, [sic] conceptual and experiential exercices[sic], role plays, symbolic games.”
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| SOUTH AFRICA PARTNERS (http://www.sapartners.org/sa/pumlagobodo.php3) |
| “SA Partners is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of long-term partnership opportunities between the United States and South Africa. Building on the efforts of tens of thousands of individuals across the United States who supported the international movement for democracy in South Africa, SA Partners seeks to support those efforts which promote South Africa's equitable and sustainable development, while building bridges between the two countries. “
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| TINARIWEN (http://mali-music.com/Cat/CatT/Tinariwen.htm) |
| Tinariwen is a Touareg musical group that arose out the social upheaval of the Tamashek people from Northern Mali. Their lyrics call for the awakening of the politics of conscience and tackle the problem of exile, repression and terriotorial sovereignty of the Tamashek.
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| TRAINING FOR PEACE (http://www.trainingforpeace.org/) |
| The Training for Peace (TfP) in Southern Africa program, an international training and research program funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Corporation, contributes towards capacity building within the broader ambit of peace operations at the practical and conceptual level in the Southern African Development Community. Established in 1995, its main program activity consists of training of civilian peacekeeping and peace-building personnel, research and publishing, and policy development.
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| TROCAIRE.ORG (http://www.trocaire.org/) |
| Created in 1973, “Trócaire works with partners throughout the continent to effect mutual co-existence, justice and peace building initiatives. Through supporting long term approaches to the transformation of conflict situations, Trócaire in collaboration with its partners lay the foundation for sustainable peace. An essential part of this work is in the area of mineral or natural resource extraction and advocacy for more just and regulated interventions in this area of economic activity, which often causes conflict between local communities over the resources. “
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| WEST AFRICA NETWORK FOR PEACEBUILDING (WANEP) (http://www.wanep.org/programs/wipnet.htm) |
| Launched in 1990, WANEP seeks to strengthen the capability of peacebuilding organizations and practioners in the West Africa sub-region to engage actively in the peaceful transformation of violence. Sub-groups are Active Nonviolence and Peace Education(ANVPE), Capacity Building Program(CBP), Women in Peacebuilding WIPNeT),Warning & Early Response (WARN), and West Africa Peacebuilding Institute (WAPI) This site is available in French and English.
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| WEST AFRICA NETWORK FOR PEACEBUILDING (WANEP) (http://www.wanep.org/programs/wipnet.htm) |
| Launched in 1998, WANEP seeks to strengthen the capability of peacebuilding organizations and practioners in the West Africa sub-region to engage actively in the peaceful transformation of violent conflict. A key WANEP program is The West Africa Early Warning Response Network (WARN) which seeks to build a civil society-based early warning and response network in West Africa.
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| WOMEN IN PEACEBUILDING NETWORK (WIPnet) (http://www.wanep.org/programs/wipnet.htm) |
| A program of the West African Network for Peacebuilding (WAPNET), WIPneT aims to build the capacity of West African women to participate in peacebuilding processes at all levels in the sub-region. Site includes annual program reports of WIPneT.
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| WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY RESOURCES: COTE D'IVOIRE (http://www.peacewomen.org/resources/Cote%5Fd'Ivoire/cotedivoireindex.html) |
| This site maintains information on gender issues in Cote d’Ivorie caused by conflicts in the country.
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| WOMENS HUMAN RIGHTS net (http://www.whrnet.org) |
| “A project of the Association for Women’s Rights in Development, WHRnet updates readers on women's human rights issues and policy developments globally and provides information and analyses that support advocacy actions”. Site provides regular News, Interviews, Perspectives, Alert and Campaign information, and Web Highlights in English, Spanish, and French.
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| WOMENS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM (http://www.peacewomen.org) |
| The League monitors and works toward rapid and full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. Site provides information on women's peace-building initiatives and news resources in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and other Africa countries.
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