Organization: Responding to Conflict
Registration deadline: 07 Feb 2016
Starting date: 13 Mar 2016
Ending date: 18 Mar 2016
Strengthening Policy andPractice: meeting the challenges of working in complex environmentsis designed to draw on the experience and practice of participants, working in development, humanitarian aid or peacebuilding to influence internal policies and programmatic approaches. The course will identify how organisations can strive to balance their organisational mandate with the demands of working in complex and rapidly changing political contexts.
PAY BEFORE 14 DECEMBER 2015 TO RECEIVE A 5% EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
Course aims
The course will enable participants to contribute to developing constructive organisational and programmatic policies that will guide practical responses in the development, humanitarian and peacebuilding fields. It will draw on the experience of participants and tutors to examine the key issues that are emerging from field-based work.
Course objectives
Participants will:
- deepen their understanding of their work, from a conflict transformation perspective
- apply appropriate conflict analysis to their own organisational contexts
- explore the relationship between organisational policy and practice in situations of instability, conflict or violence
- examine issues relating to aid and conflict in order to develop conflict sensitive policies for their organisations
- consider the key policy and practice issues relating to the prevention of violent conflict and of building peace
- strengthen their competence to contribute pro-actively to the development of appropriate policies and best practices in their organisation/institution for working in environments affected by conflict or violence
Suitable for
This course is for staff of international and national agencies and those with advisory and management responsibility for emergency, relief, development, and peacebuilding programmes. It is particularly relevant for those engaged in the planning and implementation of field-based programmes, and those concerned with developing policies for appropriate responses in complex political emergencies.
Recent participant feedback
This “training has enabled me to assess my organisation, to identity our strengths and weaknesses and how to begin transforming our weaknesses to our strengths".
There was “a positive environment for learning and encouraged us to learn from each other.”
“These are useful tools for strengthening and building capacity at all levels – as a freelance consultant – there are many opportunities to be transformative and technical”.
“The shared discussions among participants were very helpful for better understanding…. It helped me to see the wider image of the work that I am doing”.
Course fee: £1100 (includes full board accommodation from the evening of 13th – afternoon of 18th March 2016).
How to register:
For more information about the course and to apply, please visit our website www.respond.org or contact us at courses@respond.org.
