The Women’s Election Mechanism for Peace (WEMP) training equipped participants with insights into electoral processes and the importance of inclusive elections, Armed with this knowledge, they are poised to be agents of positive change.

Day 3 of the Women’s Election Mechanism for Peace (WEMP) training focused on framing democracy, addressing disinformation, misinformation and understanding online harms in election coverage. The day concluded with a discussion on elections and the electoral cycle.

Highlights of Day 2 of the Women’s Election Mechanism for Peace (WEMP) training was about election mediation process, roles of mediators and facilitators, and mental health concerns stemming from electoral processes.

Day 1 of the Women's Election Mechanism for Peace (Wemp) emphasized peace frameworks in South Africa and highlighted the importance of inclusion for women and vulnerable groups.

📣Journalists are invited to a diplomatic briefing on 17/04 in Ethiopia!

IJR & Life and Peace Institute Life&Peace Institute will host: “Transforming the Multilateral System: Leveraging the Insights from the African Union Transitional Justice Policy to Remake the Global Order.”

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West Africa Centre for Transitional Justice Annual Lecture delivered by Prof Tim Murithi of Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, South Africa 4th April 2014 Transitional Justice and the Transformation of the Multilateral System youtu.be/OLCO1vbgh-U?si… via YouTube

📢Vacancy: We are looking for a Data Quality Officer to join the Afrobarometer Network.

Head over to our site to read more about the role: bit.ly/49nAQ4X.

Applications close 26 April 2024.

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Fellow Peaceworkers, when we 'build/develop' capacity (at all levels of society), we need to follow-on with Peace Tasking - assigning duties/tasks to implement the knowledge & skills gained so that they are practically tried & tested. We all learn from their experiences & improve

Fewer than half (44%) of Africans enjoy a supply of electricity that works “most” or “all” of the time. Only about one in 10 households in Malawi (10%), Sierra Leone (11%), and Nigeria (13%) report having a reliable supply of electricity.

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“The #security sector is traditionally male-dominated & characterized by deeply rooted cultural norms, where masculinities are the defining paradigm of the sector,” - Brig. Lindiwe Ngwenya of 🇿🇼. #WomenLeadeAfrica #WPS #UNSCR1325 Padare Roba D Sharamo

Pioneers in Women, Peace & Security were honoured today. Betty Bigombe, Special Envoy of Uganda to the South Sudan Peace Process; Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, Director of the Quaker UN Office; Emma Kaliya, Exec Director of Malawi HR Resource Centre
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“To navigate & pivot to a place of transformation in Women, Peace and Security #WPS , we need to think about drivers of insecurity,” ~ Prof 'Funmi Olonisakin #WomenLeadAfrica #UNSCR1325

'Women’s participation contributes to robust democracies & longer-lasting peace as they are deeply committed to peacebuilding & post-conflict reconstruction'. UN Women South Africa MCO Rep. Aleta Miller @ the The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) Critical Conversations on Women, Peace & Security in Africa conference. #WPS

🧵1/2: ''There are best practices that have advanced #Women , Peace & Security #WPS agenda in Africa🌍; Inclusive development processes as in Sierra Leone 🇸🇱, localization as in Uganda 🇺🇬, sustainable funding as in Liberia 🇱🇷, Monitoring & Evaluation as in 🇰🇪, '' ~ Dr. Gram Matenga

📢Today, Ms Patricia Muganhiri, #WLSA programmes Coordinator, will facilitate an important discussion on Women and Mediation: How to Achieve Transformative Peacemaking at the Conference on Critical Conversations on Women, Peace & Security in Africa.
#UNSCR1325 #WomenLeadAfrica

''If we are not seeing the measures we have envisioned then we have to reassess where we went wrong in the Women, Peace and Security conversation, even as we assess what we did right.'' - Prof Cheryl Hendricks of The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) #WPS #WomenLeadAfrica #UNSCR1325

Prof Cheryl Hendricks & Josephine Mwangi have emphasized importance of this gathering as a catalyst for transformative change, towards a future where women are not only safeguarded from conflict but also actively contribute to building lasting peace in Africa
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📢 Conference on Critical Conversations on Women, Peace & Security in Africa 🌍 has kicked off today in Johannesburg, 🇿🇦 #WPS #UNSCR1325 #WomenLeadAfrica Roba D Sharamo Padare