::: Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies :::

Strengthening the local capacities for Peacebuilding

Creation of middle level leaders mobilized to represent grassroots pressure for negotiated settlement with a long term impact to build local capacities for sustainable ‘positive peace' within CBOs especially at a community level in a post-conflict and post peace

Funder - Cordaid – Netherlands

Major components

The main tasks carried out under the project are as follows:

1) Distance Learning Certificate Course in Peacebuilding

Objectives :

To provide an opportunity to the district C B O leaders /youth theoretical knowledge on Peacebuilding and Conflict resolution in local language in there locations

To widening the reach by targeting people directly involved with the Peacebuilding and conflict resolution activities at the community level, who otherwise would not have access or the ability to pursue such training

Outcomes :

100 recourse personnel who are competent in peace building activities with theoretical knowledge in the grass-roots

2) Mobilizing Grassroots Initiatives: (Advisory Services and Networking)

2.1 Regional Peace Committees

Objective

To create/strengthen community for mutually and collectively examine and address challenges and needs in carrying out peace related activities at a community level.

To empower five regional organizations to continue anchoring similar work in the future.

Outcome

Local agencies are capacitated and empowered to carryout peace interventions as and when necessary.

Strong partner organization network which coordinate and support the community in Peacebuilding

2.2 Peace Interventions

Objective

To identify and address opportunities for ‘peace interventions' in their communities.

Outcome

• 15 peace building initiatives were implemented in the various parts of the islands

• Five regional CBOs involve in peace intervention activities with active individuals and small agencies from the region.

2.3 Updating of Peacebuilding Toolkit

Objective

To build the capacity and effectiveness of Peacebuilding practitioners in Sri Lanka This initiative seeks to gather and compile grassroots level experience of Peace building in the form of a toolkit of resource material and case studies

Outcome

• Resource materials for trainers and trainees

2.4 Web Forum and Directory Update

Objectives

• Disseminate information on the organizational profile, their activities, geographical location, area(s) of operation and their profiles.

• Provide an opportunity for local NGOs to highlight their needs to the international community in order to organize their work in an effective manner in the future and also obtain help from donor organizations

Outcome

• An online directory of all organizations which involved in Peacebuilding available on CD in all three languages. It is also posted on the web. The Web Link is http://pbdirectory.humanitarian-srilanka.org

Future activities

To continue the Distant Learning certificate course for the next two years
To develop a special module for the training
To formation of a network of organizations from the regions to work in partnership in the future. Assistance in infrastructure, logistical and advisory services is encouraged between these organizations at the inter-regional partner meetings. This will enable strong network and coordination among the agencies to work in any part of the country.
To link the certificate course with the other training courses forfurther improve the content validity
Further support to capacitate the partner organizations in peace building activities