OCTOBER INSTITUTE
OVERVIEW
This is the annual month-long training institute organized by GLPI in the month of October and usually held in Gitega, Burundi. Participants come from the Great Lakes region or anywhere across Africa. The training, which is done in both English and French, is comprised of eight week-long course modules on peacebuilding and organizational and community development which participants could choose from. The full month includes classroom-based discussions, group activities, field visits, week-end teambuilding activities, panel presentations, special learning sessions, opening and closing ceremonies, football match and cultural solidarity night. There is an option to attend the entire month or only certain weeks.
COURSES
Peacebuilding Track
Organizational and Community Development Track
FACULTY
Issa Sadi Ebombolo
Peacebuilding Coordinator, MCC Zambia and Malawi
Dr. Mulanda Jimmy Juma
Country Representative, MCC DRC and Angola
Rev. Dr. Ray Motsi
President, Theological College of Zimbabwe
William Kiptoo
Peacebuilding Coordinator, MCC Kenya
Rogers Odima
Board Member, Change Agents for Peace International Kenya
Christine Sumog-oy
Peacebuilding Coordinator, MCC Burundi/Rwanda
Dr. Jean Baptiste Habonimana
Lecturer, Université Sagesse d'Afrique Burundi
