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
Conflict Analysis for Peacebuilding Impact
Week One
Fundamental Frameworks for Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation
Week Two
Understanding and Response to Stress and Trauma
Week Three
Conflict Sensitivity and Do-No-Harm Approaches
Week Four
Organizational and Community Development Track
Organizational and Community Leadership
Week One
Fund Raising and Resource Mobilization Strategies
Week Two
Project Design, Implementation and Management
Week Three
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Week Four
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
Jessica Lembelembe
Senior Staff,
Congo Initiative DRC
ACTIVITIES
LOCATION
Agatutu Conference Center, Gitega, Burundi
CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION
Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in the field of peace and development work, especially (but not limited) in the African Great Lakes Region;
Minimum of high school or secondary level of education;
Competency in either French or English both in verbal and written communication;
Willingness to participate in an intentional learning environment and clear understanding of goals for the training;
Compelling description of plans on how the skills and strategies learned from the training can be applied in their respective communities;
Open to healthy discussions and dialogues in a multi-cultural environment; and
Commitment to peace, non-violence and reconciliation.
REQUIREMENTS
CURRICULUM VITAE
RECOMMENDATION LETTER
