Academic Associates/PeaceWorks

Academic Associates/PeaceWorks' (AAPW's) mission is to build capacities for managing conflict through studies, intervention and peace awareness in society.

The main objectives of AAPW:

• To build awareness of the need and possibilities of peace in society.
• To empower individuals and groups in building peace through training and networking.
• To develop the framework for the peace process through action-oriented research and intervention in current of potential conflicts.

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CEMADEV-Femme

CEMADEV-Femme is an education and administration group for the development of women.

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Chemchemi ya Ukweli-Wellspring of Truth

Wellspring of Truth is an interfaith peace movement initiated in 1997 by a small group of religious leaders concerned about the growing violence in Kenya. Their desire is to bring about justice and peace through active non-violent means.

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COSEDDH, Senegalese Coalition of Human Rights Defenders

The mission of the Senegalese Human Rights Defenders Coalition (COSEDDH) is to work for the guarantee and the application of all necessary measures for the protection of human rights defenders at-risk and to provide, upon demand, judicial, psychological, moral, medical, and social assistance to these defenders.
The vision of COSEDDH is to put an end to attacks against human rights defenders by solidarity and campaign actions, by working for peace, justice, the rule of law and respect for human rights.

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IFCA (Institute for Commercial and Administrative Training)

IFCA provides instruction at three levels: Nursery, Primary and Secondary. Its exceptionally broad instructional program includes class lessons, workshops and sessions for awareness and reflection on:
• Peace and nonviolence
• Coexistence and peaceful resolution of conflicts
• Human rights (man, woman and child)
• Fighting and preventing HIV/AIDS and other sexually-transmitted diseases.

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Mano River Women's Network

Mano River Women's Network works to lobby heads of state and advocates for women's participation in the region's peace process.

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NOVASC - Nonviolent Action and Strategies for Social Change

NOVASC's work is done primarily in Zimbabwe and in contact and exchange with Africa and global partners. The main objectives for the organization are as follows:
• Strengthen organizations that represent people who need changes to happen, so that they have the skills to make those changes happen without violence, for example by negotiations;
• Build a national network of mediators drawn from many relevant sectors of society;
• Share experiences and dilemmas of dealing with conflicts, disputes, negotiations, deadlocks, and the use of violence, so as to contribute to a national dialogue towards tolerance and dynamic peace;
• Contribute to policy formulation and governance practice in relation to social dialogue, negotiations and national process.

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WANEP -West Africa Network for Peacekeeping

WANEP seeks to:
• Strengthen the capability of peace-building organizations and practitioners in West Africa to engage actively in the peaceful transformation of violent conflicts
• Increase awareness of the use of nonviolent strategies in responding to conflicts in West Africa
• Develop a conflict prevention network in West Africa to monitor, report and offer indigenous perspectives and understanding of conflicts in West Africa
• Harmonize peace-building activities in West Africa through networking and coordination of WANEP members.
• Develop the justice lens of peace-building to create understanding of the impact of truth, justice, and reconciliation on peace-building in West Africa.

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Women Organisation for Peace And Development

WOPD - Women Organisation for Peace and Development was founded in June 1999 by women refugees from the Great Lakes Region in Nairobi, Kenya. It is a non-profit, non-governmental, and independent organisation.
The mission of WOPD is nonviolence education in order to defend the human rights of women who are suffering from violence and exploitation in all its forms. It is an establishment of a mutual network committed to the nonviolent conflict resolution process, reconciliation, and building peaceable communities.
Some of WOPD's activities include:
- Training and information on the human rights for the woman in her community.
- Nonviolence education; active nonviolence, etc.
- Training and information on the participation of women in making decisions on political, economic, social, and cultural matters.
- Consciousness-raising and awareness on the rights and duties of women in society.
- Seminars on:
a) From the cult of violence to the culture of peace
b) Participation of women in peaceful conflict
c) Preparing refugees and the displaced for reconciliation work and peacekeeping in order to strengthen the peace in the region.

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AKKAPKA (Action for Peace and Justice)

AKKAPKA is a network of groups in Philippines working to promote and support creative non-violence as a way of life. We serve as a catalyst in the formation of groups and individuals throughout the country who are committed to creative non-violence as an expression of the radical gospel as well as the practical basis for social change in the Philippines. The Formation-Information-Transformation Program of the Foundation aims to inform, deepen, and sustain a constant reflection on and sharing of experiences in the use of creative non-violent action towards personal and societal transformation.

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