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Workshop on peace building takes place
in Bole
Bole, March 14,GNA - A two day training workshop on conflict
transformation and peace building to develop the skills and
knowledge of participants in early identification and
mitigation of violent conflict situations, has taken place
in Bole.
The workshop, was organised by the Ghana Network for Peace
Building (GHANEP) in collaboration with the Bole District
Assembly and funded by Ibis Ghana, an international
non-governmental organisation.
It was attended by 30 participants including, chiefs,
assembly members, Heads of decentralised departments, youth
and women groups, and religious bodies.
It was also aimed at putting peace building at the centre of
the District Assembly's development work.
The participants discussed various peace building and
conflict management topics including: "Conflict Paradigm,"
"Human Need Theory," "Spectrum of Conflict Handling and
Analysis."
The National Co-ordinator of GHANEP, Mr. Amadu Ibrahim
Zakaria said the participants were expected to be able to
identify as well as resolve all conflicts in their
localities after the workshop.
The Assembly, he said was also expected to mainstream peace
building in its development planning programmes.
Mr Zakaria said Bole District had been identified by GHANEP
as a good model for peace, for other districts in the
Northern Region to emulate.
The District Co-ordinating Director, Mr. Issahaku Basintatte
urged the participants to attach seriousness to the workshop
to enable them acquire peace building and management skills
to promote perpetual peace in the District.
He thanked Ibis Ghana and GHANEP for organising the workshop
in Bole and advised people in the District to guard against
all acts that will promote conflict.
GNA
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