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The ADF Management Committee is pleased to invite ADF members to apply to participate in a 4-day conference on "Democracy, Conflict Transformation and Post-War Social Reconstruction: Lessons Learned in Africa" that will take place in Conakry, Guinea, on 5-8 December, 2005.  The ADF will organize this conference in collaboration with Rights & Democracy (Montreal, Canada-based) and Guinean Organization for Human and Citizens' Rights (OGDH).  Any interested ADF member must send an application to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it by October 7.


The ADF Management Committee is pleased to invite ADF members to apply to participate in a 4-day conference on "Democracy, Conflict Transformation and Post-War Social Reconstruction: Lessons Learned in Africa" that will take place in Conakry, Guinea, on 5-8 December, 2005.  The ADF will organize this conference in collaboration with Rights & Democracy (Montreal, Canada-based) and Guinean Organization for Human and Citizens' Rights (OGDH).

The primary objective of the conference is to to deepen understanding of post-war social reconstruction processes and the concept of conflict transformation and to develop practical strategies of building democracy in conflict/war-torn societies in Africa by providing democracy activists with an opportunity to learn from each other about their own experience in post-conflict democracy building.  The following themes will be covered through presentations and workshops during the conference:
  • Post-Conflict Democratic Transitions: Practical Use of Constitutional Reforms and Elections Processes as Conflict Transformation Tools
  • Democracy, Justice and Reconciliation: Dealing with Past Atrocities to Prevent the Future
  • Democracy and Human Development: Dealing with Poverty, Resource Distribution and Marginalization - Some Roots Causes of Conflict in Africa
  • Waging War or Waging Peace: Comparative Analysis of Costs and Benefits, Dealing with Armed Groups, Arms Sale, Warlord, and War-based Economy
  • Women as Active Agents in Democracy and Conflict Transformation
  • Normative and Institutional Framework for Democracy and Peace building in Africa: Lessons Learned from the UN, African Union, ECOWAS, and SADC Peace Missions.

 

Countries represented at the conference will include:
Angola, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.

Language used at the conference: English and French

Eligibility: Applicants must be from one of countries listed above and have an affiliation with a civil society organization working on democracy-related issues, particularly six issues highlighted above.  

Application Process:  Interested individuals are required to complete and return the attached application form with a draft 2 to 3-page presentation that you would make at the conference.  If you are accepted to attend the conference, you will be asked during the conference to make a brief presentation on your analysis of conflict and post-conflict challenges in your country.  The presented paper should be approximately 700 words, and it should include a brief history of your country’s conflict (identifying root causes of conflict) and your organization’s work on democracy issues in a conflict/post-conflict environment (identifying challenges and explaining how your organization overcomes those challenges).  The draft should also indicate what you would like to learn from others at the conference.  Your completed application form with a draft presentation should be sent to \n This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it href="mailto: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it " mce_real_href="mailto: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it "> This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or + 1- 202-293-0755 (fax) by October 7, 2005.

The application can be submitted both in English and French.  Please click here (Application Form.doc - English, Formulaire conférence ADF(fr) .doc - French, Application Form(Pt).doc - Portugese) for application forms and instructions.

We look forward to receiving your applications!
 
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