30 Participants Benefit For The Second Training Which Just Ended
In continuation of its effort to promote peace and nonviolence conflict resolution in key border communities in the Mano River Union, the Center for Security Studies and Development (CENSSAD) has completed the second cross-border training workshop on Positive Peace and Conflict transformation at the Liberia-Guinea border.
The training was held on July 1, 2023.
It was facilitated by Mr. Richelieu M. Allison Executive Director of CENSSAD, who is also a trained Rotary Positive Peace Ambassador.
In his three-hour presentation, he emphasized the roles of women, youth and local people in the process of peace building.
He also called for the strengthening or relationship between border communities and border security to increase social cohesion and strengthen mechanism for nonviolent conflict resolution in borderlands
As part of the training, more than 30 participants, including Commercial Motorcyclists, border security, women leaders and local officials, were trained on topics ranging from the 8 pillars of positive peace, reconciliation, local governance and cross border conflict resolution.
The long-term goal of each workshop is to help enhance positive peace and also ensure that communities have a voice in telling stories of their security challenges. It aims to further address the drivers of conflict and instability, in the border region of the Mano River Union through improved cross-border coordination and cooperation.