Kenya: Empowering Women in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding

Dec 14, 2020 | Joyce Wamae Kamau, Independent Catholics News
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Over the last ten years, the Shalom Center for Conflict Resolution & Reconciliation (Shalom - SCCRR) has empowered 6,706 women with knowledge, skills and techniques in conflict transformation and peacebuilding. These women become strategic resource persons in leading different peacebuilding initiatives at the local level. In 2019 alone, Shalom-SCCRR trained 219 community facilitators (CFs) of whom 52 were women. The CFs support Shalom-SCCRR's conflict transformation and peacebuilding initiatives at the grassroots level in project locations in Samburu, Isiolo, Marsabit, Turkana, West Pokot, Tana River counties, Ilemi Triangle (Kenya-Ethiopia-South Sudan interface), Kisumu-Nandi border, Nakuru rural areas and Nairobi informal settlements.

Since the foundation of Shalom-SCCRR in 2009 by Irish missionary, Fr Patrick Devine, huge emphasis has been laid on quality training of women in conflict transformation and peacebuilding at various levels; and offering mentorship and guidance to women in pursuit of their academic excellence.