Women in peace building training

Women’s participation in important deliberations, especially with regards to local or national conflicts, are mostly relegated to the background, or even forbidden in some cultures. Nevertheless, there are more research reports that support the essential role women can play in peace building. According to an International Peace Institute study of 182 peace agreements between 1989 and 2021, there is a 35 per cent increase in the probability that a peace agreement will last 15 years or more, when women are included in peace processes.

Women in peace building focuses more sustainable peace

When women participates in peace processes they focus more on critical elements of a sustainable peace such as reconciliation, economic development, education and transitional justice; and less on the spoils of war. Evidently this is because women and girls suffer more during conflicts.

Women must be trained and empowered to play more pivotal roles in building peace

At SCDTL we provide comprehensive training and support for women in peach building. We understand that the inclusion of women must take many forms in addressing the rising global violence and insurgencies. These conflicts cannot be resolved through only a top down peace process, where only the armed actors participate in peace negotiating tables. For lasting peace, women must be trained and empowered to play more pivotal roles in building peace from the bottom up, as well as from the top down. This training empowers and engages women as vital stakeholders at the local level where communities are confronted with host of critical issues which must be properly address for sustainable peace deals.