Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Agenda 2063 is the blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.
H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, was appointed to lead the AU institutional reforms process. He appointed a pan-African committee of experts to review and submit proposals for a system of governance for the AU that would ensure the organisation was better placed to address the challenges facing the continent with the aim of implementing programmes that have the highest impact on Africa’s growth and development so as to deliver on the vision of Agenda 2063.
The AU offers exciting opportunities to get involved in determining continental policies and implementing development programmes that impact the lives of African citizens everywhere. Find out more by visiting the links on right.
This report Forms part of the International Research Group on Reintegrations effort to bring new research based evidence on reintegration processes.
Draws on research on Reintegration of ex-refugees and ex-fighters in post conflict Eritrea. Comprehensive analysis of issues and lessons learned from this specific DDR programme
Brief guide on DDR for Bank staff
A summary of the issue of sexual and gender based violence in unstable settings, particularly during and after conflict. Includes discussion of the importance of engaging with armed groups when developing prevention strategies.
An Overview of key issues challenges and opportunities for integrating Gender perspectives within FCAS programming. There is much in the report that will be of interest to DDR Practitioners - including a description of the importance of understanding the different experiences and perceptions of men and women about violence. A number of case examples are provided from the African Continent (including the involvement of women in Liberia in designing improvements in a DDR programme)
Using a case study on Sierra Leone, this paper focuses on the potential role of sports in DDR to determine how ex-youth combatants, camp administrators and caregivers perceive the role and significance of sporting activities in interim care centers (ICCs) or DDR camps. It argues that sporting experiences in DDR processes are fruitful microcosms for understanding nuanced forms of violence and healing among youth combatants during their reintegration process.
This comprehensive end of programme evaluation provides a detailed analysis of all components of the MDRP from design to p[reject implementation modalities. Chapter V (page 43) provides a synthesis of lessons learned and detailed summaries of individual projects are provided within the Annex.
This collection of articles explores the interconnections between conflict and HIV/AIDS -and includes specific analysis of the role of combatants/ex combatants in transmission (article 12) as well as potential opportunities for using DDR programmes as entry points for prevention activities (article 14).
In depth analysis of SGBV in Kivu - includes an attempt to examine and explore factors that made SGBV more likely. Includes (page 65)a series recommendations for future programmes and interventions
Policy brief prepared for the European Union outlining challenges and opportunities associated with reintegration. For more useful documents, Check the Website:
http://www.international-alert.org/
Draws on research on Reintegration of ex-refugees and ex-fighters in post conflict Eritrea.
Brief guide on DDR for Bank staff
This comprehensive end of programme evaluation provides a detailed analysis of all components of the MDRP from design to p[reject implem
Policy brief prepared for the European Union outlining challenges and opportunities associated with reintegration.
