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Lessons from the Field:
A Recipe for Success in Conflict Resolution Training Programs
›By Elizabeth McClintock // Monday, July 14, 2014
MORERereading a blog post that I contributed to Africa Up Close almost two years ago, I’m struck once again by how challenging it is to work in the world of peacebuilding. We might spend years in a community, a country, or a region, working to effect positive change, ever hopeful that our efforts will take root. Yet sometimes we see little change or the changes are ephemeral, unexpected, or even unwelcome. Are our efforts ill-conceived? Under-resourced? Mismanaged? Too early? Too late? One hopes to learn from experience, to retain those lessons learned, implement them in future projects, and share the learning with others. Yet, that seemingly straightforward process can be so hard to execute effectively. (Perhaps I am just a slow learner…)
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Lessons from the Field:
Lessons Learned: Perceptions and Partnership
›By Elizabeth McClintock // Monday, September 24, 2012By Elizabeth McClintock, CMPartners, LLC
MOREBetween April and September 2012, I was involved in two initiatives in Burundi: the design and execution of a capacity building program for local implementing partners assisting ex-combatants to reintegrate into their home communities; and the oversight of an evaluation of a construction project meant to facilitate community reconciliation via job provision, training, and the building of community-police relations. The implementation of each of these initiatives raises a number of issues – some of which are obvious and recurrent, others that are particular to the project – and all of which are important to keep at the forefront of any development work in Burundi. The two issues I’d like to comment on here are the role of perceptions in program design and implementation, and the advantages and challenges of partnership.
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