Title of Project: Gokana Post-Election Violent Conflict Transformation Project.
Location: Bayelsa State
Funding: (NSRP)/BRITISH COUNCIL with funding from DFID
Year: 2015
Background
The Post-Election Conflict Transformation Project is designed to build the capacity of the violence impacted communities to carry out election related violence transformation, mediation and trauma healing.
Objective
Improved understanding of the dynamics of election related violence in the community
Activities carried out
Activity 1: Election Related Violence Conflict Mapping/Survey
Activity 2: Election Observers/ Monitors Debriefing
Activity 3: Project Introductory Town Hall Meeting
Activity 4: Conflict Sensitivity/Transformation Training
Activity 5: Community Driven Election Violence Transformation Advocacy
Activity 6: Project Close Out Town Hall Meeting
Outcomes:
- Community members were able to itemized post -election violences and conflicts
- Increased participation in the Build-A-Bridge simulation
- Deepened understanding with built skills in conflict transformation, mediation and trauma healing.