{"id":86,"date":"2022-03-23T16:38:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T16:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesswar.org\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2023-08-01T12:15:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T12:15:39","slug":"locally-led-peacebuilding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lesswar.org\/locally-led-peacebuilding\/","title":{"rendered":"Series of Locally-led Peacebuilding"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.1 - 14-08-2022 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style>\n<h1>Congo Peace Process<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"#\">Home<\/a> &gt; Congo Peace Process<\/p>\n<h5>Local leaders stopped the fighting in South Kivu Province in eastern DRC<\/h5>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.1 - 14-08-2022 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-container{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));-ms-flex-item-align:stretch;align-self:stretch;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\n<p>\t\thttps:\/\/youtu.be\/4dcHE9hKWm0<\/p>\n<h3>Even the chiefs of the warring groups are backing the peace process.<\/h3>\n<p>In the video, you will find General Makanaki Kasimbira John.  He is the leader of what could be argued to be the most powerful group of those that we are working with.  In the video, he is thanking the AJDC team for caring about the issue of peace. He promised that he will also work for peace for the Congo. He also spoke about his own fighters needing peace.<\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.1 - 14-08-2022 *\/<br \/>\nbody.elementor-page .elementor-widget-menu-anchor{margin-bottom:0}<\/style>\n<h2>Peace in the Congo is Possible through Locally-Led Peacebuilding<\/h2>\n<h2>Initiating the peace process<\/h2>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.1 - 14-08-2022 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/enamuzgdngx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LESS-WAR-1024x603.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enamuzgdngx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LESS-WAR-1024x603.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/lesswar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LESS-WAR-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lesswar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LESS-WAR-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lesswar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LESS-WAR-1536x905.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lesswar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LESS-WAR.jpg 1630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p>In 2021, armed conflict had been raging in the eastern DRC (Congo) for over a quarter century. A small group of former child soldiers in South Kivu Province had left their armed groups to form the \u201cAssociation of Youths for Community Development\u201d (called AJDC in French), hoping to find ways to bring peace to the region. About 6 years ago, Dr. Charles Davidson, of the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University and Innovations in Peacebuilding International (IPI), a small NGO, began working with them.&nbsp; In the summer of 2021, Milt Lauenstein offered to provide the funding needed to initiate a formal peace process.<\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.1 - 14-08-2022 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item{display:inline-block;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;width:100%;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item img{margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item .gallery-caption{margin:0}.elementor-image-gallery figure img{display:block}.elementor-image-gallery figure figcaption{width:100%}.gallery-spacing-custom .elementor-image-gallery .gallery-icon{padding:0}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item{max-width:50%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-3 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Representatives of over 20 armed groups, 6 government officials, and leaders of civil society, over 80 persons, all Africans, met in the city of Uvira for 4 days. On the last day, they drafted a peace agreement, which all signed.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/<br \/>\n\t\t<\/style>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"4a05a0e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"unnamed (8)\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzc3dhci5vcmdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjJcLzAzXC91bm5hbWVkLTguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNGEwNWEwZSJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/enamuzgdngx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/unnamed-8.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&w=2560&ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/enamuzgdngx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/unnamed-8-768x512.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enamuzgdngx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/unnamed-8-768x512.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/lesswar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/unnamed-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lesswar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/unnamed-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lesswar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/unnamed-8.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"><\/p>\n<p>In March, a second large meeting was held, attended this time by the chiefs of the belligerents, 10 representatives of the central government and civil society leaders. Both the armed groups and the government signed a second peace agreement in which they commit to specific actions to sustain the peace.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the peace process, Dr. Davidson has engaged outsiders with experience with peace processes elsewhere to provide information about what has contributed to their successes and failures. Thus, the process in South Kivu represents a hybrid approach: locally-led actions combined with experienced outside advice.<\/p>\n<p>The local leaders understand the conflicts, the people, and the culture within which they exist. Outsiders can draw on their experiences in other places. The success in South Kivu demonstrated that, given some assistance, local leaders can restore peace to even the most recalcitrant of situations.<\/p>\n<p>The Carter School at George Mason University facilitated this initiative, funded by Milt Lauenstein.<\/p>\n<h2>What AJDC has accomplished in the Congo shows what locally-led peacebuilding can do<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>INVOLVING OF LOCALS AFFECTED BY CONFLICT<\/p>\n<p>Local leaders know and understand local&nbsp;situations, local cultures, and the local people involved in conflicts.&nbsp;Without deep understanding of local conflicts,&nbsp;foreigners are handicapped in their efforts to end them.&nbsp;Many have addressed the problems in the eastern Congo, but have failed to stop the fighting there. The small group of former fighters in South Kivu have demonstrated the value of the knowledge that comes from having lived for so long in a place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Carter School at George Mason University facilitated this initiative, funded by Milt Lauenstein.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/669854300?h=38f0f5e802\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"An Introduction to the Purdue Peace Project\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vDFmu4JwOow?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Locally-Led Peacebuilding Publications<\/h2>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/lesswar.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diplomaticourier.com\/posts\/partnering-for-solutions-in-peace-and-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPartnering for Solutions in Peace and Security ~ by Jessica Berns and Stacey Connaughton &#8211; May 2018<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diplomaticourier.com\/posts\/local-citizens-play-key-role-in-promoting-peaceful-elections-in-liberia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nLocal Citizens Play Key Role in Promoting Peaceful Elections in Liberia        by Jasmine Linabary, Stacey Connaughton, Jennifer Ptacek, Meghana Rawat, &amp; Grace Yeanay &#8211; Diplomatic  Courier &#8211; March 2018<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diplomaticourier.com\/posts\/comes-liberias-2017-elections-better-side-caution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nWhen it Comes to Liberia\u2019s 2017 Elections, Better Be on the Side of Caution by Liliya Yakova, Stacey Connaughton, &amp; Grace Yeanay &#8211; September 2017<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/buildingpeaceforum.com\/2016\/03\/the-curious-case-of-the-cricket-storytelling-and-conflict-transformation-in-ghana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nThe Curious Case of the Cricket: Storytelling and Conflict Transformation in Ghana         by Jasmine R Linabary, Arunima Krishna, Stacey Connaughton &#8211; Alliance for Peacebuilding &#8211; March 2016<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipinst.org\/2015\/03\/leveraging-local-knowledge-for-peacebuilding-and-statebuilding-in-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nLeveraging Local Knowledge for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding in Africa        by Andrea OS\u00failleabh\u00e1in, editor International Peace Institute &#8211; March 2015<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/buildingpeaceforum.com\/2015\/01\/the-answer-to-ebola-a-local-peacebuilder-makes-the-case-for-community-driven-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nThe Answer to Ebola: a Funder Makes the Case for Community-Driven Action        by Libby Hoffman &#8211; Alliance for Peacebuilding &#8211; January 2015<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipinst.org\/2015\/03\/local-peacebuilding-successes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nLocal Peacebuilding Successes (2015)  by International Peace Institute<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lesswar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ldpb_report_042415__1_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nLocally Driven Peacebuilding \u200b Boston Fall 2014<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lesswar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hegre_hultman_nyga%CC%8Ard-_peacekeeping_works_conflict_trends_6-2017.pdf\"><br \/>\nPeacekeeping Works, Conflict Trends G-2017 by Hegre, Hultman, Nygard<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congo Peace Process Home &gt; Congo Peace Process Local leaders stopped the fighting in South Kivu Province in eastern DRC https:\/\/youtu.be\/4dcHE9hKWm0 Even the chiefs of the warring groups are backing the peace process. 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