| Major group affiliation: |
- Women
- Non-governmental organization
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| Involvement in UN Partnerships: |
Yes |
| If yes, explain in detail: |
AWANICh is an Africa wide women’s peace organization committed to promoting gender sensitivity and active nonviolence in the peace movement as a means of transforming socio political and economic structures in Africa for sustainable peace with women as key strategic players.
AWANICh begun in 2007 as the Africa Desk of IFOR/ Women Peacemakers Program in Accra, Ghana.
Since 2008 AWANICh has established strong partnership with the UN Agencies in Ghana where joint programs have been organized to promote peace in Ghana. in 2011 AWANICh coordinated activities for the International Peace Day activities in Ghana in collaboration with UNDP and other UN agencies such as the UN Women, UNDP and UNIC.
In 2010, AWANICH received funding through WANEP from UNDP Ghana office to conduct an in-country monitoring of UNSCR 1325 which was published. |
| Affiliation with other organizations: |
AWANICh is a member of regional and international networks Such as Global partneership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), The Global Network of Wome Peace Builders and the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding. |
| Publications: |
Every woman has a story (2010)
Chaque femme A Une histoire (2010)
Training manual on Gender and Active NonViolence (2011)
Report on Monitoring UNSCR 1325 in Ghana (2010) |
| Affiliation with other organizations: |
The affiliations are the same as that of Sustainable development |
| Publications: |
Same as in Sustainable development |
| Purpose of the organization: |
African Women’s Active Nonviolence Initiatives for Social Change (AWANICh) draws inspiration from Bhandari’s, assertion that “Human beings have an inherent biological capacity to be violent yet, not all humans use violence; they are selective in their use of it. Anthropologists studying tribal societies have found that there have been as many human societies with little or no violence as there are societies with violence. Therefore, even though violence is a human possibility it is not inevitable.
The need for transformative approaches to achieving sustainable peace have therefore become necessary considering the spate of violence confronting us as a human society. Hence AWANICh purpose is to promote gender sensitive active nonviolence peacebuilding as a means of transforming unjust social-political structures in Africa for sustainable peace with women as key players.
AWANICh mission is to build a movement of African women peace activists to promote gender sensitive active nonviolence for sustainable peace. |
| Activities relevant to the conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: |
Since 2007 AWANICh has engaged in empowering African Women peace activists, to promote active nonviolence and gender sensitivity as a means of transforming unjust political, social and economic structures in Africa for sustainable peace.
some of the programmes and activities include Gender-sensitive active nonviolence education and training (GANV) for peace building practitioners, youth, religious bodies and security sectors throughout Africa with a particular focus on women.
Building capacity in Advocacy and lobbying of women peacemakers/activists.
Strengthening alliances and networking of women peacemakers/activists on the African continent.
Documenting and disseminating information on activities of African women peacemakers/activists for awareness raising and sharing of best practices.
Supporting Gender mainstreaming efforts of peacebuilding CSOs.
Providing financial and mentorship support to network members |
| Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level: |
AWANICh has trained over 500 women from 36 counteries in four sub regions of Africa in gender active nonviolence and advocacy skills in four years.
AWANICh has supported over 55 CSOs with seed funding to promote gender sensitive active non violence in their various countries
AWANICh has groomed 20 young boys and girls from two countries in Africa to develop peer nonviolence groups in their respective schools |
| A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: |
Naomi Akpan-Ita (Mrs) Nigeria
Jessica Nkuuhe (Mrs) Uganda
Fiona Atupele-Mwale (Mrs) Malawi
Esther Gordon-Mensah (Mrs) Ghana
Seconde Nyanzobe (Mrs) Burundi |
| Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members: |
AWANICh network members are given a chance to subcribe as members after they have participated in capacity building trainings conducted by the organizations. Members belong to civil society organizations working for the advancement of women's rights and peace and justice and social change. AWANICh has 140 memebers in its database currently and hope to increase membership with time. |
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