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SUMMARY:X Spaces Conversation in Commemoration of Africa Youth Day
DESCRIPTION:On November 1 2024\, the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) commemorated Africa Youth Day with an X Spaces Conversation. The theme of the conversation was ‘Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century – The Role of African Youths in Accelerating Peacebuilding’ in alignment with the African Union (AU)’s theme for the year 2024. This event was held in celebration of Africa’s young people and the important role they play in advancing peacebuilding\, social cohesion\, and transitional justice processes across Africa. \nThe conversation began with a creative spoken word performance from Valentine Ogunaka\, an award-winning Nigerian spoken word artist and this set the pace of the rest of the discussion which explored the role of young people in promoting peacebuilding and transitional justice. The speakers dissected various sub-sets of the theme by bringing different perspectives and insights to the conversation. Some of the themes explored during the conversation include: \n\nPeacebuilding Education and African Youth: The importance of integrating peacebuilding education into formal and informal education structures to prepare Africa’s young people for active participation in peacebuilding.\nYouth Empowerment: Navigating the different approaches to empowering young people with the skills\, education\, and resources needed to actively participate in peacebuilding and transitional justice processes.\n\n\nYouth Creativity for Peacebuilding: Promoting the creative ways young people are employing across the continent in promoting peace and justice.\nAmplifying Youth Voices in Transitional Justice: Accentuating the contributions of young people to peacebuilding and the need for their active participation in promoting transitional justice in Africa.\nPromoting Youth Dialogue on Peacebuilding Education: Creating an avenue to foster dialogue and interaction among young people and youth groups on the role of education in peacebuilding.\n\n  \nBelow\, is the line-up of speakers that joined ATJLF for the ‘Spaces’ conversation: \n\nAderomola Adeola (PhD) is a lawyer with expertise in public international law and with specific interest in human rights\, migration governance and technology. She holds a Masters from the Harvard Law School.\nSteven Harageib is a passionate youth development practitioner and a dedicated advocate for transitional justice and mental health.\nUsani Odum is the Project Officer for the Initiative of Transitional Justice in Africa (ITJA)\, at the Department of Political Affairs\, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia.\nStephany Boateng is an international development expert who is passionate about human rights and social justice. She is currently the Growth and Mobilisation Coordinator at Amnesty International Ghana.
URL:https://atjlf.org/event/x-spaces-conversation-in-commemoration-of-africa-youth-day/
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SUMMARY:Project Launch: Promoting Accountability and Seeking Redress for Victims of Political Violence in Lesotho
DESCRIPTION:On October 15\, 2024\, the Lesotho Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (LCN) and the Strategic Institute for Research and Dialogue (SIRD)\, grantees of the Initiative for Transitional Justice in Africa (ITJA) successfully launched their project titled “Popularising the African Union Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP) and Documenting Victims of Political Violence in Lesotho.” The ITJA is administered by the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) and funded by the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU). The project’s overall aims include creating a platform to pursue redress for victims of political violence in Lesotho while popularizing the AUTJP. \n \nOrganised in hybrid format\, the launch took place at Kick4Life\, Hokahanya Inn and Conference Centre in Maseru\, Lesotho. Facilitated by Mr. Booi Mohapi (Project Learning\, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer)\, the primary aim of the project launch was to raise awareness\, enhance visibility\, and mobilise support among key stakeholders in Lesotho to achieve its overall goal and specific objectives. The project was officially launched by the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs\, Justice Nthomeng Majara\, representing the government of Lesotho. The Minister of Law and Justice\, Honourable Richard Ramoeletsi introduced the Deputy Prime Minister. Among a wide-range of participants at the launch event was Mr. Ts’iu Khathibe\, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Reforms Transitional Office (NRTO) in charge of the on-going comprehensive reforms in Lesotho. Welcome remarks were delivered by the Project Team Leader\, (SIRD Director)\, Dr. Khabele Matlosa and Project Officer (LCN Executive Director)\, Mr. Sekonyela Mapetja. \nThe keynote address was delivered by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)\, Mr. Tefo Ralitapole. Messages of support for the project were delivered by representatives from the African Union (AU)\, Dr. Ayalew Getachew\, the European Union (EU)\, Mr. Mario Giuseppe Varrenti and the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF)\, Mr. Michael Addo. The ATJLF message was delivered virtually. \nThe essence\, rationale\, methodology and execution time-frames of the project were presented by the Project Coordinator\, Dr. Moeketsi Kali. The launch event garnered significant support from the Government of Lesotho\, development partners\, civil society organisations\, and the media. It successfully forged alliances with key stakeholders and raised awareness and interest among individuals and various entities.
URL:https://atjlf.org/event/project-launch-lesotho-accountability/
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SUMMARY:Lancement du projet: soutien psychosocial aux victimes des crises post-électorales en Côte d'Ivoire.
DESCRIPTION:Le 10 octobre 2024 à l’Auditorium du Conseil national des Droits de l’Homme sis à cocody-vallon\, a eu lieu la cérémonie de lancement du Projet intitulé « Projet de renforcement de la cohésion sociale par la prise en charge psychosociale des victimes vulnérables y compris les cas de violences sexuelles liées aux conflits ». Mis en œuvre par COVICI et financé par Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF)\, le projet vise à institutionnaliser les reparations\, surtout\, le soutien psychosocial après les crises en Côte d’Ivoire. \nAprès avoir situé le contexte de l’activité\, le Coordonateur de la COVICI \, Mr KANTE Lassina\, prenant la parole\, n’a pas manqué d’exprimer sa gratitude au partenaire Technique et Financier\, ATJLF pour la confiance renouvelée accordée à la COVICI. Le lancement du projet a également été l’occasion idéale de plaider en faveur des réparations à l’approche des élections présidentielles de 2025. Il a dans une communication intitulé « Les enjeux des réparations à l’aune des élections présidentielles de 2025 »\, recommandé aux candidats à l’élection présidentielle d’inscrire dans leurs programmes de gouvernement  la réparation des victimes. \nUn participant contribue à la discussion\nPar ailleurs\, sur la présentation du projet\, la Cheffe de projet\, après avoir salué l’initiative\, a rappelé que  la COVICI est à sa 3ème exécution de projet avec son partenaire. Elle a souligné la réactivité du financement de l’ATJLF étant donné que le projet actuel est né du rapport d’un projet de 2022 également financé par l’ATJLF\, dans lequel 20 % des victimes avec lesquelles COVICI s’est entretenu ont présenté un besoin de soutien psychosocial. Les victimes bénéficieront de plusieurs séances de thérapie communautaire dite “Ronde Brésilienne”. En plus de la prise en charge psychosociale\, un manuel de formation sur le soutien et suivi psychosocial des victimes sera produit. \nAu total\, 55 personnes ont participé au lancement dont 29 hommes et 26 femmes composés d’autorités administratives (Ministère de l’intérieur et de la sécurité\, ministère de la Femme\, de la Famille et de l’Enfant) de chefs coutumiers et chefs religieux\, de représentants d’associations de défense des droits de l’Homme. \nPour l’un des invités\, Gbehe Mathias\, Directeur de centre social de Bouaké\, ‘Ce projet est tellement inspirant qu’on aurait souhaité que ses activités soient étendues sur l’ensemble du territoire’’.
URL:https://atjlf.org/event/lancement-du-projet-soutien-psychosocial-aux-victimes-des-crises-post-electorales-en-cote-divoire/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Centering Survivors in Transitional Justice Processes
DESCRIPTION:On Friday 24 May 2024\, the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) held a webinar in commemoration of ‘Africa Day’ with the theme “Centering Survivors in African TJ Processes: Importance\, Opportunities and Challenges.”  \nDespite Africa’s growing epistemic agency on transitional justice and five years after the African Union Transitional Justice Policy was launched and adopted\, the Transitional Justice process in most African countries still leave much to be desired. A quick scan of ongoing transitional justice processes on the continent would reveal that one of the most obvious failings is the minimal level of importance that accrues to victims and survivors of the conflicts and violations that TJ processes are meant to address. ATJLF was established in 2020 to address this gap\, among other things. \nSince 2020\, ATJLF has funded 49 survivor-led and community-based organisations implementing transformative transitional justice interventions that align with the values of the AUTJP. Since 2020\, we have provided 85 grants totaling $4.6 million dollars. However\, the gap between where we are and where we need to be remains huge. It is therefore clear that only concerted efforts by stakeholders driven by a common knowledge of the centrality of survivors to the effectiveness of transitional justice processes will make a difference. \nHeld against the backdrop of the founding of the present day African Union on May 25\, 1963\, there has been a significant expansion in the celebration of ‘Africa Day’\, Beyond liberation\, the webinar was designed to celebrate the milestones associated with transitional justice developments across the continent while convening a panel to discuss the mainstreaming of the role and perspectives of survivors in African Transitional Justice processes. To set the tone for this conversation\, survivors of the Sierra Leonean civil war and the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh in the Gambia shared mind boggling testimonies about the extent of the exclusion from TJ processes. The testimonies were followed by a panel discussion moderated by ATJLF’s Programs and Communications Lead\, Pelumi Obisesan-Aina. \nThe panelists were Dr. Dorcas Ettang\, Associate Professor at the International Centre of Non-violence -Durban University of Technology\, John Caulker\, Executive Director\, Famboul Tok\, Hauwa Shaffi Nuhu\, Senior Editor\, HumAngle and Allan Ngari\, Africa Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch. Given that the academia\, practitioners\, and journalists were represented on the panel\, the discussion around how to ensure that the variant of TJ been practiced in Africa has empowering outcomes for survivors of violence was robust. \nThe panel also ended with closing remarks from the survivors in the webinar.
URL:https://atjlf.org/event/webinar-centering-survivors-in-transitional-justice-processes/
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