Partnering with local organizations in Northern Ghana to build social cohesion

The Center for Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies (CECOTAPS) brings people together to study peace and also to learn how to transform their daily disputes and daily conflicts into opportunities. With a grant from USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives, the center is working in Northern Ghana to better understand the farmer-herder divide and to build effective, sustainable ways to resolve their issues in a peaceful manner. The USAID/OTI Littorals Regional Initiative is implemented by Creative Associates International.... Read More

Nigeria’s Middle Belt: Seeking Peace Amid Complex Conflicts

"Seeking Peace Amid Complex Conflicts: Nigeria's Peacemakers Are Planting Seeds of Hope in the Middle Belt" explores how communities are working to reduce conflict, improve resilience and to establish mechanisms to promote stability.... Read More

Trailer: “Seeking Peace Amid Complex Conflicts

"Seeking Peace Amid Complex Conflicts: Nigeria's Peacemakers Are Planting Seeds of Hope in the Middle Belt" explores how communities are working to reduce conflict, improve resilience and to establish mechanisms to promote stability. ... Read More

Mapping inter-ethnic dynamics in Northern Ghana

USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives is working with community organizations to determine what unites and divides ethnic groups in Northern Ghana. ... Read More

Mediation committees strive to reduce conflict in Northern Ghana

The Center for Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies is piloting new approaches to resolve farmer-herder tensions and build community cohesion. One method is the introduction of mediation committees.... Read More