{"id":10391,"date":"2024-11-08T22:15:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T22:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/do-no-harm\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T18:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T18:09:23","slug":"do-no-harm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peaceworkafrica.net\/en\/do-no-harm\/","title":{"rendered":"Do No Harm"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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THE DO NO HARM APPROACH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Working in Conflict<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Organisations working in a situation of tensions or violent conflict need to take this aspect into account when planning their intervention. Humanitarian and development agencies have to make sure that their interventions do not have negative effects on local relationships when supplying their assistance, and so should make sure to apply the \u201cDo No Harm\u201d<\/strong> approach in programming. This could at least assure that activities would not exacerbate tensions or fuel conflict but rather help people disengage from the violence that surrounds them, even though peace-building is not the explicit objective. For peace organisations, \u201cDo No Harm\u201d<\/strong> is also of relevance, particularly when projects with a general objective linked to peace and justice are being implemented in contexts of intergroup conflict. In such cases, specific activities may have to be adjusted based on the details of those contexts.<\/p>

Member organisations of the Civil Peace Service in Cameroon, Congo, Liberia and Sierra Leone have all been exposed to \u201cDo No Harm\u201d<\/strong>, and several individuals have been further capacitated as \u201cDo No Harm\u201d<\/strong> trainers.<\/p>

A full description of the \u201cDo No Harm\u201d<\/strong> approach can be downloaded here.<\/p>

For more information, go to the website www.donoharm.info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The First \u201cDo No Harm\u201d Trainers in the CPS Network<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Capacities for training on \u201cDo No Harm\u201d<\/strong> are now also available among partner organisations themselves. A number of candidates from the four countries have undergone a two-weeks intensive Training of Trainers in Kenya, where they have not only learnt everything about the approach itself but also about facilitation techniques, different training formats and the application of conflict-sensitive programming in practice. The training also included a workshop conducted by the new trainers themselves for participants of Kenyan development organisations. In the meantime, the new trainers have also facilitated workshops in their home countries. Following are the names of the local trainers:<\/p>

Cameroon: Ntui Oben, Makarios Fandio and Ngalle Nelson<\/strong><\/p>

DR Congo: David Kiseke and Maphie Tosha<\/strong><\/p>

Liberia: Samuel Darpolor and Sartu Doe<\/strong><\/p>

Sierra Leone: Pious Mannah, Salamatu Conteh, Makarios Fandio and Ngalle Nelson<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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