Accountability and Reconciliation: Reflections Over Juba Peace Talks Agenda Item 3

<h1>Accountability and Reconciliation: Reflections Over Juba Peace Talks Agenda Item 3</h1>Author: <a title="Maxie Muwonge" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/maxie-muwonge/25854.htm">Maxie Muwonge</a> Accountability and Reconciliation: Reflections over Juba Peace Talks Agenda Item 3

Maxie J. Muwonge and Meike Westerkamp

The current Juba peace talks and negotiations between the Government of Uganda (GoU) and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) offers the grandest opportunity ever, to peacefully resolve the 20 years northern Uganda insurgency frequently regarded as the Kony war. The above is attested to be in the drastic increased interest of several regional African governments like Sudan, Kenya, South Africa; International bodies-UN and ICC; regional bodies-AU; local and international humanitarian agencies; religious movements and many other institutions. They have unceasingly made efforts compelling the parties (GoU and LRA) to talk peace until a compressive peace agreement has been reached. Whereas this scenario has positively contributed to creating a peaceful environment vital for the psychological boost of the IDPs in the process of return to their original homes, there are still typical and critical points of departure on the desirable outcomes of these peace talks to heal in a significant and sustainable manner the psychological, socio-economic and political wounds of this conflict. Idyllically, accountability and reconciliation agenda item 3 of the Juba peace talks is an opportunity moment to contribute to healing some of these wounds.

Aware that at this point in time the reflections in this paper are more speculative, considering that the parties in the talks are yet to start discussing this agenda item, nevertheless, it is imperative now for peace scholars and implementers to ponder over these reflections to inform the Juba debates and post Juba implementation protocol on the issue of accountability and reconciliation. Although the two terms of accountability and reconciliation have been well studied in transitional justice by many scholars, in the case of northern Uganda and the Juba peace talks, the basic problem of these terms is that not all involved stakeholders as already mentioned are agreed on how to define or implement them. A careful trend analysis of the debates on accountability and reconciliation within northern Uganda and Uganda at large indicates shifts from reliance on such earlier positions like the ICC, whose indictments are now perceived by many in the talks as a stumbling block for the success of the peace talks, towards amnesty and traditional justice mechanisms like the Acholi “mato-oput.”. There is a perceived dissimilarity in the purpose of accountability as part of justice, with the ICC perceived to be retributive and punishment driven, while mato-oput being viewed as a way of reconciling the war affected communities through forgiveness and rebuilding broken relationships. In what seems to be pre-emptive of the Juba peace talks agenda item 3, both the GoU and the LRA seem to be comfortable with the latter.

Concurrently, the academic, political and public discourses in Uganda are changing goal posts from ‘peace first justice later’ to ‘peace at all costs’ debates. The dossier of this observation is compounded on the Juba peace process protagonist especially those in the Ugandan delegation, who are compelled not to leave Juba until they bring a peace pack for northern Uganda. Peace for northern Uganda is a paramount need. However, there might be a high price to pay: There is a danger of missing out the element of accountability for the horrendous atrocities committed on the innocent civilians of northern Uganda in pursuit of peace at all costs. Coupled to this is the danger of collapsing the Juba peace talks into an amnesty process to accommodate the war rather than setting the ground to create an enabling environment for healing the wounds of the war victims through an open space for accountability on both sides of GoU and the LRA. In addition, the traditional justice systems lack to meet international legal standards, being the crucial precondition for the ICC to hand back the case to Uganda.

To contribute meaningfully to the Juba and post Juba peace process, we need to ask ourselves some of these hard questions and attempt to explore possible actionable response. When we talk of reconciliation for northern Uganda and Uganda at large, at what point in our history do we seek redress to start the healing of the conflict wounded Ugandans? Who is reconciling with whom? At and beyond Juba, who should account to whom putting in thoughtfulness the centrality of the war victims? For sustainable reconciliation to ensure there is need for reparations. The challenge is who will meet them and in what format? Further reflection is needed on how all the above will be implemented.

The general agreement, which is also the task of the peace talks, is to arrive at an integrated comprehensive position to embrace all these worries including the ICC. Though this is easily said, there is need of unpacking this proposal, starting from the conceptual interpretation of what we are tasking Juba to package under agenda item 3. Whereas there are constitutional provisions (State objectives 3 of the 1995 Uganda Constitution) to address conflict resolution, security and disaster management, apparently, Uganda has institutions to deal with security, disaster management but not conflict resolution. With such an omission the implementation protocol of the Juba Peace process especially agenda item 3 is bound not to be properly institutionally grounded. Furthermore, from a peace practitioner’s view in Uganda, there is a conceptual dilemma wherein many people attempt to push both historical and contemporary national political and economic malfunctions into the basket of reconciliation for redress.

To support and meaningfully enrich further the Juba peace process and agenda item number 3 in particular, there is need of a more pro-victims engagement with the agenda items. Bringing on board victims´ groups and affected communities could take the trend of creating awareness over the issues and the benefits of supporting the agenda items and how these will translate into their healing and community development. Moreover, the government ought to expedite the legislation for the traditional justice systems starting with those of war affected communities in north and north eastern Uganda and therefore bringing closer the chance of a broadly accepted national justice system, including for the ICC.

The authors are writing a paper highlighting on the reflections in this abstract beyond the Juba peace process. Your opinion will be highly appreciated.

Contact: <a href="mailto:maxie@jyak-peace.org">maxie@jyak-peace.org</a>, <a href="mailto:meike.westerkamp@gmx.de">meike.westerkamp@gmx.de</a>

About the Author: CURRICULUM VITAE 
 
Personal Information: 
 
Names:			Maxie Joseph Muwonge 
Age:				28 
Sex:				Male 
Nationality:			Ugandan 
Marital Status:		Single 
Languages Spoken:		English, Luganda - Excellent 
				Swahili and French- Fairly 
Contact Address:		P.O. Box 198 Kampala 
Telephone Numbers; (+256)-712-974455, 
(+256)-759-974455 
Email:	<a href="mailto:maxie@jyak-peace.org">maxie@jyak-peace.org</a> <a href="mailto:maxiemjmp2005@yahoo.com">maxiemjmp2005@yahoo.com</a>, 
 
Brief Background: 
 
Having worked extensively with civil society organisations such as Non governmental organisations, as well as educational institutions for the last six years, I have engaged in various development initiatives aimed at creating awareness on issues of development, peace building and Human rights to improve on the livelihoods of the poor and marginalised. I have hence gradually acquired skills and knowledge in overseeing implementation in educational and developmental programs with and through the youth, local grassroots communities; management of donor funds and relationships; conflict sensitive programme designing and implementation. I have learnt to cherish teamwork, tolerance, openness, honesty, flexibility, learning and responsiveness as important values to peace and development work. I also believe that for change to happen in the development process it must begin at an individual level first. As such, I have overtime developed good interpersonal skills that have enabled me to succeed in the programmes that I have designed, managed and coordinated. I take pleasure in listening to various people’s opinion about peace building, human rights promotion and development. I enjoy engaging in debates about the different approaches on the above as well as giving new ideas an opportunity to grow. As a team leader in my current occupation, I believe in innovation, reflection, and giving others space as an important part of a peace builder, human rights defender and development work. I am action oriented who loves a challenging operational environment, and believing in transcending beyond mere rhetoric to walking the talk. I am a practical person and believe in developing simple workable solutions. 
 
 
Education Background; 
 
Period	Institution	Award 
1987-1993	Molly and Paul P/Sch. K/la	PLE leavers 
1994-1997	Ndejje S.S, Luweero	UCE 
1998-1999	Ndejje S.S, Luweero	UACE 
2000-2003	Makerere University, Kampala	BA. Education (Hons) 
2004-2005	Makerere University, Kampala	MA. Human Rights (International HRT Law & Conflict Resolution) 
 
Other Award 
 
Year	Award	Institution 
1997	Certificate of Merit, Junior House Prefect Muteesa House	Ndejje S.S, Luweero 
1999	Certificate of Merit, Senior House Prefect, Muteesa House	Ndejje S.S, Luweero 
1999	Certificate of Merit, Publicity Secretary Wild Life Club	Ndejje S.S, Luweero 
2000	Certificate of Merit, Computer Training, MS DOS, Word, Excel, Access	PENSOGA Computer Centre Jinja 
2005	Certificate of Merit, Committee Member, Makerere University Human Rights Association (MUHUSA)	Makerere University 
Faculty of Arts 
2006 
	Certificate of Participation, Foundation Modules in Conflict Resolution And Peace Building, Vol.1-3	CRPB-Programme 
2006- 	Certificate of Participation, Foundation Modules In Conflict Resolution and Peace Building, Vol. 4-.6	CRPB-Programme 
2006 
	Certificate of Participation, 7th International Conference on Ethics and International Development 	Centre for Ethics and International Development 
2006	Trainers of Trainers Certificate in conflict analysis, Management and Resolution 	Civil Peace Service project- Makerere Univ. 
 
My Mission: To develop, uphold and support development initiatives aimed at increasing knowledge, awareness, and skills in the campaign against all forms of violence, bad governance and leadership, through a Justice, Peaceful and Human Rights based approach. 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Trainings 
 
•	Conflict Analysis, Management, Resolution, Conflict and Development; and conflict and HIV AIDS: by the Civil Peace Service Project- Makerere University 
•	Mediation and Negotiation skills: by the German Ambassador Alexander Muhlen 
•	Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation: EU-Civil society Capacity Building programme 
•	Monitoring International Treaty Bodies: Human Rights Network-Uganda (HURINET-U) 
•	Developing an Effective Communication Strategy: Semats Media Consultancy-Rubaga, Kampala 
 
Key Competences: 
•	Conducting researches and studies 
•	Facilitating skills and Report writing 
•	Designing of training interventions (modules and curriculum development) 
•	Skills training in the fields of organisational management, networking and coalition building, conflict transformation, conflict sensitive development. 
•	Participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation for CBO and NGO interventions. 
 
Working Experience: 
 
Year: 2000	Title: 
Public Relations Officer, AVEC (Volunteer) 
Accomplishments: - 
•	Prepared Press Conferences and Reports 
•	Managed communication between the organisation and public 
•	Linked organisation to Mary Jeffers, PRO, American Embassy- K/la. 
•	Other duties as prescribed by the Organisation. 
2001	Title: Primary Schools’ Coordinator AVEC, (Volunteer) 
Accomplishments: - 
•	Opened up AVEC branches in Kampala Parents, City Parents, Bat Valley, Buganda Road, Aghakan, Nakivubo Blue, and Joy Primary Schools 
•	Established and Coordinated Committees in each of these schools 
•	Coordinated the Annual Primary Schools Debate Competitions. 
2002	Title: Schools Coordinator Eastern Region AVEC, (Volunteer) 
Accomplishments: - 
•	Opened Up AVEC branches in Jinja Parents College, Narambai Primary School, Kiira High School, St. Noah Secondary School 
•	Coordinator and HIV AIDS Marshal of the “No Glove No Love” Campaign in the Eastern Uganda districts of Jinja, Iganga and Kamuli 
•	Operated AVEC Eastern Liaison Office based at Jinja. 
2004	Title: Publicity Secretary AVEC, (Volunteer) 
Accomplishments: - 
•	Facilitated the preparation of projects and program documents on enhancing and observing the positive aspects of African culture. 
•	Prepared and published periodic reports relating to the progress of AVEC Projects 
2005	Title: General Secretary Kawempe Division Secondary Examinations’ Council (KADISEC) 
Accomplishments: - 
•	Registered Secondary Schools in Kawempe Division for KADISEC mocks 
•	Organised seminar for UCE and UACE candidates in Kawempe Division 
•	Prepared general mark sheets for all students and schools that sat KADISEC mocks in 2005 
Feb. 2003	Title: Teacher at Universal Girls High School, Kisaasi-K/la (UGHS) 
March, 2003-March, 2006	Title: Director Of Studies (DOS) UGHS 
Accomplishments: - 
•	Designed Teaching and examination Timetables 
•	Registered UCE and UACE candidates for UNEB examinations 
•	Supervised the process of UNEB examination together with the Head teacher 
•	 Monitored the teaching process by ensuring teachers have schemes of work and lesson plans 
•	Conducted Career guidance and Counselling for students 
•	Ensured that the school excelled in Academics 
 
2006 March to August: DANIDA HUGGO Internship programme at Jamii Ya Kupatanisha (JYAK) 
 Objective: To enhance the institution capacity building of DANIDA partners in Uganda 
 
Accomplishments: - 
•	Wrote 2007-2011 JYAK strategic Plan 
•	Participated in several Conferences on behalf of the organisation, presented Two Foundation Course to the JYAK Staff; the implication of the NGO Bill to the CSO operations; The relevancy of the TAP Approach in JYAKs strategic implementing plan, 
•	Participated in the preparation and running of the Pre-Dissemination Workshop on National Reconciliation, organised by JYAK at Munyonyo in April, 
•	Representative of JYAK in the Coalition of CSOs organising the international Peace day Northern route caravan for the 21st September 2006, 
•	Head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission research working group in CORU preparing for the 2007 January National Reconciliation Conference. 
•	Wrote many activity reports submitted to the development partners of JYAK 
•	Chaired various meetings, among other things 
 
 
1st September 2006 to date: 
•	Executive Director Jamii Ya Kupatanisha 
•	Steering Committee Member for the Civil Society Organisations for Peace in Northern Uganda (CSOPNU) 
•	Member for Coalition of Organisation pushing for National Reconciliation in Uganda (CORU) 
•	Head of CORU TRC research working group 
 
 
Articles and Research Papers written and presented 
 
2007 
•	Community Based Reintegration of LRA Ex-combatants in Northern Uganda: paper presented during the Educators Forum, international Institute for Peace through tourism, 20th May 2007, Kampala Serena Hotel, Uganda 
•	Joint Research with Joan Kipwola, Programme Assistant, UN-OCHR: The realisation of the right to food in conflict areas: A case Study of Unyama IDP camp-Gulu district, Feb to March 2007. 
•	Wrote a paper: The Northern Question in Uganda, for Centre for Basic Research-Kampala, submitted Monday 19th February 2007. 
•	Conducted a desk top research assessing the relevance of TRC experiences in the world: Joining hands to Build a Better Uganda through National Reconciliation: Report presented during the CSOs Consultative Conference on National Reconciliation, and discussed by Dr. Joanna R. Quinn, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Western Ontario-Canada, 12th -14th February 2007, Speke Resort Munyonyo. 
•	 Lead researcher in carrying our a baseline survey; Needs and Impact Assessment for the LRA ex-combatants: Community Based Reintegration of Returnees in Kitgum, Pader Amuru and Gulu Districts, Jamii Ya Kupatanisha published report 23rd January 2007, with support from the EU- Civil Society Capacity Building Programme 
 
Other Years 
•	Presented A research paper, The Application of International law: A Comparison of the Uganda and Rwanda International Tribunal, during the 7th International Conference on Ethics and International Development at MUK, July 20th 2006 
•	Wrote a feature article, Healing Our Country: ICC and Peace Talks with Kony, Published by the Weekly Message News Paper on the 25th July 2006, also published in December 2006 Monthly Newsletter Issue for the M.A. Peace program MUK. 
•	Wrote and submitted MA .Thesis, The Application of International Law: A Comparison of the Rwanda and Uganda International Criminal Tribunals, June 2006. 
•	Hosted on MAMA FM 107.4, to discuss a research paper on the Government Peace Talks with LRA, on 28th June, 7-9 PM, and on the 12th July, 7-9PM to discuss, Why Torture which is worldwide outlawed still very common in Uganda? 
•	Discussant of the Human Rights Watch Report on Uganda 2005, Presented by Moses Chrispus Okello, Research and Advocacy Officer, Refugee Law Project, during a workshop organised by the Makerere University Human Rights Association, 12th October 2005 at the Faculty of Technology, MUK. 
•	Family Away from Home. A project written for the Makerere University Human Rights Association resulting into a research trip for the MA class to Barlonyo IDP camp and Lacor Hospital 
•	Christmas and New Years’ Petition to God, Article Published by the Sunday Monitor Newspaper, 25th December 2005, p.20. 
•	Analysis Report on the activities of the various human rights agencies during the Political transition in Uganda: HURINET Upholding Human Rights through the Political Transition, a features article Published by the Weekly Message Newspaper, December 14th 2005. P.2. 
•	Voting: The Power of the Powerless. Article submitted to, and Published by the Daily Monitor, 2nd November 2005, p.12 
•	 The Statesman Who Divorced Human Rights. Article submitted and Published by the Daily Monitor, 26th October 2005, p.12. 
 
 
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Accountability and Reconciliation: Reflections over Juba Peace Talks Agenda Item 3
Maxie J. Muwonge and Meike Westerkamp

The current Juba peace talks and negotiations between the Government of Uganda (GoU) and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) offers the grandest opportunity ever, to peacefully resolve the 20 years northern Uganda insurgency frequently regarded as the Kony war. The above is attested to be in the drastic increased interest of several regional African governments like Sudan, Kenya, South Africa; International bodies-UN and ICC; regional bodies-AU; local and international humanitarian agencies; religious movements and many other institutions. They have unceasingly made efforts compelling the parties (GoU and LRA) to talk peace until a compressive peace agreement has been reached. Whereas this scenario has positively contributed to creating a peaceful environment vital for the psychological boost of the IDPs in the process of return to their original homes, there are still typical and critical points of departure on the desirable outcomes of these peace talks to heal in a significant and sustainable manner the psychological, socio-economic and political wounds of this conflict. Idyllically, accountability and reconciliation agenda item 3 of the Juba peace talks is an opportunity moment to contribute to healing some of these wounds.

Aware that at this point in time the reflections in this paper are more speculative, considering that the parties in the talks are yet to start discussing this agenda item, nevertheless, it is imperative now for peace scholars and implementers to ponder over these reflections to inform the Juba debates and post Juba implementation protocol on the issue of accountability and reconciliation. Although the two terms of accountability and reconciliation have been well studied in transitional justice by many scholars, in the case of northern Uganda and the Juba peace talks, the basic problem of these terms is that not all involved stakeholders as already mentioned are agreed on how to define or implement them. A careful trend analysis of the debates on accountability and reconciliation within northern Uganda and Uganda at large indicates shifts from reliance on such earlier positions like the ICC, whose indictments are now perceived by many in the talks as a stumbling block for the success of the peace talks, towards amnesty and traditional justice mechanisms like the Acholi “mato-oput.”. There is a perceived dissimilarity in the purpose of accountability as part of justice, with the ICC perceived to be retributive and punishment driven, while mato-oput being viewed as a way of reconciling the war affected communities through forgiveness and rebuilding broken relationships. In what seems to be pre-emptive of the Juba peace talks agenda item 3, both the GoU and the LRA seem to be comfortable with the latter.

Concurrently, the academic, political and public discourses in Uganda are changing goal posts from ‘peace first justice later’ to ‘peace at all costs’ debates. The dossier of this observation is compounded on the Juba peace process protagonist especially those in the Ugandan delegation, who are compelled not to leave Juba until they bring a peace pack for northern Uganda. Peace for northern Uganda is a paramount need. However, there might be a high price to pay: There is a danger of missing out the element of accountability for the horrendous atrocities committed on the innocent civilians of northern Uganda in pursuit of peace at all costs. Coupled to this is the danger of collapsing the Juba peace talks into an amnesty process to accommodate the war rather than setting the ground to create an enabling environment for healing the wounds of the war victims through an open space for accountability on both sides of GoU and the LRA. In addition, the traditional justice systems lack to meet international legal standards, being the crucial precondition for the ICC to hand back the case to Uganda.

To contribute meaningfully to the Juba and post Juba peace process, we need to ask ourselves some of these hard questions and attempt to explore possible actionable response. When we talk of reconciliation for northern Uganda and Uganda at large, at what point in our history do we seek redress to start the healing of the conflict wounded Ugandans? Who is reconciling with whom? At and beyond Juba, who should account to whom putting in thoughtfulness the centrality of the war victims? For sustainable reconciliation to ensure there is need for reparations. The challenge is who will meet them and in what format? Further reflection is needed on how all the above will be implemented.

The general agreement, which is also the task of the peace talks, is to arrive at an integrated comprehensive position to embrace all these worries including the ICC. Though this is easily said, there is need of unpacking this proposal, starting from the conceptual interpretation of what we are tasking Juba to package under agenda item 3. Whereas there are constitutional provisions (State objectives 3 of the 1995 Uganda Constitution) to address conflict resolution, security and disaster management, apparently, Uganda has institutions to deal with security, disaster management but not conflict resolution. With such an omission the implementation protocol of the Juba Peace process especially agenda item 3 is bound not to be properly institutionally grounded. Furthermore, from a peace practitioner’s view in Uganda, there is a conceptual dilemma wherein many people attempt to push both historical and contemporary national political and economic malfunctions into the basket of reconciliation for redress.

To support and meaningfully enrich further the Juba peace process and agenda item number 3 in particular, there is need of a more pro-victims engagement with the agenda items. Bringing on board victims´ groups and affected communities could take the trend of creating awareness over the issues and the benefits of supporting the agenda items and how these will translate into their healing and community development. Moreover, the government ought to expedite the legislation for the traditional justice systems starting with those of war affected communities in north and north eastern Uganda and therefore bringing closer the chance of a broadly accepted national justice system, including for the ICC.

The authors are writing a paper highlighting on the reflections in this abstract beyond the Juba peace process. Your opinion will be highly appreciated.

Contact: maxie@jyak-peace.org, meike.westerkamp@gmx.de

CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Information:

Names: Maxie Joseph Muwonge
Age: 28
Sex: Male
Nationality: Ugandan
Marital Status: Single
Languages Spoken: English, Luganda - Excellent
Swahili and French- Fairly
Contact Address: P.O. Box 198 Kampala
Telephone Numbers; (+256)-712-974455,
(+256)-759-974455
Email: maxie@jyak-peace.org maxiemjmp2005@yahoo.com,

Brief Background:

Having worked extensively with civil society organisations such as Non governmental organisations, as well as educational institutions for the last six years, I have engaged in various development initiatives aimed at creating awareness on issues of development, peace building and Human rights to improve on the livelihoods of the poor and marginalised. I have hence gradually acquired skills and knowledge in overseeing implementation in educational and developmental programs with and through the youth, local grassroots communities; management of donor funds and relationships; conflict sensitive programme designing and implementation. I have learnt to cherish teamwork, tolerance, openness, honesty, flexibility, learning and responsiveness as important values to peace and development work. I also believe that for change to happen in the development process it must begin at an individual level first. As such, I have overtime developed good interpersonal skills that have enabled me to succeed in the programmes that I have designed, managed and coordinated. I take pleasure in listening to various people’s opinion about peace building, human rights promotion and development. I enjoy engaging in debates about the different approaches on the above as well as giving new ideas an opportunity to grow. As a team leader in my current occupation, I believe in innovation, reflection, and giving others space as an important part of a peace builder, human rights defender and development work. I am action oriented who loves a challenging operational environment, and believing in transcending beyond mere rhetoric to walking the talk. I am a practical person and believe in developing simple workable solutions.

Education Background;

Period Institution Award
1987-1993 Molly and Paul P/Sch. K/la PLE leavers
1994-1997 Ndejje S.S, Luweero UCE
1998-1999 Ndejje S.S, Luweero UACE
2000-2003 Makerere University, Kampala BA. Education (Hons)
2004-2005 Makerere University, Kampala MA. Human Rights (International HRT Law & Conflict Resolution)

Other Award

Year Award Institution
1997 Certificate of Merit, Junior House Prefect Muteesa House Ndejje S.S, Luweero
1999 Certificate of Merit, Senior House Prefect, Muteesa House Ndejje S.S, Luweero
1999 Certificate of Merit, Publicity Secretary Wild Life Club Ndejje S.S, Luweero
2000 Certificate of Merit, Computer Training, MS DOS, Word, Excel, Access PENSOGA Computer Centre Jinja
2005 Certificate of Merit, Committee Member, Makerere University Human Rights Association (MUHUSA) Makerere University
Faculty of Arts
2006
Certificate of Participation, Foundation Modules in Conflict Resolution And Peace Building, Vol.1-3 CRPB-Programme
2006- Certificate of Participation, Foundation Modules In Conflict Resolution and Peace Building, Vol. 4-.6 CRPB-Programme
2006
Certificate of Participation, 7th International Conference on Ethics and International Development Centre for Ethics and International Development
2006 Trainers of Trainers Certificate in conflict analysis, Management and Resolution Civil Peace Service project- Makerere Univ.

My Mission: To develop, uphold and support development initiatives aimed at increasing knowledge, awareness, and skills in the campaign against all forms of violence, bad governance and leadership, through a Justice, Peaceful and Human Rights based approach.

Other Trainings

• Conflict Analysis, Management, Resolution, Conflict and Development; and conflict and HIV AIDS: by the Civil Peace Service Project- Makerere University
• Mediation and Negotiation skills: by the German Ambassador Alexander Muhlen
• Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation: EU-Civil society Capacity Building programme
• Monitoring International Treaty Bodies: Human Rights Network-Uganda (HURINET-U)
• Developing an Effective Communication Strategy: Semats Media Consultancy-Rubaga, Kampala

Key Competences:
• Conducting researches and studies
• Facilitating skills and Report writing
• Designing of training interventions (modules and curriculum development)
• Skills training in the fields of organisational management, networking and coalition building, conflict transformation, conflict sensitive development.
• Participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation for CBO and NGO interventions.

Working Experience:

Year: 2000 Title:
Public Relations Officer, AVEC (Volunteer)
Accomplishments: -
• Prepared Press Conferences and Reports
• Managed communication between the organisation and public
• Linked organisation to Mary Jeffers, PRO, American Embassy- K/la.
• Other duties as prescribed by the Organisation.
2001 Title: Primary Schools’ Coordinator AVEC, (Volunteer)
Accomplishments: -
• Opened up AVEC branches in Kampala Parents, City Parents, Bat Valley, Buganda Road, Aghakan, Nakivubo Blue, and Joy Primary Schools
• Established and Coordinated Committees in each of these schools
• Coordinated the Annual Primary Schools Debate Competitions.
2002 Title: Schools Coordinator Eastern Region AVEC, (Volunteer)
Accomplishments: -
• Opened Up AVEC branches in Jinja Parents College, Narambai Primary School, Kiira High School, St. Noah Secondary School
• Coordinator and HIV AIDS Marshal of the “No Glove No Love” Campaign in the Eastern Uganda districts of Jinja, Iganga and Kamuli
• Operated AVEC Eastern Liaison Office based at Jinja.
2004 Title: Publicity Secretary AVEC, (Volunteer)
Accomplishments: -
• Facilitated the preparation of projects and program documents on enhancing and observing the positive aspects of African culture.
• Prepared and published periodic reports relating to the progress of AVEC Projects
2005 Title: General Secretary Kawempe Division Secondary Examinations’ Council (KADISEC)
Accomplishments: -
• Registered Secondary Schools in Kawempe Division for KADISEC mocks
• Organised seminar for UCE and UACE candidates in Kawempe Division
• Prepared general mark sheets for all students and schools that sat KADISEC mocks in 2005
Feb. 2003 Title: Teacher at Universal Girls High School, Kisaasi-K/la (UGHS)
March, 2003-March, 2006 Title: Director Of Studies (DOS) UGHS
Accomplishments: -
• Designed Teaching and examination Timetables
• Registered UCE and UACE candidates for UNEB examinations
• Supervised the process of UNEB examination together with the Head teacher
• Monitored the teaching process by ensuring teachers have schemes of work and lesson plans
• Conducted Career guidance and Counselling for students
• Ensured that the school excelled in Academics

2006 March to August: DANIDA HUGGO Internship programme at Jamii Ya Kupatanisha (JYAK)
Objective: To enhance the institution capacity building of DANIDA partners in Uganda

Accomplishments: -
• Wrote 2007-2011 JYAK strategic Plan
• Participated in several Conferences on behalf of the organisation, presented Two Foundation Course to the JYAK Staff; the implication of the NGO Bill to the CSO operations; The relevancy of the TAP Approach in JYAKs strategic implementing plan,
• Participated in the preparation and running of the Pre-Dissemination Workshop on National Reconciliation, organised by JYAK at Munyonyo in April,
• Representative of JYAK in the Coalition of CSOs organising the international Peace day Northern route caravan for the 21st September 2006,
• Head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission research working group in CORU preparing for the 2007 January National Reconciliation Conference.
• Wrote many activity reports submitted to the development partners of JYAK
• Chaired various meetings, among other things

1st September 2006 to date:
• Executive Director Jamii Ya Kupatanisha
• Steering Committee Member for the Civil Society Organisations for Peace in Northern Uganda (CSOPNU)
• Member for Coalition of Organisation pushing for National Reconciliation in Uganda (CORU)
• Head of CORU TRC research working group

Articles and Research Papers written and presented

2007
• Community Based Reintegration of LRA Ex-combatants in Northern Uganda: paper presented during the Educators Forum, international Institute for Peace through tourism, 20th May 2007, Kampala Serena Hotel, Uganda
• Joint Research with Joan Kipwola, Programme Assistant, UN-OCHR: The realisation of the right to food in conflict areas: A case Study of Unyama IDP camp-Gulu district, Feb to March 2007.
• Wrote a paper: The Northern Question in Uganda, for Centre for Basic Research-Kampala, submitted Monday 19th February 2007.
• Conducted a desk top research assessing the relevance of TRC experiences in the world: Joining hands to Build a Better Uganda through National Reconciliation: Report presented during the CSOs Consultative Conference on National Reconciliation, and discussed by Dr. Joanna R. Quinn, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Western Ontario-Canada, 12th -14th February 2007, Speke Resort Munyonyo.
• Lead researcher in carrying our a baseline survey; Needs and Impact Assessment for the LRA ex-combatants: Community Based Reintegration of Returnees in Kitgum, Pader Amuru and Gulu Districts, Jamii Ya Kupatanisha published report 23rd January 2007, with support from the EU- Civil Society Capacity Building Programme

Other Years
• Presented A research paper, The Application of International law: A Comparison of the Uganda and Rwanda International Tribunal, during the 7th International Conference on Ethics and International Development at MUK, July 20th 2006
• Wrote a feature article, Healing Our Country: ICC and Peace Talks with Kony, Published by the Weekly Message News Paper on the 25th July 2006, also published in December 2006 Monthly Newsletter Issue for the M.A. Peace program MUK.
• Wrote and submitted MA .Thesis, The Application of International Law: A Comparison of the Rwanda and Uganda International Criminal Tribunals, June 2006.
• Hosted on MAMA FM 107.4, to discuss a research paper on the Government Peace Talks with LRA, on 28th June, 7-9 PM, and on the 12th July, 7-9PM to discuss, Why Torture which is worldwide outlawed still very common in Uganda?
• Discussant of the Human Rights Watch Report on Uganda 2005, Presented by Moses Chrispus Okello, Research and Advocacy Officer, Refugee Law Project, during a workshop organised by the Makerere University Human Rights Association, 12th October 2005 at the Faculty of Technology, MUK.
• Family Away from Home. A project written for the Makerere University Human Rights Association resulting into a research trip for the MA class to Barlonyo IDP camp and Lacor Hospital
• Christmas and New Years’ Petition to God, Article Published by the Sunday Monitor Newspaper, 25th December 2005, p.20.
• Analysis Report on the activities of the various human rights agencies during the Political transition in Uganda: HURINET Upholding Human Rights through the Political Transition, a features article Published by the Weekly Message Newspaper, December 14th 2005. P.2.
• Voting: The Power of the Powerless. Article submitted to, and Published by the Daily Monitor, 2nd November 2005, p.12
• The Statesman Who Divorced Human Rights. Article submitted and Published by the Daily Monitor, 26th October 2005, p.12.

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