Building Sustainable Peace: Conflict, Conciliation and Civil Society in Northern Ghana (Oxfam Working Papers Series) [Paperback]

Ada van der Linde (Author), Rachel Naylor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0855984236 | ISBN-13: 978-0855984236

Intense fighting in the Northern Region of Ghana in 1994 and 1995 led to the loss of 15,000 lives and the displacement of 200,000 people. A formal peace treaty, negotiated by the government, ended the fighting but did not address the underlying causes of the conflict, which was a complex mix of economic, political, and ethnic factors.An informal consortium of NGOs, initially involved in delivering humanitarian aid, set up a parallel peace process, seeking to build up trust through a series of peace-education workshops and the creation of a multi-ethnic Youth and Development Association. The success of the process was symbolized by the signing of the Kumasi Peace Accord in 1996.This report, commissioned by the Northern Ghana Inter-NGO Consortium, demonstrates how a network of NGOs, sharing skills and building up local capacities, can play an invaluable role in promoting a sustainable peace after conflict.

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About the Author

Ada van der Linde was formerly Oxfam’s representative in Chad, and is a graduate of the Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford.

Rachel Naylor is an anthropologist and development specialist, who has worked and travelled extensively in Ghana for the past ten years. She is the co-author of "Building Sustainable Peace: Conflict, Conciliation, and Civil Society in Northern Ghana."

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Oxfam Publishing (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0855984236
• ISBN-13: 978-0855984236
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,535,721 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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