Keeping Faith with the Sahel: 3-Part Series

Raising awareness on how faith actors, traditional leaders, and iNGOs can lead the way in the preservation and maintenance of Peace in the Sahel. This three-part workshop builds a common understanding of the drivers of violence in the Central Sahel context and discusses program and policy recommendations key actors for peace should consider in grounding their actions in the “triple nexus ”.

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March 15, 2021 - The Role of Religious Leaders in Justice & Peace in the Sahel

• Youth Attitudes towards the Role of Religion in Malian Politics by Dr. Jaimie Bleck.
• Innovative Recommendations for Peace in the Sahel by Dr.Robert Groelsema.
• Peacebuilding: An Islamic Perspective by Dr. A.Rashied Omar.

March 30, 2021- Virtual Round table with Sahel Religious Leaders (11-12:30 ET)

Interfaith leaders from across the Sahel and religious spectrum will highlight some of their concerns and successes around development and humanitarian issues in the troubled Sahel region of West Africa. Delegations from each country are available for more in-depth side discussions with audience members by request. Simultaneous French-English translation will be provided. (Names withheld in consideration of security.)

• Bishop representing the Episcopal Conference of Burkina Faso
• Emir representing northern Burkinabe communities
• Imam representing the Islamic Community of Northern Ghana
• Bishop representing Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference
• Bishop representing the Episcopal Conference of Mali
• Imam representing the Islamic High Council of Mali
• Church official representing the Niger Church
• Representative of the Islamic High Council of Niger

April 13, 2021 - R3 and the Triple Nexus: Commitments to Integrating Peacebuilding (11-12ET)

iNGO network discussion on how to engage USAID’s R3 and the Triple Nexus in the Sahel.

Opening: U.S Dept of State CSO Acting Director Rob Pyott

• How is State considering the Triple Nexus and the role of iNGOs.

CARE Mali

• Organizational Strategy on Triple Nexus
• Direct Implementation of the Nexus

Islamic Relief Mali

• Organizational Strategy on Triple Nexus
• Direct Implementation of the Nexus in the Sahel

Catholic Relief Services

• Organizational Strategy on Triple Nexus
• Direct Implementation of the Nexus in the Sahel

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://crs-org.zoom.us/j/97641718199?pwd=R2xtWWZvM0pJVGZNeVRDYU9OWVJtQT09

Passcode: 588959