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Turning the Tide is a programme which trains people to use active nonviolence to confront situations of injustice effectively. Following the violence that marked the results of Kenya elections in 2007, Turning the Tide was invited by Kenyan Quakers to help teach nonviolent methods of working for change. With only two years until the next general election time is of the essence.

Beyond Conflict, Peace

Burundi is at a crossroads. After more than a decade of civil war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, a tenuous peace has been reached. In 2010, the next general election offers an opportunity to consolidate that peace. It also carries with it the risk of renewed violence. Quakers are working at local, national, and international levels to help create the conditions necessary for reconciliation and integration.

NUAPP Submission to UK International Development Select Committee’s Evidence session on the prospects for sustainable peace in Uganda

1. What has been the impact of the ICC arrest warrants on the prospects for peace?

1.1 The immediate priority for those affected by the armed conflict in Northern Uganda is peace[1], defined as the “absence of violence, war, and/or conflict[2].