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Women As Peace Builders in Africa
Tecla Wanjala
Tecla Wanjala,
African peace activist, presents case studies and discusses personal experiences
from her work as the director of the Kenya Peace and Development Network
(PeaceNet) and previously as Relief and Reconciliation Coordinator in the
Bungoma Diocese of the Catholic Church in western Kenya. She emphasizes
the comprehensive nature of peacebuilding work, beginning with humanitarian
relief, through rehabilitation, reconciliation, and development to address
the underlying issues of conflict (poverty, marginalization, and so forth).
As coordinator of PeaceNet, a network of NGOs, religious institutions,
and community based organizations working together to address issues of
political and ethnic conflicts, Tecla Wanjala previously worked as a relief
and rehabilitation coordinator for victims displaced by ethnic clashes
and as a social worker and teacher for Somali refugees. A Kenyan national,
Mrs. Wanjala is on the Steering Committee of the Coalition for Peace in
Africa, a network of African peace practitioners, and is one of the founding
members of Action for Conflict, a global network of peace practitioners.
The "Global Peace, Security, and Human Rights" lecture series
was sponsored by the UC Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation,
UCSB Arts & Lectures, Global and International Studies Program, Global
Peace and Security Program and the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center
(IHC). It was put on in partnership with the Santa Barbara Committee on
Foreign Relations, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, PAX 2100, International
Studies Association at Santa Barbara City College, and the International
Studies Program at Ventura College. The event was cosponsored by the IHC
African Studies Research Focus Group and The Everyday Ghandis Project.
Program recording date and length: 2-11-02 ~ 59 Minutes
