Religious Civil Society Networks in the Great Lakes Region as Partners in Peace

The proposed project seeks to gain a better understanding of the constituency, networks and political strategies of local church networks in North and South Kivu, and the relationship between these organisations civil society networks at a local, national and regional scale. By focusing on, in turn, (i) mapping the religious civil society networks, (ii) assessing their role in local and regional peace processes and (iii) addressing the organisation of women and the promotion of issues of women,peace and security within these networks. The project also makes a comparison between the engagement of religious networks in Congo and North Uganda in peace processes in the region.

Keywords:

Congo
Gender
Religious networks
Conflict