Syllabuses and new teachers announced for RVI's Annual Field Courses 2017
Day-by-day syllabuses and information on the final teaching teams are now available for the RVI’s three annual field courses on Sudan and South Sudan, the Great Lakes and the Horn of Africa, taking place this June in Entebbe, Uganda. Now in their fourteenth year, the RVI courses offer a dawn-to-dusk programme of lectures, seminars, panel discussions and debates with leading regional and international experts. The courses are designed for diplomats, development practitioners, researchers and the those working in the private sector. The courses are for both those living and working in the region and those about to start... READ MORE >
A limited number of places are still available on each course. Applications are considered in order of receipt. For further information about this course, please contact cou...@riftvalley.net.
Publications
Somalia: A state of male power, insecurity and inequality
The Rift Valley Institute’s study on the impact of war on Somali men looks into a previously under-researched set of questions: What are the enduring effects of more than two decades of war and violent conflict on Somali men and male youth, and what are the consequences of this for peace, stability and Somali society in general. This briefing paper is the second RVI briefing disseminating the research findings to date. Its particular focus is the relationship between male power and its disempowerment since 1991, inequality, and current forms of leadership and governance... READ MORE >
Now We Are Zero
In April 2016, seventeen chiefs from different parts of South Sudan gathered in Kuron Holy Trinity Peace Village, in Eastern Equatoria, to discuss the role of customary authority in governance—past and present—and their own contribution to peacemaking and a future political transition. The Chiefs’ meeting at Kuron was the first time that traditional leaders from areas on opposing sides of the conflict had met in South Sudan since 2013. The discussions, led by the chiefs, lasted three days and covered a wide range of topics including the changing role of traditional leadership, the effects of war, the politicization of chiefship, customary law, security and peacebuilding... READ MORE >
Oral history and customary authorities in South Sudan
The third phase of RVI’s South Sudan Customary Authorities Project, funded by the Swiss Cooperation Office in Juba, is now underway. The project aims to deepen understanding of customary authorities’ role within, and with, their communities, and to amplify their voices... READ MORE >
Women in Nyandarua County determined to make milestones despite obstacles
‘Welcome to the land of milk and potatoes’, read a big sign just as we were entering Nyandarua County from Nakuru. According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Nyandarua County has a population of about 600,000 people and, located about 100km from Nairobi, a total of five constituencies: Ol Kalou, Kinangop, Kipipiri, Ndaragwa and Ol Joro Orok. This is a county that borders Laikipia, Murang’a, Nyeri, Nakuru and Kiambu counties. We were finally here, with our main mission to talk with different people and groups of people in politics as we examined the various power dynamics that affect women in politics in Kenya... READ MORE >
The Impact of War on Somali Men
The Rift Valley Institute’s Impact of War on Somali Men (IWM) study is a project which fills a critical knowledge gap on the impact of war and state collapse on Somali men and manhood. It provides important insights for national Somali-led policy and practice, and supporting international interventions. It also widens the lens on gender in conflict to understand the vulnerability of men and how that impacts on families and society in general... READ MORE >
