1. WANEP The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding

2. WANEP: West Africa Network for Peacebuilding History Founded in 1998 Founded in 1998 Emmanuel Bombande & Samuel Doe Emmanuel Bombande & Samuel Doe ‘One body, loose structures’ ‘One body, loose structures’ Regional network on peacebuilding Regional network on peacebuilding First donors: Winston Foundation, Cordaid, EU fundings First donors: Winston Foundation, Cordaid, EU fundings

3. WANEP: West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Mission & Objectives Goal: To build sustainable peace Mission: Promoting & Providing Objectives: Prevention network W-Africa Prevention network W-Africa Strengthen capacity Strengthen capacity Increase awareness non-violence Increase awareness non-violence Harmonize activities Harmonize activities Women's participation Women's participation

4. WANEP: West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Organizational Structure Regional with 14 national networks Regional with 14 national networks Top-down construction Top-down construction Top-heavy structure Top-heavy structure Cooperation with regional organizations (AU, ECOWAS) Cooperation with regional organizations (AU, ECOWAS) Cooperation with international networks (GPPAC, IFOR/WPP) Cooperation with international networks (GPPAC, IFOR/WPP)

5. WANEP: West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Activities and Actions Regional organization Regional organization Supporting national networks Supporting national networks International cooperation International cooperation Implementing programs Implementing programs

6. WANEP: West Africa Network for Peacebuilding WANEP Programs Youth and Peace Education (YPE) Youth and Peace Education (YPE) Capacity Building Program (CBP) Capacity Building Program (CBP) Civil Society Policy & Advocacy (CSPAP) Civil Society Policy & Advocacy (CSPAP) Justice Lens Program (JLP) Justice Lens Program (JLP) Women in Peacebuilding (WIPNET) Women in Peacebuilding (WIPNET) Early Warning & Response (WARN) Early Warning & Response (WARN) West Africa Peacebuilding Institute (WAPI) West Africa Peacebuilding Institute (WAPI) Research, Monitoring & Evaluation (RM&E) Research, Monitoring & Evaluation (RM&E)

7. WANEP: West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Problems and Critiques Power issues Power issues Dependency vs Autonomy Focus on knowledge sharing in stead of capacity building – dependency Focus on knowledge sharing in stead of capacity building – dependency Top down construction (spider web) Top down construction (spider web) Regional fundraising Regional fundraising Programs? Programs?

8. WANEP: West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Critical Thinking: Upstreaming or Downstreaming? Learning Learning Collective Collective Homogeneity Homogeneity Practice Practice Representation Representation Applying Applying Individual Individual Diversity Diversity Policy Policy Professionalism Professionalism

9. WANEP: West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Conclusive thoughts WANEP: a constructed network WANEP: a constructed network Lessons learned, reconstruction? Lessons learned, reconstruction? Dividing labour based on levels in stead of specializations Dividing labour based on levels in stead of specializationsQuestions?