Quaker Peace Network West Africa (QPNWA) is an offshoot of QPN Africa. The Africa Network was born out of a worldwide Quaker and American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) initiative for consultation around the question of the prevention of violent conflicts. After two early consultations in the United States and the United Kingdom, a third consultation was held on the African continent, in recognition of the importance of reflection on violent conflicts in Africa, as well as the potential role of African Quaker agencies in conflict prevention. It was the 2001 Bujumbura, Burundi, consultation that gave birth to the Quaker Peace Network Africa.
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Objectives and Goals
QPNWA is a non-profit organisation formed to promote conflict resolution and reconciliation, poverty alleviation, and cohesiveness in the social structures in West Africa. QPNWA’s solution-seeking approaches to violent-related problems include:
- investigating and identifying root causes of the conflict and examining probable ideal solutions;
- mediating with parties to the conflict and others to discuss possible solutions;
- helping the parties to build relationships of trust by promoting joint projects for the prevention of violent conflict;
- supporting and/or co-ordinating mediation training programmes for the benefit of those involved, victimised and or vulnerable demographies;
- providing financial assistance to West African students to enable them to study Peace & Conflict Resolution at universities in the UK, West Africa or elsewhere.
Legal Status
Quaker Peace Network West Africa is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in the UK on 28 April 2008, number 6577931. It was set up with charitable objects as shown above. The charity is currently seeking registration with the Charity Commission of England & Wales.
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in Karen on the western side of Nairobi, Kenya , East Africa in a cool week from August 9th to 16th 2009. The consultation attracted about 45 participants from many regions s of Africa and also international 
