(Coady-TCSD)
Even well-intentioned development initiatives can unintentionally fuel tension or exacerbate conflict, particularly in contexts with fragile governance, social divisions, or weak security structures.
This course equips participants with knowledge and practical tools needed to ensure their interventions contribute to peace rather than conflict -intentioned development initiatives that can unintentionally fuel tension or exacerbate conflict, particularly in contexts with fragile governance, social divisions, or weak security structures.
The course introduces practical approaches to conflict analysis, peace and conflict stakeholder mapping, and impact assessment. Participants will learn how to identify risks, strengthen positive outcomes, and adapt programs in complex and evolving environments.
The course is grounded in two foundational frameworks—Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA) and Do No Harm (DNH)—and emphasizes real world application. By the end of the course, participants will be able to design, implement, and adapt development initiatives that are conflict sensitive, ethically responsible, and contextually informed -world application.
DATES: October 19 to December 11, 2026
Registration closes October 12, 2026, or earlier if we reach the enrolment cap of 30 participants
Designed for development practitioners, humanitarian workers, and peacebuilding, this program offers essential tools for Conflict-Sensitive Development. We invite motivated professionals committed to actively participating and transferring new knowledge into actionable community initiatives. Our Conflict-Sensitive Development course gives you practical tools to build peace, resolve community tension, and drive actionable change. Connect with global peers and bring real solutions back to your organization.
Key Benefits
• Acquire practical tools to design and implement peacebuilding initiatives.
• Exchange diverse, real-world insights with cohort of practitioners.
• Translate course concepts and tools into tangible community development initiatives.
A strong command of spoken and written English is required to foster rich, collaborative learning.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
This course is delivered online over 8 weeks, using StFX Online’s learning platform, Moodle, and Zoom for live sessions. In addition to participation in live sessions on Wednesdays (9:30 am – 11:30 am Atlantic Time), there is an expectation of 4-5 additional hours of asynchronous engagement per week following the live session, which includes engaging with videos, articles, online activities, and peer contributions, and completing assignments via Moodle. The total expected commitment per week is 7-8 hrs (2hrs class time, 4-5 hrs outside of class time).
Coady Institute is committed to ensuring that practitioners and community members dedicated to community-led development worldwide have access to its courses. Thanks to the generous support of individual, institutional, and corporate donors, the tuition fee of $1,500 CAD has been reduced to $400 CAD plus HST.
Full bursaries are available for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit community members residing in Canada, as well as individuals residing in Nova Scotia from African Nova Scotian communities and Nova Scotians of African descent. To request a full bursary, please contact us at coadyadmit@stfx.ca
If paying by credit card is not an option, please contact coadyfinance@stfx.ca to arrange an alternative payment method.
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