Contact Us

Phone:
800.257.7751

TTY:
802.258.3388

Fax:
802.258.3320

PO Box 676, Kipling Road
Brattleboro, VT 05302 USA
Contact us by email.

CONTACT Site-Specific Training Programs

CONTACT can provide site-, organization-, and region-specific programs designed to meet the needs of a particular organization or community in a conflict or post-conflict situation. Working together with a local expert and local partner organization, CONTACT can provide training that is specific to local needs.

The CONTACT diverse faculty has experience working with translators and staff to bridge linguistic and cultural differences and vast experience training groups to become practitioners in conflict transformation. CONTACT faculty are also practitioners, and have been implementing peace building projects in almost every region of the world.

Site-specific programs can be used to develop a range of skills using participatory and experiential learning methods. Topics can include:

  • Conflict Analysis
  • Interventions for Sustainable Change
  • Peace building and Development
  • Intercommunal Dialogue
  • Reconciliation and Forgiveness
  • Mediation and Negotiation
  • Psychosocial Intervention and Healing
  • Peace building Capacity Development

Working with local partners, CONTACT can offer 5-10 day trainings in almost any location in the world. CONTACT has provided seminars and trainings in Bosnia, Cyprus, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda. In addition, CONTACT faculty have provided trainings in many countries around the world, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Burma, Cambodia, Georgia, Italy, India, Israel, Kosovo, Macedonia, Nepal, Netherlands, Palestine, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand and Zambia.

How to Apply for Site-Specific Training Programs

To begin the discussion of creating a CONTACT training program for your local organization or community, please email the CONTACT staff at contactprogram@sit.edu. It would be helpful to include information about your community, why you are interested in the training, and your goals and needs.