Governance in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings
Course Overview
This Governance in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings course provides practical policy design and implementation tools for working in fragile and conflict-affected contexts across Africa.
Participants examine how fragility, conflict and institutional weaknesses can affect governance, public policy and development outcomes. The course explores conflict-sensitive approaches, resilience building, security-development linkages, risk management and policy implementation in unstable environments.
Through conflict case studies, scenario-based simulations and practical exercises, participants learn how to design policies that respond to complex operating environments, identify implementation risks and develop approaches for strengthening governance resilience.
Learning Objectives
– Design policies that work in fragile settings
– Apply conflict-sensitive approaches
– Build resilience into governance systems
– Manage security-development linkages
– Monitor policy impact in unstable environments
Who should attend
– Staff from fragile-state ministries
– Peacebuilding and humanitarian agencies
– Donor programme teams
How will you learn
Participants will learn through conflict case studies, scenario-based simulations, practical policy exercises, group discussions and action-planning workshops.
The hands-on approach enables participants to examine realistic governance challenges, assess policy and implementation risks, and develop conflict-sensitive responses suited to complex and unstable environments.
fees Information
The course is offered as intensive 5-day in-person workshops (Nairobi and selected African cities) and parallel 5-day live online cohorts. Custom in-house versions are available for governments, CSOs and organizations.
Training Duration: 5 days
Training Fee:
ONSITE: USD 1,600
ONLINE: USD 750
Group Discounts Apply
For more information on the programme,
email us info@africapolicyinstitute.org
