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CPCS Chair Wins 2009 Hesse Peace Prize
Wiesbaden, Germany
Dekha Ibrahim Abdi, Chair of the CPCS Board of Directors, was awarded the 2009 Hesse Peace Prize on 21 January 2010. Dekha, a muslim peace activist, was awarded the prize for her efforts in bringing inter-religious dialogue between different religious and ethnic groups in Kenya. She is the first African to receive the prize.
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The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS) is home to a range of interconnected programmes that promote the advancement of peace processes, research and learning. CPCS creates opportunities for practitioners, students, academics and analysts to access information and resources that are contextually grounded; and supports people in country and conflict situations through network support mechanisms and consultancy services.
Our Country Programmes are currently focused on Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Orissa, Timor Leste, and Nepal. We work, with our partners across the Asia Pacific region, to help people across Asia make more informed and strategic initiatives into violent conflict and transformation. We offer many courses and consultancy in this field, including the innovative and acclaimed MA Course, Applied Conflict Transformation Studies (ACTS).
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