Call for Tenders: Process support and facilitation of a participatory planning workshop (Civil Peace Service) in Uganda
Since 1957, EIRENE International Christian Peace Service e.V. has been supporting partner organisations committed to non-violent civil conflict transformation and to socially just and environmentally sustainable change. Through its International Peace Cooperation (FriKo) programme, EIRENE supports Civil Peace Service (CPS) programmes in six regions across Africa and Latin America in collaboration with national partner organisations. In these regions, six coordinators are responsible for the CPS programmes on behalf of EIRENE.
The CPS operates along the entire cycle of conflict transformation: Early engagement to prevent the escalation of tensions into systemic violence; de-escalation and support for non-violent alternatives during active conflict phases; support for long-term reconciliation and dealing with a violent past to prevent the recurrence of conflict. CPS work is characterized by the following specific principles such as option for victims and survivors, partnerships, long-term commitment and global learning community.
In Uganda, EIRENE started its Civil Peace Service programme in partnership with four national organizations (ACFODE, ICSS, JESE and MACCO) in October 2025. Geographically the EIRENE CPS programme covers Wes Nile region and West Uganda and more particularly, the Bidibidi and Imvepi regugee settlement and host communities in West Nile and Kyaka II refugee settlement and host communities in Kyegegwa district in West Uganda. First, the partner organisations carried out baseline analysis in their respective areas and came up with strategic 3-year plans for CPS interventions. Annual plans for 2025 were based on the initial surveys. End of 2025 EIRENE coordination office organised reflection and planning workshop where a systemic conflict analysis was conducted taking into consideration the extreme changes of the context in refugee funding cuts. Some minor changes took place for 2026. However, it remains essential to make a thorough revision and reorientation of the outcomes and strategies based on the results of the systemic conflict analysis and fundamental change of the context.