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PEPNET’s Capacity Building Platform advances practical learning, institutional strengthening, facilitation development, leadership education, and applied peacebuilding competencies.
The platform focuses on translating peace education into practical implementation by strengthening the capacities of educators, facilitators, institutions, youth leaders, community actors, and development practitioners.
It also supports PEPNET’s broader vision of building sustainable peace education infrastructure and institutional learning systems.
The Peace Education Training Manual (PETMANUAL) is PEPNET’s structured peace education resource platform developed to support educators, facilitators, institutions, volunteers, and practitioners with practical peace learning tools, facilitation resources, and educational materials.
Published in 2023, PETMANUAL represents one of PEPNET’s earliest intellectual and educational contributions toward strengthening practical peace education within formal and informal learning environments.
The manual was specifically designed to simplify peace education concepts and make them practical, accessible, and adaptable for different educational and community contexts.
PETMANUAL covers areas including:
PETMANUAL has supported:
The manual also serves as a foundational learning resource within PEMAT and related PEPNET capacity-building initiatives.
PETMANUAL continues to demonstrate strong potential for:
Peace Education and Management Training (PEMAT) is PEPNET’s practical training and institutional learning framework focused on strengthening peace education practice, facilitation competencies, programme management, leadership development, civic engagement, and applied peacebuilding skills.
PEMAT translates peace education from theory into practical implementation, institutional learning, and community-based action.
PEMAT focuses on:
Since 2023, PEMAT has been delivered through:
The framework has engaged participants from different sectors and countries while strengthening PEPNET’s role as a practical peace learning and institutional development platform.
One of PEMAT’s most significant editions took place in August 2025 through a multi-session virtual learning programme involving participants from several countries across Africa and beyond.
The programme brought together over 20 participants across multiple Saturdays, creating a practical learning and international exchange environment focused on peace education, leadership, facilitation, and civic engagement.
There is growing consideration for PEMAT to evolve into a recurring flagship learning programme and future certification ecosystem.
PEMAT continues to strengthen:
The initiative is also strategically positioned to contribute toward PEPNET’s long-term sustainability, learning ecosystem, and institutional growth.
PEPCON Africa is the flagship annual conference of the Peace Education and Practice Network (PEPNET), bringing together peacebuilders, educators, researchers, policymakers, youth leaders, development practitioners, media professionals, government representatives, faith actors, traditional leaders, and international partners.
Launched in 2023, the conference serves as a platform for dialogue, learning, networking, innovation, collaboration, and policy engagement on issues relating to peacebuilding, education, leadership, governance, and sustainable development.
PEPCON Africa also serves as PEPNET’s annual anniversary celebration, providing an opportunity to reflect on organisational achievements, recognise outstanding contributions to peacebuilding, and launch new initiatives.
PEMAT translates peace education from theory into practical implementation, institutional learning, and community-based action.
PEPCON Africa 2026 will take place in November 2026 and is expected to convene participants from across Africa and beyond to explore innovative and locally-driven solutions to contemporary peace and development challenges.
To become Africa’s leading conference on peace education, peacebuilding practice, leadership development, and policy engagement.
