Advocacy
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Since 2015, the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security has been working with security sector actors, government ministries and civil society organizations in the DRC to prevent children from being recruited and used in conflict. We are the only international non-governmental organization (INGO) that conducts child-centered, scenario-based trainings that integrate gender-responsive prevention measures into security sector doctrine in the DRC. Read more about our work in the DRC by downloading this brief.
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While the Dallaire Institute is headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, it has an African Centre of Excellence (ACoE) located in Rwanda, a Latin American Centre of Excellence (LACoE), located in Uruguay as well as a direct partnership with the Dallaire Centre of Excellence within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF CoE), based in Ottawa, Canada. These Regional Centres of Excellence (CoEs) are hubs for the Dallaire Institute’s security sector trainings, community engagement programs, advocacy, and applied research on preventing the recruitment and use of children in armed violence. Download this brief to learn about how the Dallaire Institute works with local partners to develop programs that are contextually relevant and culturally sensitive.
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Research has shown that armed violence dramatically increases children’s vulnerability to being recruited and used by armed groups. Exploiting children and exposing them to violence can increase the likelihood that they will engage in violent behavior in the future. Preventing recruitment and use in the first place is therefore paramount to breaking cycles of violence and improving the protection of children and communities in fragile and vulnerable environments. Effective prevention requires timely, reliable, and systematic data on what makes children susceptible to recruitment and use. Check out this brief to learn more about the Dallaire Institute’s early warning to early action system.
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Women in South Sudan lack meaningful participation in the country's peace and security processes. To address levels of mistrust between women and the security sector in South Sudan, the Dallaire Institute piloted an innovative project (thanks to the Fund for Innovation and Transformation, FIT) that created a collaborative approach to the prevention of the recruitment and use of children and conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) by creating space for women’s contributions and leadership in child protection.
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A policy checklist on what governments and leaders need to understand about a Children, Peace and Security (CPS) agenda and how it relates to the broader global peace and security agenda. Download the brochure.