NGO's and post-conflict recovery : the Leitana Nehan Women's Development Agency, Bougainville

When government services have broken down or when international nongovernment organisations are uninterested or unable to help, grassroots non-government organisations provide important humanitarian, educational and advocacy services. Yet, too often the story of the crucial role played by these organisations in conflict and post-conflict recovery goes unheard. The Leitana Nehan Women’s Development Agency provides many salutary lessons for grassroots non-government organisations undertaking peacemaking and peace-building work. In the thirteen years of its existence, it has contributed humanitarian assistance, provided education programs on peace, gender issues and community development, and has become a powerful advocate for women’s and children’s rights at all levels of society. Its work has been recognised through the award of a United Nations’ Millennium Peace Price in 2000 and a Pacific Peace Prize in 2004. This book makes a unique contribution to understanding the role of nongovernment organisations in promoting peace and development and gender issues in the South West Pacific. [C:\Users\Microsoft\Documents\Calibre Library] Preliminary Pages 1 Chapter 1 - Bougainville from crisis to peace 9 Chapter 2 - We must help ourselves 19 Chapter 3 - Projects, partners and politics 30 Chapter 4 - Strengthening communities for peace 45 Chapter 5 - From peace to progress 78 Chapter 6 - Gender, development and peace 98 Chapter 7 - Partnership, post-conflict development and peace-building 113 Chapter 8 - Non-government organisations, peace-building and global networks 133 Epilogue 155 Appendixes 163 References 172 Index 184 The book will make a unique contribution to understanding the role of NGOs in promoting peace, gender and development in the South West Pacific by recording the story of the Leitana Nehan Women's Development Agency. Australian authors