Senegal: Diola translation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325

PeaceWomen has received a Diola translation of SCR 1325 from the Women in Peacebuilding program (WIPNET) of the West African Peacebuilding Network (WANEP). Diola is spoken in the Casamance region of Senegal (South). The Diola translation was prepared for women involved in WIPNET's Rural Women's Peace Initiative, which took place earlier this month. Approximately 40 women in the communities of Kaguitte and Djibidone were trained using WIPNET's Community Women Peacebuilding Manual. The goal of this initiative was to build the capacity of rural/grassroots women's groups to play active roles in preserving peace in their communities. The translation was disseminated to the women in order raise awareness of the resolution and its meaning.