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Thursday, October 22nd, 1:00 PM-5:00 PM DanChurchAid, in collaboration with CKU and several other organisations, invites you to a policy-practice dialogue on peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and the constructive engagement of faith actors in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. The event takes its point of departure from Denmark’s new development strategy and focuses on how faith-based actors can contribute to locally rooted peacebuilding efforts and social cohesion. Among the themes explored during the event are:

• what research tells us about the role of faith actors in conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and social cohesion.
• practical experiences of working with faith actors in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.
• how Denmark’s new development strategy can be translated into practice through locally led and conflict-sensitive approaches.
• recommendations for Danish civil society organisations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other stakeholders on future engagement with faith actors.

The event brings together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for presentations, a panel discussion, and joint reflections on how faith actors can be engaged more systematically, inclusively, and conflict-sensitively in peacebuilding and development work. 

Venue: DanChurchAid, Meldahlsgade 3, 1613 Copenhagen V. 

Registration: Engaging Faith Actors for Peace Tickets, Thursday, October 22  •  1:30 PM – 5 PM | Eventbrite

Registration deadline: 8 October 2026. Please note that the event will be held in person only, has a maximum capacity of 80 participants, and registration is limited to four participants per organisation.

Programme 

1:00 PM-1:40 PM Welcome and introduction: Why is this conversation important now? 

1:40 PM-2:05 PM Opening keynote by Professor Mark Owen: What does the evidence tell us? 

2:05 PM-3:05 PM Voices from practice: What has engagement with faith actors looked like in practice? 

3:10 PM-3:40 PM Networking and light refreshments. 

3:40 PM-4:30 PM Panel discussion: How can policy and practice engage local faith actors more effectively? 

4:30 PM-5:00 PM Joint reflections and recommendations for future action.

Read more here: Engaging Faith Actors for Peace in Fargile Contexts – Event Brief Final.pdf

Date and time: 09:00-11:30 AM (CEST), October 28th, 2026.
Location: Online

On October 28th, 09:00–11:30 (CETS), CKU will host an online seminar that looks at the cultural dimensions of safeguarding. What is the intersection between culture and safeguarding? How does language influence our understanding of safeguarding and what cultural considerations are important for establishing trust in local safeguarding systems. During the seminar there will be presentations, plenary discussions and group work. 

Agenda:

9:00 Welcome and introduction to the role of culture in contextualizing safeguarding. 

09:20 Language – how do we understand safeguarding in our contexts? 

09:50 Short break 

10:00 How do we establish trust in safeguarding systems in a cultural context?  

10:45 Learning from each other – Group work  

11:15 Wrap up 

11:30 Thank you and Goodbye

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