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USIP Announces Pétronille Vaweka as the 2023 Women Building Peace Award Recipient (Français)
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The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is honored to announce Pétronille Vaweka of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the recipient of the 2023 Women Building Peace Award.
This prestigious international award, which is given annually, honors women of extraordinary commitment, leadership and impact who are working to build peace and resolve violent conflict in their communities. USIP’s Women Building Peace Council, comprised of distinguished experts and advisers, selected three finalists, and the winner, from over 150 nominations received from 42 countries.
Pétronille is the senior mediator for Engaged Women for Peace in Africa (FEPA), a network of women working in conflict-affected areas of eastern DRC. As National Deputy of the Transition from 2004 until 2008, Petronille was a lead negotiator with armed groups and has been a trainer and manager in the country’s National Stabilization and Reconstruction Program for more than a decade.
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This prestigious international award, which is given annually, honors women of extraordinary commitment, leadership and impact who are working to build peace and resolve violent conflict in their communities. USIP’s Women Building Peace Council, comprised of distinguished experts and advisers, selected three finalists, and the winner, from over 150 nominations received from 42 countries.
Pétronille is the senior mediator for Engaged Women for Peace in Africa (FEPA), a network of women working in conflict-affected areas of eastern DRC. As National Deputy of the Transition from 2004 until 2008, Petronille was a lead negotiator with armed groups and has been a trainer and manager in the country’s National Stabilization and Reconstruction Program for more than a decade.
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Video by Larisa Epatko and Mandela Wells
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