Delegation Leader: Mr. David A. Hart
Chief Executive Officer, Association for Conflict Resolution

Program Dates: November 7-18, 2004

A delegation of professionals specializing in conflict resolution has been selected to participate in bilateral exchanges with their professional counterparts in South Africa, under the auspices of People to People Ambassador Programs.

SOUTH AFRICA

With a dynamic fusion of African, European and Asian influences, South Africa is a place of vibrant cultural diversity. Home to an enormous variety of birds and other animals, South Africa is the best place in the world to watch big game. Since the early 1990s, the nation has emerged from years of oppression and apartheid as a stable modern democracy under the inspirational leadership of the world’s most respected political figure, Nelson Mandela.
 

South Africa’s wealth is based primarily in the Golden Reef that makes up the Witwatersrand (Ridge of White Waters), of which Johannesburg is the center. The city’s history dates back to 1886 when Australian prospector George Harrison discovered gold. Now the country’s commercial capital, Johannesburg continues to grow.
     Arrival and Welcome Dinner

Program briefing: discuss the political and cultural diversity of South Africa and receive further information on the delegation
Professional Overview: Status of Conflict Resolution in South Africa
Professional program focusing on:

Historical and cultural roots of violence in South Africa

Removing a source of conflict: historical claims and land reform

Truth and Reconciliation Commissions: evaluating the level of success
    in facilitating transitional justice and building a more peaceful
    community; ongoing impact of the commission

Professional program focusing on:

How gender issues and the AIDS situation affect conflict resolution
    efforts

Conflict resolution between races: primary dispute issues, and how they
    have been handled in post-Apartheid South Africa

Reflections on amnesty vs. prosecution for human rights violators under
    Apartheid as well as post-Apartheid South Africa

Travel on a photographic safari to Kruger National Park, one of the world’s largest controlled nature reserves that encompass nearly 12,000 square-miles of wildlife safari country and supports more than 800 species of animals living in their natural habitats. Spend two days in Kruger National Park spotting game in their natural habitat.

Enjoy a tour of Cape Peninsula visiting the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, which features Cape Point – the place at which the Atlantic and Indian oceans merge. Explore the beautiful delights of Cape Town on a trip via cable car to the top of Table Mountain, which offers breathtaking views of the entire Cape Peninsula.

Professional program focusing on:

Reconciling militant political adversaries: Apartheid, Inkatha

Freedom Party and African National Congress

Confronting violence against women and children in both rural and
    urban settings

Professional program focusing on:

Community-policing forums and urban neighborhood crime, community
    involvement in conflict resolution

Racial desegregation in the schools: degrees of success, resolving
    resistance

The school-to-work transition and youth gang violence/school-based
    resolution programs

A farewell banquet on the final evening in South Africa will give delegates a chance to recap their People to People experiences
 

Optional Extension to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Please inquire for further information upon registration

We work diligently to ensure that the activities described here are available on your program. In rare cases, scheduling conflicts, delays, weather or circumstances beyond our control may result in program changes. If substitution is required, we make every effort to feature comparable events to retain the content and quality of the program.