In a remarkable move to stamp its authority in Ghana, the Institute of Global Peace and Conflict Management (IGPCM) has appointed Dr. Foster Enam Dagadu as its Country Coordinator for Ghana.
His appointment takes immediate effect. Dr. Dagadu who is a renowned sports administrator, and an Executive Board member of the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF) with strong credentials and expertise in Peacebuilding and Conflict Management is expected to bring his vast knowledge in the field to bear on his new role in steering the work of the IGPCM in Ghana.
He is expected to coordinate the programs of the Institute, partnering with Civil Society Organizations, Government, and other relevant agencies in ensuring that the work of IGPCM aligns with Ghana’s legal frameworks for sustainable growth and development
Headquartered in Abuja Nigeria, The Institute of Global Peace and Conflict Management was established by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as an independent research, not-for-profit, nonpartisan membership and global professional organization for the development, adaption, and promotion of peace and conflict management best practices at organizational, grass-root, national, regional and global levels.
IGPCM professionally raises, trains, and primes individuals and corporate bodies, with practical skills training, in peacebuilding, conflict analysis, prevention and intervention, mediation and negotiation, conflict management, resolution and transformation, arbitration, conciliation, reconciliation, and reconstruction.
IGPCM is a useful resource to its members, government officials, military and paramilitary, political leaders, civic/religious leaders, employees, lawyers, medical practitioners, engineers, journalists, educators, students, business executives and policy analysts, and other interested persons to help them understand better the various conflicts confronting us at the individual, national, institutional and community levels to chart a common course for peace.
The institute also provides a professional network platform where peace-building practitioners, development professionals, conflict managers, and policy strategists share experiences, collaborate, and improve their professional knowledge and skills.
As a think-tank body, the institute conducts independent result-based research, plays an effective third-party intervention role provides solution-based policy suggestions, and influences relevant bodies for adoption and implementation.
The institute initiates and imparts creative and innovative ways of promoting, sustaining, and maintaining peace in our communities, collaborates to bring acceptable solutions to conflicts, and advances global best practices in peace-building and conflict resolution.
IGPCM believes that peace-building and conflict-resolution skills are learnable and coachable. IGPCM as a global membership-driven professional body, therefore, trains, certifies, and retains its members for continuous professional development, for maximum career fulfillment.