Biography
Rebecca Joshua Okwaci is a founding member of Sudanese Women’s Empowerment for Peace (SuWEP) and the Sudanese Women’s Voice for Peace, which encourages women from war-affected areas to become active participants in peace building. She also serves as the secretary general for Women Action for Development. Ms. Okwaci facilitates activities with grassroots organizations, political authorities, and other stakeholders; organizes field visits with groups from both the north and south; and conducts workshops on conflict resolution, negotiation, leadership, advocacy, and peace awareness for women in refugee camps in Sudan, Kenya, and the diaspora. Ms. Okwaci has led delegations to meet mediation officials and representatives of the Intergovernmental Authority on Develpment’s peace initiative in Nariobi. In 2002, she received a Peace Award in recognition of her peace building and conflict resolution work. 04.2005
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