Edmore Mahlupeka

Edmore Mahlupeka, Governance and Rights Coordinator in South Sudan for the International Rescue Committee (IRC), is an expert and practitioner in conflict prevention, mitigation and response, as well as violence reduction, protection and rule of law in fragile states. He has led USG, SIDA and EU-funded projects in Zimbabwe and South Sudan for over a decade. The most recent projects used a people-to-people approach to work with conflict-affected communities in Unity State, South Sudan. He will share his experiences and lessons learned from the project in strengthening linkages between H-D-P in South Sudan.