To expand and strengthen the capacity of GCF Direct Access Entities (DAEs) to diagnose, understand and resolve grievances that arise from conflicts among project stakeholders, the IRM is hosting a 5-week virtual mediation workshop. The course is designed for grievance redress mechanism staff of GCF DAEs, whether acting directly as mediators and facilitators, or overseeing the work of contracted independent mediators. 

This course will focus on designing and implementing processes of mediation and consensus-building to resolve conflicts, including modules on:

1. Introduction to Company-Community Mediation
2. Conflict Analysis and Communication Skills
3. Mediation Techniques and Strategies
4. Role-Plays and Case Studies
5. Ethical Considerations and Certification

The course is being facilitated by Mr. Constantin-Adi Gavrilă and Mr. Christian Chereji.

Mr. Constantin-Adi Gavrilă is a highly experienced full-time professional mediator, the CEO and founder of ADR Center Romania, and a Senior Fellow at the Weinstein International Foundation. He has been actively involved in mediation since 2002, trained over 1,200 mediators and provided consultancy services to governments and beneficiaries.

Mr. Christian Radu Chereji is a professor of conflict studies at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj, Romania, specializing in group decision-making in conflictual situations, primarily employing facilitation, mediation and negotiation as conflict resolution methods. Christian is the founder of the Conflict Studies Center at Babeș-Bolyai University.

Participation in the workshop is by invite only.