Bernard serves as the Lead Technical Expert and Trainer for this program. He is a distinguished peacebuilding and conflict management expert with over 20 years of experience designing and facilitating humanitarian interventions, capacity enhancement workshops, and reconciliation dialogues.

His work has a strong focus on building youth and women peace initiatives in the Horn and Great Lakes region and integrating trauma-healing methodologies into conflict transformation processes. Bernard is a technical specialist in conflict-sensitive approaches like "Do No Harm" (DNH) and brings extensive experience in strengthening interfaith relations and civil society networks. He holds an MA in Peace Studies and International Relations.

Hameed is the Project Manager and Technical Expert for this initiative. He is a senior humanitarian leader with over 20 years of experience managing large-scale, complex programs in conflict-affected contexts.

Hameed brings invaluable, direct experience in Sudan, having served as an Emergency Country Director leading operations in Sudan and as a Project Director designing response strategies for Sudan. He has extensive experience negotiating humanitarian access with all parties to conflict. As a technical expert, he specializes in grant evaluation and adaptive management. Hameed is fluent in both English and Arabic.

Laura leads the creation of all digital animations and interactive content for the training modules.

Her expertise in instructional design and multimedia production helps translate complex peacebuilding concepts into engaging, clear, and accessible learning experiences for all participants.

Nataly is responsible for the design and usability of the training portal. As our lead UX/UI (User Experience/User Interface) designer, she ensures the i-aps.kapcourse.com platform is intuitive, accessible, and easy to navigate, allowing trainers to focus on learning and collaboration.