GLAA URUNANI TOUR

The GLAA URUNANI TOUR is an inter-country gathering space designed to address the lack of opportunities for in-person and in-depth exchanges among members of the network. It provides a warm and informal environment that encourages the sharing of experiences, the affirmation of cultural identities, and the emergence of collective strategies through a three-day program combining participatory workshops, critical discussions, cultural activities, and collaborative project-building.

Each edition brings together between 30 and 40 active members per phase (focal points, facilitators, and young leaders), representing a total of 60 to 80 participants throughout the Tour, in addition to facilitators and local partners.

The name GLAA comes from the Krou languages (Guéré ethnic group) in Côte d’Ivoire. Beyond referring to a gathering around an event, it expresses the authentic meeting of people who mutually recognize and value one another a principle that guides the entire vision of the project. The Tour is designed as an annual or biennial event rotating among the member countries of the network. Its itinerant format allows it to connect deeply with the local realities of each host territory while progressively strengthening the cohesion of the network as a whole.

To better adapt to African regional dynamics, the project is organized into two distinct sub-regional phases: one dedicated to members from West Africa and the other to members from Central Africa. Each phase brings together member organizations from countries within the same sub-region around a shared program.

Objectives

General Objective
To strengthen the action and innovation capacities of members of the Urunani Network through the organization of inter-country gatherings focused on the exchange of practices, capacity-building, and the co-creation of solutions for community development.

Specific Objectives

• Facilitate the exchange of practices: create a friendly space for sharing experiences and methodologies in popular education adapted to African realities.

• Strengthen capacities: provide thematic training workshops on the specificities of popular education in the Global South, including cultural and participatory approaches.

• Encourage critical reflection: initiate in-depth discussions on major anti-colonial struggles in Africa and their contemporary relevance.

• Promote co-creation: generate concrete project ideas and collaborative initiatives among participating countries.

• Reinforce network cohesion: strengthen ties among members across countries and deepen the sense of belonging to the Urunani Network.

Each edition is structured around three main days:

• A first day dedicated to welcoming participants and sharing experiences (opening ceremonies, presentations of national practices, and cultural evening).

• A second day focused on capacity-building and critical reflection (thematic workshops, discussions on memory and resistance, and collaborative brainstorming sessions).

• A third day dedicated to co-creation and closing activities (group work on collaborative projects, collective learning review, and formalization of commitments).

Each Tour concludes with the production of a capitalization report shared across the entire network.