Reconstruction Task List

Reconstruction Tasks

Task Elements

_____rebuilding roads Security = S

_____disarming ex-combatants Governance = G

_____setting up a taxation system Humanitarian Relief = H

_____opening courts of law Social/Cultural = SC

_____training legal personnel Infrastructure = I

_____setting up arbitration systems to determine the Economy = E

(re)allocation of land, money

_____reintegrating disarmed ex-combatants

_____reviving the economy

_____creating a system of banking and credit

_____rebuilding hospitals

_____creating jobs to curb unemployment

_____rebuilding buildings

_____providing health services

_____providing counseling and therapy to ex-combatants, victims, and witnesses;

_____establishing truth and reconciliation commissions

_____removing mines

_____repatriating internally displaced persons

_____controlling belligerents

_____rebuilding schools

_____establishing territorial security

_____protecting citizens

_____establishing a security force

_____rebuilding communication networks

_____rebuilding railroads

_____rebuilding airports

_____training teachers

_____collecting weapons

_____providing food and shelter to displaced persons

_____redeveloping the education system

_____integrating displaced youth in schools

_____monitoring and certifying elections

_____developing a new educational curriculum

_____reconciling hostile groups

_____paying government workers, teachers, police, fire, etc…

_____monitoring human rights

_____reviving agricultural production

_____developing a new constitution

_____investigating and documenting human rights abuses

_____opening up media outlets

The above list is part of the teaching and learning guide “Rebuilding Societies After Conflict”, developed by the United States Institute of Peace. To access the complete guide including lesson plans, answer sheets and additional worksheets, please visit http://www.usip.org/etc/tools_resources/guides/rebuilding.pdf.