Jamaica Partners for Peace Community Guidelines

How does Jamaica Partners for Peace work?

Members are free to seek the assistance of others in the Community of Practice by submitting "queries".  Any member can respond to query messages by replying to the network. Replies are monitored by the facilitator and compiled into one e-mail (a Consolidated Reply) which is posted on the Network.

All messages posted to the Network fall into one of the following categories (as specified in the message subject lines). The Facilitator ensures that all messages circulated on the Network are labeled with one of the following:

QUERY : Questions from persons directly working on a specific security and justice initiative. Generally they are requests for: related experiences; documents or expert referrals; advice and suggestions. The query is 'open' for responses for approximately two weeks.

In addition, the Facilitator responds to various queries that may not be necessarily posted on the network. The Facilitator may provide referrals to practitioners and experts and share resources in the subject area.

CONSOLIDATED REPLY: After two to three weeks the Facilitator reviews all responses to a particular query and consolidates them in one message along with a summary of the responses and, in many cases, additional research from the facilitator. The consolidated reply may serve as a future topical reference.

After receiving a Consolidated Reply, you might take the opportunity to follow up "offline" or by email with colleagues that responded to your query.  

NEWSLETTER: Monthly electronic newsletters feature information shared by community members collected and edited by the Facilitator, including lessons learned pieces and other stories from the field, profiles of members, security and justice news, the latest resources, event announcements, calls for papers, vacancy announcements, etc. We invite members to share stories on security and justice initiatives, latest resources, upcoming events and other news of relevance with the Facilitator for inclusion in the Newsletter.

E-DISCUSSION: Discussions launched with pre-defined discussion questions generally hosted by a Guest expert moderator and spanning the course of a number of weeks. eDiscussions may contribute to shaping a policy position in a given area and often result in a substantive knowledge product.

FOR COMMENTS : Draft papers that network members are asked to review and comment upon.

How do I post a message?

Before posting a message send it to sandra.latibeaudiere@undpaffiliates.org, be sure that the message:

-         Is concise, thought provoking and to the point (please don't send contributions over 1.5 pages long);

-         Is relevant to the topic being discussed (if you would like to introduce a new topic, please do so in a new message);

-         Contains your name, title and affiliation; and contains a descriptive title relating to the query in the subject heading.

Messages sent to sandra.latibeaudiere@undpaffiliates.org are first sent to the Network Facilitator, who is responsible for moderating the Network, including reviewing and approving messages to be posted. The Facilitator reserves the right to edit and/or withhold messages which are found not to be appropriate for posting. Before posting an edited message, the Network Facilitator will request permission from the sender. If withholding a message, the Facilitator will notify the sender accordingly.

Topics discussed on JamPfP platform are selected using the following criteria:

• Topics should provide balance coverage of a broad range of security, peace and justice issues and should lend itself to an interactive and stimulating online discussion.
• Topics should be of interest to a wide cross-section of individuals.
• It is possible to identify an expert individual or agency to lead the online discussions.
• Issues that emerge at the community level will be given priority.
• Issues should be relevant to aims and objectives of the CoP.

How do I access the JamPfP on-line workspace?

How do I unsubscribe?

Send a message to sandra.latibeaudiere@undpaffiliates.org.