The issue of the Mediator focuses on the use of Conflict Mapping to analyze conflicts. The Mediation road map involves definite steps in the process of resolving conflicts. But preparation is half the work done. Community mediation in particular benefits tremendously from a well-defined conflict map. And a clear conflict map is the product of long hours of committed work in interviewing key informants, gathering secondary data, sifting through the information and summarizing issues and then presenting them in validation workshops during Focus Group Discussions.