This presentation will try to define some peace relatedterminologies, seeking to offer some light into thepeace education exercise and peace activities forchildren.

At the end of the presentation, participants will:

Understand what peace is

Understand what peace education in schools entails

Be challenged on their roles in peace and conflictresolution

WHAT IS PEACE?

Peace is..... Peace is not the absence of war. It is health, the

environment, a gift of relationship, peace is greetings aswell as peace is beauty. It is a state of well being withoneself, others and nature.

For peace to prevail, we need to think of ourrelationship with our own selves, others and nature; thebeauty of the land, the sharing of resources, how wewelcome strangers, treat our neighbours..............

WHAT IS CONFLICT

Conflict is.......

A struggle between two ideas fighting to occupy thesame space at the same time. It is a struggle between tointerdependent organizations with un-matched goalsand who fear interference from each other.

Levels of conflict include intra-personal, inter-personal, intra-group and inter-groups.

Conflict can be an opportunity for change and changefor the better.

Peace making is........

“Working to establish peace between disagreeing partiesthrough mediation, negotiation, arbitration andreconciliation process”....Barry & Vesna Hart

Reconciliation is............

The effort to correct mistakes and themisunderstanding between two individuals or groupsin order to restore/build good relationships betweenthem.

Peace building is.........

Working to make the world a better place for humanity to live in. It is the daily endeavours, individually or collectively, to attain the many positive changes that we all aspire to, for ourselves and all humankind. It is building of good relationships.

Conflict resolution is.......

Solving a conflict by offering a short-term solutionthrough negotiation and mediation. It seeks to healsituations of the moment.

Conflict transformation is.........

Turning a conflict into something hopeful andrestoring relationships through negotiation andmediation.

Trauma healing is..........

Helping victims and survivors of a traumatic situationto heal, regain hope and their identity.

Identity is............

The way one defines him/herself individually. Thesense of belonging to a certain group.

Education is.........

Knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired through a process of interaction with the environment.

PEACE EDUCATION

Peace education is.........

“Peace education embraces the physical, emotional,intellectual and social growth of children withinframework deeply rooted in traditional human values.It is based on philosophy that teaches love,compassion, trust, fairness, co-operation andreverence for the human family and life on ourbeautiful planet”-Fran Schmidt ad AliceFriedman,1988

SOME PRINCIPLES FOR BUILDING A CULTURE OF

PEACE AMONG CHILDREN & YOUTH

1. Learning does not occur without conflicts

2. Conflict resolution and peace building forchildren begins with empathy development

Children with greater empathetic skills are less violentas adults and are more likely to share and help others(Damon, The Moral Child, 1988) “Empathy is thebridge spanning the chasm that separates us from eachother”

3. Children believe what they see and experience

- If adults don’t model peace, children won’t believethat peace is possible

4. No child left friendless

We are born to and for relationship. Children have theneed to be loved and appreciated and thus feel valuedwhen they can contribute meaningfully to thecommunity.

The greatest predictor of academic achievement is thechild’s perception of “Does the teacher like me?”(Nelson, Positive Discipline, 2000)

5. Focus on developing the strength of children

The peace education wheel

Peace Song Peace time Peace time 2 Time for making peace

Time to say I love you Time to say I forgive you Time to live as friends²

Happy, happy, happy are those who are makers of peace Happy are those who forgive Happy are those who know how to love They are friends of God²

Thank You all

Alla Barraka

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Unjaarama

Emitay Katti