Children & Violence Peace Education Pilot

Key Lessons

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Recommendations

MINISTRY OF LABOUR, HUMAN SERVICES AND SOCIAL SECURITY

Definitions of Peace Education(from 1st stakeholder meeting)

What is it?Changing values, attitudes and behaviours to

promote healthy & peaceful responses to conflict, and respect for everyone’s rights

• Non-violent communication, non-confrontational state of mind

• Holistic approach, mental & physical inner peace

• Non-violent conflict resolution• Tolerance & respect for our differences• Respect for human rights, dignity & justice• Consulting with one another

Who are focus?• Individuals in

Society• Parents• Early childhood

educators• Teachers• Peers• Leaders• Media• Youth

Peace = Contentment Peace = Harmony Peace = Absence of Conflict

Pilot Activities• 7 target groups

– Children– Youth– Adults– NDC/CDC – Religious Leaders– Front Line Workers (FLW)

• teachers, • health workers, • police, • social workers, • probation officers • agricultural extension

workers– Health Centres

• Inter-agency collaboration

– Min. LHSSS– GRPA– Help & Shelter– WAVE– Brahma Kumaris (Living

Values)– Volunteer Youth Corps– Love Outreach International– Men of Purpose– UNICEF

• 3 target communities

– Lodge– Bettervervagting– Covent Garden

Activities• 3 Agencies took lead

– GRPA: Children & Youth– WAVE: Adults & NDC/CDC– Help & Shelter: Religious Leaders, FLW & Health

Centres

• Workshops– Different sessions from several agencies

• Evaluation– Attendance– Participant questionnaires

• Positive & Negative Feelings• Knowledge• Attitudes & Beliefs

Impacts on Participants

• Knowledge– How to identify abuse– Identifying signs of abuse in children– How to get help

• Feelings– Positive increase– Negative decrease

• Attitudes & Beliefs– Positive Change

Recommendations: Recruitment

• Sensitisation & mobilisation period essential

• Participatory planning with target group / community

• Package programme for target group– Combine with other activity (e.g. IT for youth)– Select attractive name

• Develop strategy for difficult to recruit target groups e.g. men, youth

Recommendations: Methods & Activities

• More Participatory The Better• Creative / fun / interesting activities

– age appropriate e.g.• Painting & singing for children• Role playing for adults• Quizzes for youth

• Focus on knowledge/skills perceived as very relevant by target group e.g.:– Adults – parenting skills, domestic abuse &

community action planning– Youth – discussions of reproductive health

Recommendations: Inter-Agency Co-operation

• Pre-activity familiarisation for facilitators from different agencies– Get to know one another– Learn what each agencies does

• Joint planning of programme

• Agencies submit to lead agencies:– Materials (pens, paper etc.)– Venue requirements (space,

Recommendations: Delivery

• Integrate peace education into normal activities of target groups e.g.:– Schools for children, teachers & parents– Skills training for youth

• Spread programme over longer periods so participants can internalise knowledge and practice skills

Recommendations: Further Development• Co-ordinating Body

– Composed of reps from contributing agencies• Plan of activities

– Time frame– Locations– Budget

• Create Peace Education Manual– Revise content & methodology– Make widely available

• Increase Capacity– Network with each other– Train each other in specialist skills– Training in funding agency procedures

• Coordination of Funding – Donor Matrix