Peace Education National Developments Recent Developments Key Lessons

Peace Education: National Developments Recent Developments Key Lessons & Future Plans

Min. LHSSS Recent Developments • Completion & Evaluation of Peace Education Pilot • Peace Education in summer camps for delinquent youth Future Plans • School Outreach • Peace Education with vulnerable children • Peace Education Training with Voluntary Community Social Workers (with Help & Shelter)

Min. Education Recent Developments • HFLE curriculum developed & implementation begun Future Plans • HFLE programme to provide foundation • Integration of: – – Magnet Schools Health Promoting Schools Peace Education Escuela Nueva Ø To create Child Friendly Schools

Min. Health & PAHO Recent Developments • Health Promoting Primary Schools: Enterprise Primary needs analysis complete – Request for peace education Key Lessons • Greater collaboration between agencies within school environment Future Plans • Needs analysis in process St Sidwell’s & Sophia primary • Expand to 7 other primary schools throughout Guyana • Peace & Love in Schools (PALS) initiative (Jamaica)

UNICEF Recent Developments • Completion & Evaluation of Peace Education Pilot • Support to VYC Life skills for out of school youth & street children • Facilitation of national plan to widen impacts of peace education • Development of project with Mo. E for peace education in Magnet schools Key Lessons • Inter-agency collaboration essential • Peace Education needs to be integrated into everyday life of target group Future Plans • Pilot integrated peace education programme in schools • Integration of HFLE, Children Friendly Schools & Health Promoting Schools

WAVE Recent Developments • Citizen’s action groups formed – Need technical support – Funding sought Key Lessons • Need to provide continued support to target groups • Need financial support for personnel to do this Future Plans • Proposed Project to address violence issues through drama • Development of Citizen’s Curriculum

Living Values Key Lessons • Values form positive base for individuals to promote peace in their lives – Ripple effect • Need to sustain values in face of non-peaceful environment • Most effective to work with: – Children/youth – Parents – Teachers The Way Forward • Parenting skills training • Workshops for youth • Training for teachers & educators

GRPA Future Plans • Incorporation of Peace Education elements in other activities – Peer Educator Training – Sexual & Reproductive Health Workshops

Volunteer Youth Corps Recent Developments • Life skills training for out of school youth and street children incorporating Peace Education Key Lessons • Linking Peace Education with IT certificate course results in good attendance & retention of youth • VYC gained capacity from working with other organisations Future Plans • Replication of programme in other areas • Incorporation of Peace Education from sister agencies into programmes

Baha’i of Best/Klien/Pouderoyen Recent Developments • Support to Vreed-en-hoop Primary School – Books – ‘Virtues’ programme • Training for teachers • Books, stories, quotations, songs, activities • School continues programme on own • Positive change in student behaviour Key Lessons • Teacher champion important to success of programme • Must be owned by school / teachers

Partners in Conflict Resolution Origins • Network of Civil Society Organisations working on Conflict Transformation • Conference: Governance Conflict Analysis & Resolution Recent Activities • Capacity building workshop • Regular fortnightly meetings Key Lessons • Greater collaboration among those working on conflict transformation • Training & capacity building is needed

Other Initiatives • Peace & Justice activities in curriculum of Bosco Academy (of St John Bosco Boys Orphanage) • ERC: ‘Healing the Layers of Trauma’ Training by Dr Cabrera