“PEACEMAKERS” PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAINING TO VOLUNTEERS AND PROFESSIONALS
COMMENTARY ARCHIVES, 23 Oct 2009
The project is the result of a partnership among several internationally known organizations working in Brazil, including institutions such as the International University for Peace (UNIPAZ), Afro Reggae, and UNESCO, among others. The program aims to train people who are engaged in areas such as education for peace, citizenship campaigns, conflict mediation, and human rights.
The "Peacemakers" Program was created with the aim of providing training to those interested in social, educational and environmental projects for the engagement in and promotion of a culture of peace. During the workshops, developed by partnered organizations, a varied array of themes are developed towards the cultivation of a Culture of Peace.
The methodology consists of teaching the next generations through "agents" of peace and a Peace Kit (available on the program website) that includes developments on ways to live in peace, inner peace, and in peace with society and nature, as well as cultivating a culture of nonviolence in daily life, whether on the streets of our cities or at home.
This material was produced for all people to foment participation in a peace building process. It is an interactive initiative with the objective of sharing knowledge and promoting a new concept of pacifism in the world.
In order to learn more about the project and how to become a Peace agent please refer to the website link:
http://www.gentequefazapaz.org.br
(Translation provided by Miren Maialen Samper)
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