Children & Violence Peace Education Pilot

1. MINISTRY OF LABOUR, HUMAN SERVICES AND SOCIAL SECURITY Children & Violence Peace Education Pilot Key Lessons & Recommendations

2. 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 Definitions of Peace Education(from 1st stakeholder meeting) Peace = Contentment Peace = Harmony Peace = Absence of Conflict

3. 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 Pilot Activities

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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,

9. 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

10. 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