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Deadline
1 Oct 2018
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The 'Capital' of Peace

Type
Workshop
Location
Geneva, Switzerland
Date
Duration
1 Days
Programme Area
Peacekeeping
Price
$0.00
Event Focal Point Email
svenja.vollmer@unitar.org
Contact Number
+41 (0)22 917 85 78
Partnership
Aegis Trust
Registration
Public – by registration
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-Face
Language(s)
English
Pillar
Peace
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Conflict constitutes an inherent part of human experience, and therefore, being able to tackle it peacefully and constructively is an essential skill calling for a lifelong practice. Home to an exceptionally diverse population, Geneva presents a unique context to advance and develop peace education practices in a region of experienced tranquillity, showcasing the relevance of peace education within all contexts worldwide with the purpose of stimulating its replication and diffusion more broadly.

These considerations have inspired UNITAR and Aegis Trust to join forces in a unique methodological solution for adult peace education training, including young adults. This year, we aim to take Geneva Peace Week out of conventional locations and to mobilize the whole spectrum of willing and capable actors to promote peace education in various formats around the city. By “mobilizing” we mean not only instilling the necessary momentum but also – and importantly – providing our partners with some starting capacities and inspiration for an impactful change.

The broader far-reaching vision behind the Initiative is an aspiration to encourage a city-wide dialogue around the issues of diversity, tolerance, conflicting memories and identities, inclusivity, and solidarity, among else. Based upon participatory approaches and design thinking, the methodology proposed by UNITAR will help achieve the following aims:

  • identify pressing issues related to peaceful co-existence, conflict resolution and integration, which are specific for the Geneva community;
  • re-consider diversity with the aim to start regarding it not as a problem but as a solution for these and other issues;
  • promote system thinking and knowledge sharing;
  • ensure multiplication of knowledge and skills in the area of peace education;
  • create a multi-sector coalition/network of relevant actors from the education system, academia, civil society and business, among else.

UNITAR’s core aspiration is to use the Peace Week 2018 as an enabler for the subsequent on-going practice of promoting and developing peace education in a synchronized and collaborative manner. In prospect, the message conveyed by this concerted local effort is expected to resonate within other locations/communities outside Geneva and ultimately Switzerland.

The “Capital of Peace” initiative is conceived to unfold in 3 phases:

1. UNITAR-Aegis Trust-facilitated whole-day interactive workshops with nominated members of interested institutions (in English) – 3 & 4 October, 2018 International Environmental House 2 (Chemin de Balexert 7 – 9), rooms Inn and Tessin, ground floor

Designed and delivered in the format of training of trainers (ToT), the workshops will focus on the personal skills needed for and methods of mainstreaming conflict sensitivity, prevention and management within various institutional settings and contexts. The approach will prioritize the focus on the exploration of the immediate individual surrounding, including the closest social groups of family, friends and colleagues, as well as of the inner personal dynamics. In the course of these one-day trainings, participants will also learn how to act as multipliers and share their knowledge in an effective, pedagogically advanced and innovative fashion.

2. Independent trainings facilitated by partnering institutions – participants in the UNITAR workshops of the 1st phase – October 2018 various locations

It’s your turn! Participating organizations will be invited to:

  • Deliver at least one two-hour peace education training at the location and for the audience of their own choice: colleagues, other institutional bodies, educational institutions etc. – wherever they perceive there is a need for this. Information on these trainings will be shared with UNITAR.
  • Visit the exhibition “Education for Peace: Preventing Genocide at Its Roots” as part of the training.

This exercise will be intended to both practice the newly gained skills and set up the process of multiplication of knowledge and peacefulness in our community. To ensure the smooth flow of this phase’s activities, UNITAR will be ready to provide occasional methodological support. In addition to this and in preparation for the final phase, UNITAR – itself and with the help of its partners – will collect diverse visual materials from trainings, including photographs, videos, interviews and materials that will have been created as training outputs.

3. Closing debriefing session & discussion – 9 November, 2018, 14.30h-15.45h Palais des Nations, room V

Relying on the package of materials produced during the 1st and specifically the 2nd phases, UNITAR will use the opportunity provided by Geneva Peace Week to address a broader public in order to raise awareness about the existent challenges, the associated demand for peace education and the ways to meet it. The event will be organized in a multilateral partnership and will feature an interactive part not to leave anyone uninvolved. The precise format is to be confirmed, following consultations with partnering organizations.

PROGRAMME OF THE WORKSHOPS

1st part - 9am-12pm: Full peace education workshop:
>>> the workshop will involve numerous group exercises structured along four main parts/themes:

- Separation, Stereotyping and Prejudice
- Discrimination, Dehumanization and Identity Based Violence
- Common Humanity
- Closing: Inspiring Stories + My Commitment (takeaway)

Lunch - 12pm-1pm

2nd part - 1pm-4pm: Training of Trainers (ToT): How to deliver a similar workshop to your colleagues/family members/ friends/ peers?

- Q&A on what we have just experienced - Put your facilitator hat on
- Presentation/facilitation practice
- Feedback

Diversity of participants will constitute the unique and essential distinguishing feature of trainings. Specifically, workshops are open for:

  • personnel of international, national and local governmental and non-governmental organizations and institutions working in humanitarian, peace and security sectors (maximum 2 representatives from one organization);
  • university students and youth leaders;
  • high schools students;
  • teachers, pedagogues and academic community.