Peace Education in the Great Lakes Region: A Discussion Paper

On 15 - 16 February 2017, Interpeace participated in the SDG4 Regional Forum for Eastern Africa in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The high level forum – organized by UNESCO with the support of the SDG4 co-conveners (ILO, UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF, UN Women, UNHCR and th [...]

Beyond Ideology and Greed – Understanding new forms of violence in Côte d’Ivoire and Mali

“Being forgotten, marginalized, not considered… that’s what generates violence.” Youth from Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire. Over the past few years, the Sahel region has faced rising levels of violence. Since 2012, [...]

Au-delà de l’idéologie et de l’appât du gain: Trajectoires des jeunes vers les nouvelles formes de violence en Côte d’Ivoire et au Mali

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La présente étude, conduite avec le soutien financier de l’UNICEF, s’appuie sur le constat selon lequel, la recherche de la paix nécessite une approche globale, concertée et déterminée qui vise à traiter les causes profondes des conflits ou des prob [...]

Favoring technical training in “Boquerón” detention center in Guatemala

The “Boquerón” detention center is located in the district of Santa Rosa in Guatemala, less than an hour away from the capital. In 2015, Interpeace’s Regional Office for Latin America, began to impl [...]

Celebrating inclusion in Sweden: The Launch of the One Sweet World campaign

Building on its work in Sweden, Interpeace has joined forces with Ben & Jerry’s to spread the word of inclusion. Interpeace’s work has shown the importance of building inclusive societies. Throu [...]

Entrepreneurship and productive capacity-building with at-risk youth in El Salvador

The districts of Nueva Concepción and Ilopango share two particular characteristics. Both towns are located in the midst of breathtaking water landscapes: the Lempa River and the Ilopango Lake. And although they are surrounded by peaceful scenarios, both Nuev [...]

Empowering youth to transform conflict and build peace

Youth are one of the main victims of exclusion around the world, both in fragile and developed contexts. Ethnic diversity, as well as religious, economic, social and political differences, create multiple barriers within societies, which most often fail to res [...]

A case study from Guinea-Bissau: How local spaces for dialogue contribute to peace

Few question the idea that dialogue has a role to play in creating peace. But less is known about how local dialogue spaces can contribute to longer-term peacebuilding and statebuilding processes. In 2007, Interpeace and its partner in Guinea-Bissau, Voz di [...]

Announcing the speakers for Nairobi Peace Talks

The speakers of the Nairobi Peace Talks, to be held on 12 November 2015 at 16:00 local time (GMT+3), include people from across Kenya who are committed to peace. They will share their personal stories, and show how everyone can contribute to peace. The speaker [...]

Case study: Influential ultra-Orthodox women are change agents for peace

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This case study captures the changes influential ultra-orthodox women have undergone and how Interpeace's programme in Israel, Base for Discussion (B4D), has contributed to this transformation. It also documents the impact of the work with ultra-Orthodox women [...]

Teacher facilitation guide

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This manual has been developed as a practical guide for secondary and post-secondary teachers. It provides them with input on approaches and tools that aid awareness-raising in young people of issues relating to peace, democracy and security, and create opport [...]

Educators on “Ecole du débat” program

Published: May 2, 2013
Author: IRDP Rwanda

Since 2006, the School of Debate programme has been working with youth in secondary schools and universities to promote a culture of debate and critical thinking as fundamental aspects of a functioning democracy. The video shows the views of four educators fol [...]

Puntland: Civic education programme through traditional delivery

Published: April 25, 2013
Author: Interpeace

The video presents the screening of the film documenting the civic education campaign during an awareness-raising workshop for students in a secondary school in the town of Galkayo. [...]