CCRR

The aim of ‘Peace Education’ program is to provide Palestinian youth and their educators with values of peace, non-violence, human rights, democracy and tools for non-violent conflict resolution. At the same time, the action aims to provide a safe environment for critical discussion on subjects concerning the political situation, such as the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a Palestinian state, borders, refugees, settlements, etc. The target group is Palestinian youth (age 15 to 16) and their educators from different towns and villages, especially remote areas, throughout the West Bank and Gaza, if possible

The main activities will be workshops in 20 schools - 20 hours for teachers and counsellors, 30 hours for students. There will be a variety of interactive activities, providing new tools and offering critical discussions. The workshops will be conducted by CCRR’s director, an expert in conflict resolution, and the organisation’s freelance trainers/facilitators from the different geographic areas.

Program objectives:

Peace in the region through strengthening capacities for peace within Palestine
Offering a safe environment for Palestinian educators and youth for (critical) political discussions
Campaigning for the values of non-violence in Palestine and teaching the skills of non-violent conflict resolution in Palestine
Strengthening democratic relations and understanding inside the Palestinian community
Promoting the values of reconciliation and forgiveness inside the Palestinian community

The program will last for 2 year, workshops will conducted in 20 schools (10 in the

first and 10 in the second year of the program) in marginalized areas of the West

Bank providing youth and their teachers with values of peace, non-violence, human

rights, and democracy, tools for solving conflicts non-violently, and communication

and dialogue skills, empowering the participants of the educational system and the

civil society at large in order to creatively shape their relationships and lives in

a democratic and peaceful way and allowing free and safe political discuions

concerning the future of the conflict and the situation in the region.....