Training course: Alive Peace – Exploring a Culture of Peace Through Personal Change and Wellbeing

Location: Switzerland

Dates: 7-14 October 2018

Number of participants: 25

Participating countries: Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Organizer: Alive Peace

Apply here: Application form

Deadline to apply: 3 August 2018

Date Of Selection: 12 August 2018

Inquiries about this training course: Tissione Parmar at tish@alivepeace.org

Costs: 

1. Travel costs are fully reimbursed (up to a maximum of 400 CHF, and 50 CHF for Swiss participants)

2. Accommodation and food are provided by the organisers

3. Participation fee – 100 CHF
(which will be deducted from the travel reimbursements so that participants do not have to pay upfront)

This project is financed by Movetia and the Swiss Confederation

Alive Peace – Exploring a Culture of Peace Through Personal Change and Wellbeing

Many young changemakers are working towards social change and a culture of peace, but often experience high stress and burnout. We want to explore how we can reach a culture of peace which includes personal change and wellbeing through non-formal methods.

One of the main problems with traditional peace-building is the lack of holistic approach and many global peace initiatives are overly focused on the political levels of peace and conflict without considering the personal and interpersonal dimensions, where the patterns of violence also exist.

However peace is not only about responding to international conflicts, it is also about how we relate to ourselves and those around us. By learning and exploring holistic approaches to peace, young people can become more effective peacebuilders within their communities and work.

Therefore, the project aims to encourage participants to explore creative ways of developing a holistic culture of peace. New skills, behaviors and attitudes will be developed amongst participants (such as non-violent communication, personal development, well-being techniques). As a result the impact of their local work will ideally become more effective and they will be empowered in their role as educators, multipliers and changemakers.

Profile of Participants:
– Active or interested in the fields of peace and conflict / youth work / social change
– Involved in a relevant local or international project/organisation
– Availability to take part in the whole duration of the project
– Good level of English
– Aged 18–35

Objectives:

– to increase the effectiveness of youth workers, change-makers, peace-builders in their work and communities
– to enhance participants’ understanding of peace education through a holistic and experiential approach
– to explore the connection between personal wellbeing and social change through self-reflection, coaching and experiential activities.
– to explore existing systemic structures and obstacles for peace in order to respond with creative and innovative solutions;
– to establish a sustainable cooperation between participants to implement common activities aiming to build infrastructures of peace within their communities;
– to encourage participants to transfer their peace-building skills to the people with whom they work, and thus act as multipliers of peaceful values.

Call for Applications: (https://medium.com/alive-peace/alive-peace-call-for-applicants-2018-1e9893afddbc)