As a Rotary Peace Fellow alumnus, I am especially happy to be able to reflect on the links between International Education and
Peacebuilding as a way to promote positive ties between people and cultures.
Not exact matches
This project looks at the ways in which
peacebuilding organisations (such
as the United Nations, NATO, the World Bank, and others) understand the elements of a stable peace and what it requires.
This is the country in which history of war and
peacebuilding could be seen and touched, and touch the students with its authentic and power,
as well
as natural beauty and cultural richness.
He acts also
as external evaluator for a number of public institutions and private companies at the national and international level on issues of civil society,
peacebuilding, and governance.
Thus, through the promotion of Study Abroad
as a means to promote both International Education and post-conflict
Peacebuilding, ICU has shown a concrete example that it is indeed possible for former wartime combatants to build long - term ties of mutual understanding.
Education must be seen
as part of the first response when crisis hits and an integral part of any
peacebuilding strategy.»
Leymah's friend, Thelma Ekiyor, had started an organization known
as the Women in
Peacebuilding Network, or WIPNET, and she asked Leymah to head the Liberian chapter.
JCR:
As an inherent specialist in Human Rights, Woman Rights and
Peacebuilding, do you think 90» Liberian woman experiences is a good example of Human Rights and Gender flight for other countries around the world, especially in Africa?
Simply: Trauma healing or trauma transformation is a necessary part of the process of rebuilding relationships inevitable for progress and development of each post-conflict society and sustainable
peacebuilding, defining
peacebuilding broadly
as variety of processes that «seeks to reduce, transform and help people to recover from violence in all forms» (Schirch, 2004, 9), and — in general — satisfy the human needs.
Many authors address trauma transformation or trauma healing
as part — I would say essential part — of
peacebuilding, point that reconciliation process also depends of level and ability to address and transform trauma —
as it shows the case of Srebrenica.
As the first step to successful
peacebuilding is necessary acknowledgement and addressing trauma.