REPORT ON THE NON- FORMAL EDUCATION FOR PEACE: TRAINING LEADERS OF YOUTHS AND STUDENTS ORGANIZATION.
Boker tov
The training took place in
Beer Sheva at Paradise Negev hotel and was coordinated by Negev Institute
for Strategies of Peace and Development (NISPED) from 31st to 24th
Feb. 2005
NISPED Staffs includes Dr Yuhudah Paz, Vivian Silver, Amos Davidowitz and
Tal Morag.
I arrived on the 1st of Feb and was welcomed by Tal Morag the program coordinator who handed me the training kits and program schedules.
I meet the other participant doing personal and institutional introduction, later on Dr Paz took us on Israel land and people.
On the 2nd we discussed how we would go about the course, what we want them to know and do, considering empowerment, peace and education, recognizing that conflict resolution must be linked to sustainable human development, which was taken by Amos Davidowitz.
We viewed the star wars movie, which was used for the next days talk on Myths and Symbols by Rabbi Moshe Dror. In the afternoon Dr Paz took us on introduction to conflict resolution the evening we had country presentation, which was started by the participant form Ecuador.
Amos talked on non-formal education peer groups’ project and country presentation continued in the evening.
The trip to the Dead sea, Masada and Nahal David was postponed due to rain.
In the 2nd week we were taught about Roles of peoples organization in developing peace, the dimension of conflict and how to prevent conflict from degenerating to violence by Dr. Paz. Country presentation continued.
The aspect of intercultural psychology by Tsvika Szternfeld, communication in a multi-cultural setting by Linda Luvich, and project planning by Amos, which we used as a guide for the proposal writing.
Danny Hakim talked on Budo for peace, Dr Rabbi Moshe Dror on religion and peace.
On Thurs 10 Feb we went on a tour to new and old city of Jerusalem, our tour guide was Pamela Levene, we went to the holocaust museum, the Knesset church of the holy sepulcher and the walls of the temple. Mount Carmel, the Carmelite monastery, in the evening we went to Rishon L’zion Winery.
On Friday 11, Amos talked on the parameter of violence; case study: politics in the information age.. Tour of the North on 12th : Nazareth, Church of Nativity, Sea of Galilee, Yardenit, Capernaum and sleep in Tiberias at Dona Grazias hotel, we were told of the history of the Hotel & shown round the museum. We went also to the Golan Heights.
Week 3- Visit with Arab Youth Movement- Adel Mahfroos, Hardoof Amin Sawaed-Specidist in intercultural sports education, workshop on Futures thinking and post modernism by Tzvi Bisk, functional & Rational approaches to peace, also by Tzvi Bisk.
Changing attitudes by Amos & Participants & peer group projects.
Tues Feb. 15 visit with youth organization the scouts and the youth movement (Hashomer Hatzair), the ice cream community sanity and the peace process- Iceberg in Tel Aviv, Jaffa and through the art galleries on the 16th General Nati talked on the council of peace and security, Jewish identity and democracy.
Sharing experience: presentation of participants.
Project financing by Amos & participants, connecting to Brainstorms an international chat of experts & interested parties.
The meeting with PDC Issam Saad was not possible because of unforeseen circumstances on18th: Visit to Ashalim the student project & a walk in the desert
Sat. 19: Trip to the Dead Sea and Masada.
Visit to Lakia Bedouin Village volunteer program and a tour of kibbutz Beeri, Arab- Jewish center of equality, empowerment & cooperation, the Negev Arab Bedouin Volunteer Tent.
Project Preparation / Peer review
Tue 22: Summary of Content & methodologies, what we shared, what we take with us, what nourished our souls, feedback and future. The Palestinian youth visited our group
We had interactions & discussions.
Finally project proposal presentation.
Generally the program was very enlightening. It gave me an insight on how to respect differences, manage conflict and proposal writing.
The coordinators were very nice and were always there for us anytime; the program gave me opportunity to meet with the Jewish people. I had an understanding of their way of life, an amazing and friendly people who are so proud of their heritage.
The tour guide was also good she has good knowledge of the places we visited particularly the holocaust museum and Masada, the hotel was also good particularly the staffs at the dinning were very nice.
I do wish to continue what I have learnt from the training by impacting on other people.
I hope the embassy will help me actualize this dream by supporting the project through funding and other Resources.
Shalom
Maryanne Nwaokeleme
African Youths for Transparency
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