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Up4Peace (Upgrading youth workers’ potential of Peacebuilding in a human-rights education context)

2020-3-FR02-KA105-0183642020Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: FR|LT|IT|ES|RO|SK|CY|MK|DE|SE · Grant: €23,399
Gender equality / equal opportunitiesHome and justice affairs (human rights & rule of law)Inclusion - equity

Objectives

The 21st century has seen a rise in conflicts, whether armed, psychological or otherwise, which has inevitably led to a human rights crisis like never before. Sustainable peace and security can only be achieved when all human rights are respected. Building and maintaining a culture of peace is a common challenge for humanity. Therefore, the subject of peace education has become increasingly important in the broader field of education, as it promotes the development of people and society in a peaceful manner, based on the principles of harm, tolerance, equality, respect for social justice and social justice. In light of the current critical situations that put peace at risk around the world, it is important to address the need for peace education as a tool to combat youth radicalization and to provide youth workers with skills and knowledge on peace building, conflict prevention and peaceful conflict resolution that they can pass on to young people in a non-formal and sustainable way. Peace education has a profound effect on forming attitudes about the meaning of peace, preventing the emergence of conflicts and creating conditions for sustainable peace. Therefore, the Up4Peace project - Upgrading youth workers' potential of Peacebuilding in a human-rights education context addresses the following objectives: - Develop participants' understanding of the concepts of peace, peace education and human rights education at the personal, interpersonal and institutional levels; - To explore and develop participants' skills in designing, managing and evaluating non-formal education activities in the field of peace education; - To design a collection of good practices in youth work, based on the notions of inclusion, equality, prevention and resolution of all forms of conflict and violence; - To stimulate European cooperation between organizations active in the youth field within the framework of Erasmus+. This project took place from 31 January 2022 to 07 February 2022 with the participation of 30 people with the 10 partner organizations.

Project partners (10)