Redefining the Educational Form: Peace Education through Escuela Nueva

The following article is from the latest newsletter from the Escuela Nueva Foundation Redefining the Educational Form: Peace Education through Escuela Nueva Matthias Rüst Consultant for Peace Education at Fundación Escuela Nueva, Colombia In his article The Substance of Peace Education, Magnus Haavelsrud makes a case to analyze peace education through the lenses of three major components:

Political Violence and Intimidation Against Teachers in Zimbabwe

Having been a teacher myself, but only been threatened by drunk parents or wayward adolescents,it is difficult to comprehend the pressure that many teachers are put under, just for doing their job. In Northern Tanzania teachers can be threatened just for trying to help girls achieve well at the end of their primary years (parents

Children and Armed Conflict: Report of the Secretary-General

It is worrying period to be a child in many countries,apart from the rising number of sexual abuse cases as well as violence against children in ‘normal’ circumstances (i.e. in most countries) there is widespread condemnation about the abuse of children in situations of armed conflict. The report from the UN secretary general, below, provides

International Women’s Day – 8th March 2012

2012 Theme: CONNECTING GIRLS, INSPIRING FUTURES If every International Women’s Day event held in 2012 includes girls in some way, then thousands of minds will be inspired globally. Each year around the world, International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. Thousands of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark