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We hope these materials are useful for your work with and for young people in conflict/post-conflict countries.

Some materials have been created by Children/Youth as Peacebuilders; others have been developed by friends from other organizations. We have also included links to other sites. 

Materials produced by Children/Youth as Peacebuilders


1. A Kind of Friendship: Our resource manual for working with and for war affected children and youth 

Section One: Background Information

- War in Young People's Lives: An Overview
- Forms of Separation 
- A Child Soldier's Life
- War and Gender Roles for Girls
- The Overall Context
- Messages in Children's Art


Section Two: Guiding Principles for Programming with Young People in Conflict/Post-Conflict Settings

- Ten principles to guide programmers working with and for young people

Section Three: Mapping Our World: Methods in Working with Youth

- Overview 
- Children's Art as a Research Tool 
- Guidelines and Tips for Workshop Organization 
- Tips for Community Research 
- Guidelines: Analysis of Information 
- Activities for Research at the Individual Level 
- Activities for Group Analysis and Community Research 
- Games for the beginning of a Workshop 
- Games for Peacebuilding and Team building 
- Games for Fun and Energizers

Section Four: Program Ideas and Discussions

-Program Ideas and Discussions
- Supporting Displaced Youth
- Child Rights Clubs
- Youth Led Training 
- Post-Conflict Programs
- Advocating for Girls' Rights 
- Girls Supporting Girls 
- Supporting Girls' Rights: Programming Recommendations
- Cultural Programs 
- Indigenous Resistance 
- Good Partnerships: Relationships with the International Community
- Human Rights Training: Issues to Consider 
- Conflict Resolution Training 
- Reintegration Programs for Former Child Soldiers: Interview on Program in Colombia 
- Education Issues: Recommendations 
- Comparing Programming Ideas: Angola and Uganda
- Peace Garden Project 
- CAP Youth Projects: A Summary

 


2. Children & Youth As Peacebuilders: A Resource Manual

Introductory Section

- Introductions and Acknowledgements

Section One:

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Background Information  
- What do we mean by peace? 
- Youth from Bosnia: Our Memories of Living with War
- Healing Wounds: Conflict Resolution Training: A Comparison between African and Western Approaches
- I remember: a story by a former child soldier from Northern Uganda
- What do we mean by the term 'child soldier'? 
- Our Lives/Our Views: Displaced Youth in Colombia
- What do we mean by human rights?
- Does war affected girls and boys differently?
- The Pol Pot Regime in Cambodia: Memories of Our Parents
- The Next Generation in Cambodia: A Group Interview
- Points of View: The Role of International Aid
- Memories of Leaving Home: Youth from Burma
- What do we mean by cultural identity and cultural issues?
- Journey of My Life: An Angolan Youth's Story
- Definitions: What is a refugee? What does the term 'IDP' mean?

Section Two:

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Tool Kit for Community Organizers

- Community Group Work: Approaches and Issues
       Approaches to Community Organizing 
       Coalitions and Networks: Pros and Cons
       Strategies for Group Work 
       Building an Effective Team: Issues to Consider

- Developing Effective Peace Building Strategies
       Guiding Principles for Community Research
       A Step by Step Plan for Community Research
       Methods for Research at the Individual Level
       Methods for Research at the Community Level
       
- Games and Activities for Team Building

- Working in the Community 
       Fundraising Tips
       Trust Building 

Section Three:

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Youth Peacebuilding Work 

- Advocacy and Public Awareness Campaigns
       Research & Advocacy on Sexual Violence
       Theatre as an Advocacy Tool 

- Community Work 
       Peace Garden Project
       Cultural Projects
       Campaigning
       Community Programs in Post-Conflict Settings

- Reconciliation 
       Celebrating Peace in Angola
       Theatre as a Tool for Reconciliation 

- Human Rights Training
       An Overview
       Human Rights Training with Refugees: A Program Outline
       Child Rights Training in Cambodia: A Program Outline 

 


3. Activity Reports 

- Youth View: Situation in Northern Uganda 
       What is being done?
       Youth Participation
       Where are the GAPS?

- Youth Action: CAP in South-east Asia 
       Peaceful Family in Cambodia
       Children Together Prevent Themselves from Rape
       Capacity Building for Peacebuilders
       Symbolic Violence
       Advocacy Theatre Group in Midanao, Philippines

 

 

 

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