Peace and Tolerance Promotion
Fifteen years of civil strife has bred intolerance, suspicion and fear in the minds of many children. Strong government support for the peace and tolerance project is at the root of the success of this initiative.
- 50,000 children from the North Caucasus Republics have participated in peace and tolerance activities.
- Nearly 4,000 educators and 100 government staff have been trained in peace and tolerance techniques.
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Mobile Trainers Groups
Mobile Trainers Groups work in Ingushetia, Chechnya, Dagestan and North Ossetia where about 3600 children and young people and 200 teachers in each republic are trained to use interactive teaching methods and increase their knowledge in conflict resolution and the culture of peace. The project provides opportunities for young people to take part in interactive games and activities designed to help them overcome cultural stereotypes and learn to respect those with different backgrounds than themselves.
Summer camps
Following the success of peace summer camps in Dagestan in 2005 and 2006, five summer camps will take place in 2007 in four Caucasian republics. Some 600 children will get to know each other through a wide range of activities designed to help them establish friendly relations and better understand the cultural background of their peers.
Peace Club Network
Peace clubs have been established in four republics to support volunteers and youth activists in children's rights and to promote ideas of peace and tolerance. At the clubs the children receive information about the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and spread peace and tolerance messages among other school children.
The Peace Encyclopedia
In April 2007, a Peace Encyclopedia will be published collecting articles written by social scientists, historians and well known writers illustrating examples of thepeaceful coexistence of, and settlement of disputes among, the Caucasian peoples.
Peace Theatre
The Peace Theatre tours the North Caucasian republics presenting stories about peace and tolerance to thousands of children and adults. Each year, over 120 children from Chechnya act in the plays, demonstrating their creativity where few other opportunities to do so exist.
