Initiative for Peace (IFP) allows students and staff to explore UWC’s mission and what it means to be a peace builder. Since I joined this activity, we’ve learned about conflict management and peacemaking from global political conflicts to structural violence in our own communities, at the same time allowing space to question personal values and actions. There are also opportunities to learn and practice practical peacebuilding skills and discuss ways in which we can actively build sustainable peace.
This activity, therefore, allows us to discuss issues of global significance, specifically areas of conflict, such as racism, discrimination and stereotypes. This sometimes requires practical activities, to try and understand the effect of every small action on someone’s state of mind.
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