University Partnerships for Peace Education and Research in East Africa supports a generation of young university graduates, particularly women, to participate more effectively in peacebuilding by enabling universities in Ethiopia and Sudan to provide contextual and relevant peace education for their students and strengthen their peace research activities in collaboration with local, regional and international partners. It is a three-year project implemented by the British Council and co-funded by the European Union and the British Council.
The inclusion of young people in peacebuilding is vital in achieving long-term sustainable peace, but they are often under-represented, particularly young women, in peace processes, peacebuilding and mediation initiatives. This project provides opportunities for young men and women to gain the knowledge, skills and experience that will enable them to participate more effectively.
The British Council believes that universities can contribute further to positive social change and peacebuilding in Ethiopia and Sudan by providing high quality, experiential peace education for their students. In doing so, they will support a generation of young university graduates, particularly women, who can participate more effectively in peacebuilding as students, as active citizens at local, national or regional levels, and as professionals in their future careers, thereby contributing to building lasting peace.
University Partnerships for Peace Education and Research in East Africa enables collaboration with peacebuilding organisations and students on peace education curriculum development, trains university faculty in participatory teaching approaches, supports local researchers to focus on context-specific issues related to peace, and creates the basis for sustainable high quality peace education courses and research through regional and international cooperation and knowledge exchange. This is a three-year project managed by the British Council and funded by the European Union and the British Council.
Inclusion of young people in peacebuilding is vital in achieving long-term sustainable peace, but they are often under-represented, particularly young women, in peace processes, peacebuilding and mediation initiatives. This project aims to provide opportunities for young men and women to gain the knowledge, skills and experience that will enable them to participate more effectively.
The British Council believes that universities can contribute further to positive social change and peacebuilding in Ethiopia and Sudan by providing high quality, experiential peace education for their students. In doing so, they will support a generation of young university graduates, particularly women, who can participate more effectively in peacebuilding as students, as active citizens at local, national or regional levels, and as professionals in their future careers, thereby contributing to building lasting peace.
University Partnerships for Peace Education and Research in East Africa enables collaboration with peacebuilding organisations and students on peace education curriculum development, trains university faculty in participatory teaching approaches, supports local researchers to focus on context-specific issues related to peace and link this to teaching, and creates the basis for sustainable high quality peace education courses and research through regional and international cooperation and knowledge exchange.