GNRC Africa conducted an animation training workshop for children, teachers and educators to enhance their knowledge of using child-friendly media to promote ethics education and build peace. The training of trainers was carried out from 1stto 5thJuly 2007, inZanzibaron the occasion of the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF).
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The third GNRC Africa Peace Camp was held inZanzibarfrom 4thto 7thJuly 2007 on the occasion of the 10thZanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF). Over 70 participants, including 60 children and young people participated in the four days Peace Camp, which attracted participants from outsideTanzaniafor the first time since its inception.
The joint GNRC – UNICEF project Children in World Religions has started with a first meeting of the Study Team on May 15 – 17, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan.
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A second draft of the Toolkit on ethics education developed by the Interfaith Council on Ethis Education for Children is being finalized and is available for use.
A Second Draft of the Toolkit on Ethics Education is Finalized Read More »
Capacity building was at the core of the interregional training workshop held in New Delhi, India, 23 – 27 April 2007
The historic city ofHiroshimawill host the GNRC Third Forum which will take place from 24 – 28 May 2008. Initial planning by the Organizing Committee of the GNRC Third Forum has singled out Violence, Environment and Poverty to be major themes in the coming Forum, in which Ethics Education and Child Rights are proposed to
Work has begun to plan, prepare and organize for the GNRC Third Forum that will take place in Hiroshima City in Japan from 24 – 28 May 2008. The Organizing Committee for the Third Forum discussed substantive issues with regard to the coming Forum which will mark 8 years since the establishment of the GNRC
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Positive peace cannot be attained without focussing on ethical principles of empathy, respect and reconciliation and skills on conflict transformation. This was learnt during a five-day training workshop organized by The Global Network of Religions for Children and facilitated by theNairobiPeace Initiative, NPI-Africa held inZanzibar.
The first interreligious colloquium of the GNRC-Belgium for young people was held in Brussels from January 26 – 28, 2007. The theme of “Human Dignity” was approached from different religious perspectives through general discussions, moments devoted to spirituality and interactive workshops.
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On the weekend ofJanuary 19-20, 2007, GNRC-Israel welcomed the participants of its youth group, who will be meeting regularly once every month for the next five months.
A training of trainers workshop was held inSan Lorenzo,Ecuadorfrom 22 – 26 January 2007. The workshop aimed at training participants on how to use the toolkit on ethics education that the Council on Ethics Education for Children is developing.
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A regional workshop for teachers and educators was held inAmman,Jordanfrom 6 – 10 February 2007 under the aegis of the GNRC Arab States, the Interfaith Council on Ethics Education for Children and the Ecumenical Studies Centre.