By Kul C. Gautam, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF (Copyright: IPS Columnist Service) Read article…..
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Children from different partner organizations were involved in this activity. Shanti Sewa Ashram organized a creative writing programme for the children, who were divided in four groups. Peace, Love, Service and Truth. The children wrote heart touching poems and some stories related to values. The children were able to express their views on the four Ethical values. Around 90 children took
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After training adults on how to use the Toolkit for Ethics Education in Ecuador, Jordan, India, El Salvador and Colombia, it was now the turn for Panama to introduce the Toolkit to adults working with children in religious and non-religious settings. The workshop took place from 21 to 23 January in Capira, Panama, and brought together 38 young people and adults.
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Christian, Jewish and Muslim children are to learn about each other’s faiths when Ireland opens the first tri-religious primary school in Europe this September to reflect the country’s changing demographics.
Ireland to host Europe's first tri-religious primary school Read More »
18 adults from El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras gathered in San Salvador to be introduced to the Toolkit for Ethics Education through Interfaith Learning. They discussed ways to work interreligiously to nurture values in children and youthvis à visthe challenges and rampant violence young people face in Central America.
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A workshop to train facilitators on how to use the Toolkit for Ethics Education, developed by the Interfaith Council on Ethics Education for Children was held in Bogotá, Colombia, 13-16 November 2007.
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Members of the Interfaith Council met in Geneva 25 – 26 October 2007 to review the progress of ethics education and give directions for the continuation of the initiative.
Interfaith Council meets to review Ethics Education initiative Read More »
The Interfaith Council Committee held its Third Meeting 9 – 10 July at Ecogia in Versoix, Switzerland. Committee members and GNRC Coordinators met to review the Second Draft of the Toolkit and to identify missing areas and suggest ways for dissemination of the Toolkit
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