The Why and How of “Aha! Moments”

The Why and How of “Aha! Moments”

By Aseel Zahran, Outreach Officer at Generations For Peace It was not as if the concept was new to me. It’s probably not new to you either. We have all heard stories of an epiphany or an eye-opening realisation that had a significant impact on someone’s perspective or...
Rethinking Our Session Evaluation Methods

Rethinking Our Session Evaluation Methods

By Edward Beswick, Research Coordinator, Generations For Peace Institute You are at a training, it is the end of a long day of an even longer week, you are tired, you have just sat through a two-hour long session full of theory, practice, and group work; increasingly...
Kasandra Says “Thank You”!

Kasandra Says “Thank You”!

By Kasandra Kachakji, Communications Intern, Generations for Peace The Advanced Training 2014 has flown by! Over five days, I have met some of the most inspiring people, taken a thousand photos, laughed until I cried, ate delicious food (and more cookies than I would...
From Transcriptions to Birthday Cakes: My Time at GFP

From Transcriptions to Birthday Cakes: My Time at GFP

By Josh Wizman, Intern, Generations for Peace Working as a Generations For Peace intern over the past month, I was constantly reminded of Advance Training: “Oh wait till the Advanced Training”, or “You’ll see at Advanced Training”. Last Saturday these words began to...
Advancing our Training: What have We Learnt?

Advancing our Training: What have We Learnt?

By Edward Beswick, Research Coordinator, Generations For Peace Institute It is the final day of Advanced Training 2014 and I decided to devote the last blog post to finding out what people had gained from the experience. Starting this evening, participants will be...