Choosing Respect: Peacebuilding and Addressing Bullying

Choosing Respect: Peacebuilding and Addressing Bullying

By Chris Todd, Communications Officer at Generations For Peace Today marks the beginning of Anti-Bullying Week, which recognises that children and young people have the power to set a positive example by opting to respect each other at school, in their homes and...
Breaking the Cycle – Trading Bullying for Friendship

Breaking the Cycle – Trading Bullying for Friendship

By Chris Todd, English Copywriter at Generations For Peace He sat next to a new friend – one of his classmates – going over homework, reviewing lessons, helping him study for exams. School didn’t come as easily to everyone as it did to Ephraim, who thrived in the...
Do I Need to Be an Expert to Build Peace?

Do I Need to Be an Expert to Build Peace?

By Mercia Takavarasha, Programmes Officer at Generations For Peace I have always had a call to give back. But it was not until in 1996 when I began teaching in Mvuma, a small mining town in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe, that my volunteer streak was awakened. The...
Can a Storyteller Ever Truly Convey the Full Story?

Can a Storyteller Ever Truly Convey the Full Story?

By Sarah Squires, Communications Officer, Generations for Peace A story is a chain of events whose components consist of a beginning, middle and an end – this much is clear. But how we choose to shape the details within is entirely up to us. The inclusion or...
Volcanoes, Coconuts, and so much more…

Volcanoes, Coconuts, and so much more…

By Edward Beswick, Research Coordinator, Generations For Peace Institute and Josh Wizman, Intern, Generations for Peace For our first Generations For Peace Samsung Advanced Training 2014 blog post, Josh and I decided to learn something about the participants’...