Global Campaign for Peace Education

In search of Peace: Ethnography of an elite school in India

January 17, 2022 January 17, 2022 / Research

Ashmeet Kaur’s doctoral research titled ‘In search of peace: Ethnography of an elite school in India’ (2021) explores the institutionalization of peace education in a formal school.

Planting 10,000 Moringa Trees and Sowing the Seeds of Peace Education in SE Asia

July 13, 2021 July 13, 2021 / Activity Reports

On July 12, 2021, the Centre for Peace Education Manipur (India) launched a campaign to plant more than 10,000 moringa trees in South East Asia. Leban Serto, convenor, dedicated the effort to the Global Campaign for Peace Education (GCPE).

Peace Channel organizes training of trainers (Nagaland, India)

October 19, 2020 October 18, 2020 / Activity Reports

As part of its efforts to make Nagaland a model state for peacebuilding by 2030, a two-day training of trainers on skill development on ‘Peace Building and Conflict Resolution’ was convened by Peace Channel on October 12.

Nagaland: Educators urged to create ‘culture of peace’

September 23, 2020 September 23, 2020 / Activity Reports

A webinar on ‘The Role of Teachers in Peace Education’ was organized by Peace Channel and North East Institute Of Social Sciences & Research (NEISSR) on September 11, which emphasised the role of teachers as agents of peace.

Global Curriculum With Integrated Peace Education Content Is The Need Of The Hour (India)

August 18, 2020 August 16, 2020 / Opinion, Policy

Dr. Swaleha Sindhi and Dr. Adfer Shah view India’s New Education Policy (NEP) as an opportunity to make peace education compulsory.

COVID-19 The New Normal: Militarization and Women’s New Agenda in India

June 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 / News & Highlights

In this Corona Connection, Asha Hans reflects on the militarist response to COVID-19 in India, illustrating the interrelationships among the multiple “normal” injustices this pandemic has laid bare, showing how they are manifestations of a highly militarized security system. She also invites educators to begin the pedagogic imagining and structuring of a preferred future.

Learning Peace: Teaching Peace (India)

June 18, 2020 January 14, 2022 / Opinion

In this OpEd, Ashmeet Kaur argues that Peace Education not only intends to build competencies, values, behavior, and skills to confront violence, but becomes a practice where the purpose (i.e. why to teach), the content (i.e. what to teach), and the pedagogy (i.e. how to teach) become conducive to nurturing values of peace.

Report of workshop on integration of values and peace education in teaching practices (India))

June 12, 2020 June 12, 2020 / Activity Reports

A report of the one week workshop on “Integration of Values and Peace Education in Teaching Practices,” held in Amritsar, Punjab, in February 2020, is now available.

Albert Schweitzer Medal awarded to Armene Modi for her academic excellence and extensive service in education and literacy

May 13, 2020 May 13, 2020 / News & Highlights

The World Literacy Foundation recognized Armene Modi with the Albert Schweitzer Award. Armene has pioneered peace and literacy education to empower rural women in India.

Indian President Unveils a Symbol of Peace at Miriam College (Philippines)

November 28, 2019 March 25, 2020 / Activity Reports

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind led the unveiling of a bust of Mahatma Gandhi at Miriam College on October 20, 2019. Miriam College has long been a strong advocate of peace through its Center for Peace Education.

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