Peace and Child Group

This Nepali initiative mobilises and trains children's groups to promote a culture of respect for peace and for children's rights. The programme helps these groups resolve community disputes, organise street plays, and seek to develop children as peace lovers.

Description

Seto Guras Bal Bikash Sewa (SGBVS) developed the "Peace and Child Group" initiative to make children aware of peace at their school age, to involve them in activities that promote peace, to involve them in solving local differences through peaceful means, and to make them aware of children's rights. The initiative also aims to develop children as peace lovers. Children have been directly involved in cases of rights violation, and have organised meetings, seminars, workshops and trainings.

Four children's groups have been formed in SGBVS' working area, with around 100 school children participating in the groups. Each group has around 25 children. Each group has received children's rights and leadership training. In addition, each group has been trained on peaceful means for conflict resolution such as dialogue, negotiation and mediation.

Aims / Objectives

• To establish peace in the community through the initiation of children;
• To involve children in peace activities at the school level;
• To minimise domestic violence including children's rights violence;
• To develop a culture for respecting children's rights; and
• To develop children as peace lovers.

How it is Articulated

• Formed children's groups;
• Provided training on peaceful means for conflict transformation and on children's rights;
• Mobilised the children's groups in community and school; and
• Street plays.

Achievements / Learning Points

Each children's group has mobilised at the community level to make people aware of peaceful means for solving local differences and disputes. They have mobilised to make people aware of children's rights and to promote respect for children's rights. The groups have been working to minimise domestic violence and the groups directly intervene to help solve local disputes in their respective area. Some of the children's groups have helped to resolve local conflicts including family conflicts.

Geographical Area of Operation

Bara district in Narayani Zone.

Funding Resources

Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO).

Organisations Involved

Seto Guras – Bara, Partners of Participating NGO: Bal tatha Mahila Sewa Kendra, Shaktiman Yuba Club, Samaj Sachetana Kendra, Janajagaran Yuba Club, National Seto Guras.