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Africa: UNESCO and ECOWAS modular course for conflict resolution
an article by PressAfrik
The National Commission for UNESCO with the
support of the multisectoral Regional Office for West
Africa / Sahel of UNESCO in Dakar organized a
workshop this morning on the promotion and
popularization of self-study modular courses from
the ECOWAS reference Manual for Peace
Education, Human Rights and Citizenship. The
meeting was held at the National Training School
for Family and Social Economy. 
Mamadou Dia, Head of the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences at the National Commission for UNESCO /photo by Ibrahima Mansaly
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According to Mamadou Dia, Head of the Division of Humanities
and Social Sciences at the National Commission
for UNESCO, "this reference manual of ECOWAS
has been designed by experts from the education
systems of the Sub Region. All countries were
represented. There were many phases of design
and validation held in Dakar, Lomé and
Ouagadougou which organized technical
validation. It was later followed by institutional
validation by the Ministers responsible for these
matters. As a result of this process there are
seven modules that have been elaborated in
this manual available online. And UNESCO has
requested an extension to self-study modular courses
drawn from this reference manual."
The seven modules evoke different themes,
namely: Culture of Peace, Conflict
Management and Prevention, Human Rights,
Citizenship and Citizenship, Democracy and Good
Governance, Gender, Peace and Development
Perspective, Public Health, Environment and
Sustainable Development. And the last theme is
Regional Integration.
This meeting takes place at a time when the issue
of Human Right is acute because of numerous
conflicts, for example in Mali, Nigeria, Chad,
Central African Republic (CAR), etc.
The ECOWAS vision is to create a borderless
region that is prosperous, with peace and
harmony, based on good governance, and where
people can have access to enormous resources,
through the creation of opportunities for
sustainable development with preservation of the
environment.
The meeting was attended by several authorities.
Among others: Youth movements, women's
groups, security forces, journalists, teachers and
members of civil society.
Editor's note: In addition to the self-study
modules, the ECOWAS reference Manual is online
here where it is available under
"resources" in the following 25 local African
languages:
IVORY COAST: Guéré
BENIN: Ditammari, Fon and Yoruba
BURKINA: Dioula and Moore
GAMBIA: Mandinka-Gambia and Wolof-
Gambia
GHANA: Akwapim Twi-Ghana and Dagbani-
Ghana
GUINEA-BISSAU: Fula and Kiriol
GUINEA-CONAKRY: Maninkakan and Pulaar
MALI: bamanankan and fulfulde
NIGER: Hausa and Sonay Zarma
NIGERIA: Hausa-Nigeria, Igbo-Nigeria and
Yoruba-Nigeria
SENEGAL: Pulaar and Wolof
TOGO: ewe and Kabye
(Click here for a French version of this article)
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The Campus Peace Educators Training Program (Abuja, Nigeria, May 2007) shall cover the following curriculum :
- Introduction to Integrated Campus Peace Education (Campus Peace Keeping, Campus Peace Making and Campus Peace Building Techniques)
- Universal Principles for Peace
- Human Development and Character Education
- Campus Conflict and Violence
- Fundamental Principles of Campus Peace Education
- Educating for Peace on Campus
- Principles and Techniques of Campus Conflict Resolution
- Teaching Methods and Principles
- Programs and Policies for Campus Peace (UN Peace Day, Campus Peace Day, etc)
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