INNER PEACE
KA2 Capacity building in the field of youth
Conflicts around the globe have a detrimental influence on communities, political stability, the economy, the relationships between nations and people, and detrimental effects on an individual's mental health. Nonetheless, this is an area where youth organisations have significant capacity to intervene and offer support while highlighting the role of the rule of law and democracy. We are developing this project to increase the expertise of youth workers and help them not only become advocates of democracy and leaders in mental health support for people affected by conflicts, but also to increase their resilience and ability to deal with the struggles they face themselves. Mindfulness techniques empower individuals to be interested in and receptive to their experiences. Mindfulness-based therapies often emphasise helping people learn to accept and experience their negative feelings in a more positive way. Mindfulness empowers individuals to approach their ideas and emotions with more objectivity. The majority of youth work occurs without the stated goal of "working on" conflicts. This more "indirect" approach to conflict-related youth work is critical because it provides opportunities for young people to experience something different, an alternative to their conflict experience, and it provides safe environments for young people to relax, deal with new and other concerns, have new experiences in an entertaining manner, and reflect on matters that intrigue them in general. Youth work practice in connection to conflict is fairly similar to youth work practice in general. Nonetheless, it has certain unique traits that need the development of specialised skills and competencies on the part of people who participate in it. Inner Peace project aims to address those issues.
JOIN THE "INNER PEACE" CHALLENGE
As part of the project, in April-May 2023 we are carrying a challenge where young adults and educators from Sweden (along with peers from Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Lithuania) will be meditating daily in order to experience the so much desired inner peace. One of the participants, if interested, will be sponsored to become Peace Architect - Certified meditation instructor.
Steps to register:
a) download, fill and sign the "Participant Declaration": bit.ly/3yzulfs
b) until 25th March send declaration to positiveyouth.se@gmail.com along with short motivation why you are joining
c) until 25th March fill in the 1st survey to evaluate your inner peace (will be sent upon registration)
d) until 25th March register and start the self-development meditation programme at:
https://wpifoundation.org/en/self-development-program/4#/
e) until 31st May finish the self-development meditation programme
f) until 31st May submit the final survey to evaluate your inner peace (will be sent upon registration)
g) community: during the process you will be supported by experienced Peace Coaches. Positive YOUth trainer, who is also a Peace Architect will be available to answer your questions and share on hand experience. You will also have a separate Whatsapp Chat with colleagues from other countries participating in the challenge
h) an optional reward: register to become a certified meditation trainer (Peace Architect)
Your tuition fee will be sponsored by World Peace Initiative Foundation*
wpifoundation.org/en/projects/mindfulness-and-meditation-courses/bcmmt#/
*Tuition fee of 990 USD will be sponsored for 1 participant of "Inner Peace" challenge. Selection for the sponsorship will be done by World Peace Initiative Foundation master trainers. Decision will be based on the progress recorded during self-development programme. The main criteria are commitment, consistency and impact in daily life.
In case the selected participant is not interested/available to join the Peace Architect Training the sponsorship can be replaced with the discount to attend meditation retreat in January 2024 in Thailand/Europe.
Participant profile:
a) aged 18+
b) resident in Sweden
c) interested in the topics of peace-building, conflict resolution, post-conflict trauma, mindfulness
d) preferably an educator (as long as you consider yourself one, you are).
Let's meet meditating.
Project partners
Palestine AlAqsa University
Egypt MIHI for Training and Development
Jordan Jordanian Youth Innovation Forum
Turkey European Integration Group
Lithuania Active Youth
Thailand World Peace Initiative Foundation (external)
KA2 Capacity building in the field of youth
Conflicts around the globe have a detrimental influence on communities, political stability, the economy, the relationships between nations and people, and detrimental effects on an individual's mental health. Nonetheless, this is an area where youth organisations have significant capacity to intervene and offer support while highlighting the role of the rule of law and democracy. We are developing this project to increase the expertise of youth workers and help them not only become advocates of democracy and leaders in mental health support for people affected by conflicts, but also to increase their resilience and ability to deal with the struggles they face themselves. Mindfulness techniques empower individuals to be interested in and receptive to their experiences. Mindfulness-based therapies often emphasise helping people learn to accept and experience their negative feelings in a more positive way. Mindfulness empowers individuals to approach their ideas and emotions with more objectivity. The majority of youth work occurs without the stated goal of "working on" conflicts. This more "indirect" approach to conflict-related youth work is critical because it provides opportunities for young people to experience something different, an alternative to their conflict experience, and it provides safe environments for young people to relax, deal with new and other concerns, have new experiences in an entertaining manner, and reflect on matters that intrigue them in general. Youth work practice in connection to conflict is fairly similar to youth work practice in general. Nonetheless, it has certain unique traits that need the development of specialised skills and competencies on the part of people who participate in it. Inner Peace project aims to address those issues.
JOIN THE "INNER PEACE" CHALLENGE
As part of the project, in April-May 2023 we are carrying a challenge where young adults and educators from Sweden (along with peers from Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Lithuania) will be meditating daily in order to experience the so much desired inner peace. One of the participants, if interested, will be sponsored to become Peace Architect - Certified meditation instructor.
Steps to register:
a) download, fill and sign the "Participant Declaration": bit.ly/3yzulfs
b) until 25th March send declaration to positiveyouth.se@gmail.com along with short motivation why you are joining
c) until 25th March fill in the 1st survey to evaluate your inner peace (will be sent upon registration)
d) until 25th March register and start the self-development meditation programme at:
https://wpifoundation.org/en/self-development-program/4#/
e) until 31st May finish the self-development meditation programme
f) until 31st May submit the final survey to evaluate your inner peace (will be sent upon registration)
g) community: during the process you will be supported by experienced Peace Coaches. Positive YOUth trainer, who is also a Peace Architect will be available to answer your questions and share on hand experience. You will also have a separate Whatsapp Chat with colleagues from other countries participating in the challenge
h) an optional reward: register to become a certified meditation trainer (Peace Architect)
Your tuition fee will be sponsored by World Peace Initiative Foundation*
wpifoundation.org/en/projects/mindfulness-and-meditation-courses/bcmmt#/
*Tuition fee of 990 USD will be sponsored for 1 participant of "Inner Peace" challenge. Selection for the sponsorship will be done by World Peace Initiative Foundation master trainers. Decision will be based on the progress recorded during self-development programme. The main criteria are commitment, consistency and impact in daily life.
In case the selected participant is not interested/available to join the Peace Architect Training the sponsorship can be replaced with the discount to attend meditation retreat in January 2024 in Thailand/Europe.
Participant profile:
a) aged 18+
b) resident in Sweden
c) interested in the topics of peace-building, conflict resolution, post-conflict trauma, mindfulness
d) preferably an educator (as long as you consider yourself one, you are).
Let's meet meditating.
Project partners
Palestine AlAqsa University
Egypt MIHI for Training and Development
Jordan Jordanian Youth Innovation Forum
Turkey European Integration Group
Lithuania Active Youth
Thailand World Peace Initiative Foundation (external)
