A Peacemaking Curriculum
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Kenya has traditionally been one of the most stable and democratic African countries. However, following the presidential election of December 27, 2007 political unrest broke into violence. Newspapers estimated that over 1,000 people were killed and 300,000 people were homeless as a result of the riots. Many people were housed in Displaced Persons Camps.
Members of the Friends Peace Making Teams worked to bring reconciliation between these people and the people in the villages so they could return to their homes. Surveys were given to people in the Displaced Persons Camps to find out what would help prevent future violence. One suggestion was to teach peacemaking skills in the schools so that young people could learn peaceful ways to resolve conflicts.
"Peace in a Community" is our response to that need. This material is available for any community to use. The focus of this curriculum is Class (Grade) 2 through Class (Grade) 8.
The vision for the curriculum grew as people from other countries got involved in writing the curriculum. Friends began to dream that people from many different countries might use this curriculum in Christian schools and Sunday Schools.
The Overview page briefly describes the four strands that are woven together to form the curriculum
The Concepts page describes the four strands in detail
The Curriculum page provides links to the individual lessons in the curriculum
The History page describes how the curriculum came to be, and the writers of the curriculum are highlighted on the About Us page
Learn the latest about the Peace Curriculum on the News/Links page
In Kenya there is not access to the Internet in many locations so the curriculum must be print-based rather than web-based. $100,000 or more is needed to print this curriculum for all the Friends Primary Schools in Kenya and to train teachers to use it.
Funding for this curriculum is handled through Friends United Meeting, Richmond, Indiana.
Click Here to contribute to the printing of this curriculum for Kenya Schools.
Peace is harmonious living and respect for life through God's guidance and prayer.
Kenyan Educators, 2009