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Community Mobilization Through Increasing Participation, Healthy Lifestyle and Peace Education in Armenia” Women for Development NGO “Community mobilization through increasing participation, healthy lifestyle and peace education in Armenia” Project No. 20110210 G /KED-EK 4/2011 Photo Report for the period January 2012 – June 2012 September, 2012 Contact: Dr. Gohar Markosyan President, Women for Development NGO Shahinyan str.6a, apt.16 Gyumri 3118 Republic of Armenia Tel: (+374312) 33007; (+37491) 43 01 61 (mobile) Fax: (+374312) 33007 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wfd.am Meetings with core groups in Goghovit community for working out the Strategic plan for 2012-2014 Meetings with core groups in Lanjik community for working out the Strategic plan for 2012-2014 Training of volunteers’ groups in order to fill in questionnaires for their community members Attachment 4 Meetings with doctor Karine Haroyan on the topics “Sexual maturity” and “Principles of healthy lifestyle” in Arpeni, Torosgiugh and Tsoghamarg Community Centres Attachment 5 Meetings with Psychologist Gohar Melikyan in Arpeni and Torosgiugh Community Centres Attachment 6 Meetings were held with the Head of Gyumri Regional Employment office Amalya Adamyan in WFD office and Goghovit community. Attachment 7 A quarterly reporting meeting with the Community Centers officers was held in WFD office on April 14, 2012. Gevorg Petrosyan, the coordinator of Gyumri “Orhus” Center, also participated in the meeting. Attachment 8 Talks and discussions on the topic “Gender and Gender Equality” held in Krashen, Bayandur, Goghovit and Lanjik communities by the invited specialist Jina Sargizova. Attachment 9 Training of teachers in Lori, Aragatsotn and Tavush marzes Lori marz Aragatsotn marz Tavush marz Attachment 10 Publishing of “Conflict Peaceful Resolution Education in Schools” practical guide for class leading teachers’ hours A practical guide “Conflict Peaceful Resolution Education in Schools” with attached posters was published in March 2012 in the frames of the project “Peace and Conflict Peaceful Resolution Education in Schools” being implemented by the NGO “Women for Development”. The guide is a unique methodological manual, which will help the public school teachers carry out their class leading hours on the issue of conflicts peaceful resolution. The guide can also be used by non-governmental organizations functioning in the sphere of peace education, students of pedagogical universities and all the specialists and individuals who are interested in the issue of peace building and conflicts peaceful resolution. The guide consists of 2 parts: “Conflict management”, which includes the following topics: “What is a conflict? Escalation of Conflict”, “Styles of Behavior in Conflict Situation”, “Conflict Peaceful Resolution Skills, Commandments and Ways”, “Conflict Peaceful Resolution Education through Peer to Peer”. The second part of the guide includes several successful examples of the class leading hours held in Gyumri schools based on the manual “Peace and Conflict Peaceful Resolution Education in schools” published by the organization back in 2008. Photos of the attached posters to the “Conflict Peaceful Resolution Education in Schools” practical guide Levels of Conflict Escalation Typical Styles of Behavior in Conflict Situations Conflict Peaceful Resolution Skills Principles of Conflict Peaceful Resolution Methods of Conflict Resolution Attachment 13 The results of the survey among 2670 pupils from 32 schools of 5 Regions of Armenia Before education After education 35,0% 35,0% 30,0% 30,0% 25,0% 25,0% 20,0% 20,0% Among others 15,0% Among others 15,0% 10,0% By Myself 10,0% By Myself 5,0% 5,0% 0,0% 0,0% Physical Verbal Non direct Physical Verbal Non direct violence violenc e violence violence violence violence Among By Among By others Myself others Myself Physical Physical violence 8,7% 6,0% violence 2,5% 2,0% Verbal violence 30,6% 13,0% Verbal violence 11,9% 6,0% Non direct Non direct violence 6,5% 3,0% violence 3,1% 2,0% Question: Who mediates in most of the cases in order to resolve the conflict among pupils? Pupils 26% 12% 70% 6% 5% 3% 8% 100% Teachers 9% 5% 95% 19% 13% 1% 1% 80% 60% 40% Other 20% pupils 0% Any /comparison of teachers’ and pupils’ answers/ teacher Other pupils Any teacher Headmaster teacher Principle ParentsSister/brother Noone Headmaster teacher Principle Parents Sister/brother Noone Pupils Teachers Attachement 14 Attachement 15 The results of the survey among 2670 pupils from 32 schools of 5 Regions of Armenia During the conflict situations among pupils, how When the conflict occurs between you and often have you noticed cases of physical, verbal someone your age, how often do you take upon or non direct violence? physical, verbal or non direct violence? 40,0% 40,0% 30,0% 30,0% 20,0% Before 20,0% Before 10,0% After 10,0% After 0,0% 0,0% Physical Verbal Non direct Physical Verbal Non direct violence violence vi olenc e violence violence violence Before After Before After Physical Physical violence 8,7% 2,5% violence 6,0% 2,0% Verbal violence 30,6% 11,9% Verbal violence 13,0% 6,0% Non direct Non direct violence 6,5% 3,1% violence 3,0% 2,0% Attachement 16 Question: During the conflict situations among pupils, how often have you noticed cases of physical, verbal or indirect violence? /comparison of teachers’ and pupils’ answers/ 35,0% 30,0% 25,0% 20,0% Pupils 15,0% Teachers 10,0% 5,0% 0,0% Phisical Verbal violence Not direct violence violence Pupils Teachers Physical violence 8,7% 13% Verbal violence 30,6% 20% Non direct violence 6,5% 4% Attachment 17 In November -March 2012 more than 100 teachers of 25 schoools from 4 provinces of Armenia (Lori, Tavush, Aragatsotn, Kotayk) participated in requalification trainings organized by the NGO “Women for Development” in the frames of the project “Peace and Conflict Resolution Education in Schools of Armenia”. The project is directed towards reduction of cases of violence and formation of the atmosphere of peace Armenian schools. The trainings in provinces are carried out through direct assistance of the heads of regional agencies of the National Institute of Education (NIE), specialists, school headmasters and deputy headmasters. The participants of the trainings are mainly class leading teachers of grades 5-9, who received an opportunity to get acquainted with the topics of the practical guide “Conflict Peaceful Resolution Education in Schools” elaborated by the NGO WFD; they gained skills on conflict management and ways of their peaceful resolution. The teachers were given exact methodical directions, posters which would make the teaching more interesting and accessible. The participants of the trainings were given a task to carry out 5 class leading lessons for the pupils. The next meetings with the teachers had the aim to discuss the classes they organized, the impact of these classes on the pupils as well as behavioral changes noticed during the peace studies. The majority of participants confirmed, that the topic is indeed very up-to-date and extremely important for the pupils. All the teachers greatly valued and appreciated the methodical handbook and posters. They mentioned, that the classes have had positive impact on pupils’ behavior, they have started to ponder and discuss their moves and have learned to listen and understand others. Teachers think that continuous studies is required in order to mark success. They confirmed that they will continue to carry out the classes during the new academic year; “Most importantly, the classes are educative and our goal has been to make it pupils’ own. We will put the classes on a more firm fundament starting from September, will carry out the classes in more organized manner and I am confident that it will certainly give its positive fruits” said the deputy headmaster of Gandzasar village school. Head of NIE Lori province’s regional agency Gnel Tigranyan mentioned; “I have personally participated in a few classes and am very impressed. I honestly wish, that all subjects in schools would be carried out in this way, because I saw the children’s excitement and posters, handmade materials and performances, which make the classes more interesting. It would be great, if all schools of Armenia will be involved in this project, because the need is indeed real and the results are tangible.” The teachers who have organized and carried out peace classes received appreciation letters from the NGO WFD. The peace education in other provinces of Armenia will be continued as scheduled, starting from next academic year. Monitoring and Evaluation of the impact of Peace Education project in Shirak, Lori, Kotayk, Tavush and Aragatsotn marzes Attachment 18 Starting from March 2012 a series of trainings on the topic “New approaches and practical opportunities for community sustainable development” are being conducted in 8 beneficiary communities on the initiative of the NGO “Women for Development”. The trainings were organized in the frames of the project “Community mobilization through increasing participation, healthy lifestyle and peace education in Armenia” with the goal to raise the communities’ mobilization around the most interesting and up-to-date for the rural population issue. The trainings are held by an experienced specialist, ecologist Gevorg Petrosyan who is the coordinator of Gyumri “Orhus” Center. These trainings also have the goal to help the farmers to run their household without many expenses by raising the fertility of the soil and to get ecologically clean products. During the meetings G. Petrosyan passed practical advice on the harvest cultivation to the participants, correct use of fertilizers and chemical weed-killers, getting rid of different cultures’ diseases, implementation of new agricultural methods and technologies, rising and cultivation of new cultures in the villages. Small movies and recordings were shown to the participants on all the topics involved in the seminars. All the conducted seminars were followed by hot discussions and disputes. The participants of the training had different response to the topics under discussion: some preferred to remain true to the traditional way of running the household, others expressed initiative to use the new methods proposed by the specialist.
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