A new project for social cohesion in the Nineveh Plain has kicked off: it is called 'Maan Lil-salam'(Social Cohesion through Sociocultural and Educational Activities for Youth in Hamdanya and Tilkeif Districts), is carried out within the Ninewa Return Program, is financed by BMZ through Maleteser International, and will run for the next two years.
The objective of the two-year programme is to strengthen the processes of social cohesion, intercultural dialogue and cooperation between the different communities living in the Nineveh Plain, and which are returning to areas liberated from the presence of Daesh, by investing in the role of young people and thus preventing new tensions and conflicts.
The project will take place particularly in the Hamdanya and Tilkeif Districts, and will see the organisation of numerous Peace Education activities in which public school teachers and parents of children will be involved; staff of the local Education Directorate; members of the different communities, girls and boys.
In particular, the programme includes the opening of four Youth Centres, accessible to all communities, in buildings that will be rehabilitated for the occasion. Within each of the Centres, activities, workshops and training will be organised focusing on the themes of non-formal education, Peace Education, sports and arts against violence, protection and knowledge of the cultural heritage of the communities and inter-religious dialogue.
Training for Trainers (ToT) on Peace Education will also be organised for staff of the Directorate of Education (DOE) in Nineveh and school staff in public institutions, which will include 60 hours of training on Peace Education and the development of Resilience techniques.
