About the PBEA 'Learning for Peace' program
Learn more about this unique initiative that bridges education and peacebuilding, and links multiple communities and programs to build durable peace.
April 2018
The Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC)
Learn more in-depth about the ECPC, a global network dedicated to leveraging social services based on scientific evidence to mitigate conflicts and promote social cohesion.
What is peacebuilding?
Learn more about peacemaking and peacebuilding efforts to achieve peace, vertical and horizontal forms social cohesion, and direct and structural levels of violence.
Inter-religious & intercultural dialogue: Starting in the early years
Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Professor of Peace and Conflict Resolution at the American University and Senior Advisor at KAICIID International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, shares knowledge gained from interfaith dialogue trainings in conflict areas.
Parenting in times of war
Parents and caregivers serve a critical role in mitigating the negative effects of crisis and war. It is through nurturing, responsive, and consistent care that parents are able to support children’s health and development and even strengthen their child’s ability to cope with adversity.
Podcast | Child literacy development in the Ivory Coast
Dr. Kaja Jasinska, Research Scientist at Haskins Laboratories describes her work on child development, its contribution to peacebuilding, and her current research on child literacy in low-resource settings in Cote D’Ivoire.
MOCEP | An integrated approach to early childhood development - Lebanon
The aim of this randomized clinical trial (RCT) is to rigorously evaluate the implementation of the Mother-Child Education Program (MOCEP) in three Palestinian refugee camps in Beruit, Lebanon. The results of this study have implications for improving the lives of and reducing violence for the hundreds of thousands of families with young children living in fragile contexts.
Podcast | Early Childhood Attention Program (PAPI) - Brazil
Dr. Maria Conceição do Rosário, associate professor at the Federal University of Sao Paulo, coordinates the Early Childhood Attention Program (PAPI) in Brazil, an interdisciplinary team of people dedicated to developing and implementing strategies for promoting early childhood development by empowering caregivers.
WHO / UNICEF early childhood development strategy needs to address infant-father bond, say world’s leading fatherhood researchers
A draft global strategy for early childhood development was published this month for consultation.
Yale University | Formative Childhood and Peace Building
The Formative Childhood and Peace Building program is a multi-disciplinary team of researchers at the Yale Child Study Center who with UNICEF, the AÇEV Foundation, the John E. Fetzer Institute and other global partners, have embarked upon a joint project to achieve the common objective of analyzing the linkages between early childhood development (ECD) and peace building through scientific research.
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