Today
ALPHA attended an event at NDU at the Zouk el Mosbeh campus for the
launch of the research: "Towards a Strategic Arts Based Approach to
Peacebuilding in Lebanon: Between Theory and Practice". The research
conducted by Rita Sabat in collaboration with The Peace-building Academy focused also on the work implemented by ALPHA in
the South of Lebanon for art-therapy purposes. It was great being part
of this adventure, and we thank the Peace Building Academy wholeheartedly for taking
interest in our work. :-)
The Peace-building Academy (PBA) is an independent, non-partisan,
non-governmental organization that promotes peace and non-violent means
of conflict management in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
region.
The PBA arose in response to the great number of current and
potential violent conflicts in the MENA region in 2009. Its proclaimed
goal is to: “Increase the capacity of the MENA region to deal with,
manage and prevent violent conflict”.
Rather than implementing peacebuilding activities itself, the PBA
will support organizations, governments and intergovernmental
organizations that engage in peacebuilding in the region, by means of
capacity building, knowledge production and sharing, the opening-up of
spaces for interaction and cooperation and building of an
infrastructures for peace.
The complete text on ALPHA's contribution to the research will be published in the next few days...
To know more about the Peace-building Academy click HERE !
