The four days training on conflict transformation was facilitated by a team of trainers from the Ploughshares Institute, Connecticut, USA. Paul Lokho, Director of Pro Rural and a veteran development activist in the Northeastern Region is the convener of the coalition which has members comprised of NGOs, Governmental agencies, churches, academic Institutions, civil society organizations, peace movements and individual activists.
PCNI will bring together front runners in communal peace and harmony, conflict participants/ leaders, negotiators/ mediators (church, government, organizations and activists) and media workers to promote peace and communal harmony in the Northeast India, stated a press note.
It also stated that a selective group of 32 participants from Nagaland, Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have undergone the four days training on personal, inter-personal, inter-community and societal peace skills.
The resource team, lead by Prof. Dr. Robert Evans and included Dr. Alice Evans and Yan Yan Yip of Hong Kong, China, bringing with them a wealth of global experiences to conduct an engaging and absorbing training that evoked good response from the participants of the training. The trainees were awarded certificates of completion from the Ploughshares Institute, USA.
Moreover, the note mentioned that the Ploughshares Institute is a catalyst for social change that has been proactively addressing social concerns and conflicts through education, research, and service for nearly twenty five years.
In partnership with an international Advisory Council and collaborative agencies on five continents, the Institute staff designs and implements replicable projects to address emerging social needs and promote a more just, sustainable, peaceful world community.
via Morung Express
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