School of Peace

The School of Peace’s General Objective is to build a community of interfaith youths in Asia who can commit themselves to promoting peace and harmony in their respective communities

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What is the School of Peace?

The School of Peace is an ICF program that runs for 60 days. It accommodates a maximum of 15 young people. Its streamlined curriculum seeks to balance the theoretical and the practical.

It integrates the concept of peace based on justice on various levels of human and Earth community life - social, cultural, interreligious, economic, and political dimensions. It is one avenue where young people from different faith traditions could gain essential knowledge, principles, and skills to develop a strong network of the peace movement in their respective contexts.

The School of Peace curriculum includes sections on Religions' Teachings on Peace, Conflict Analysis, Peacebuilding Framework, and Community Immersion. A section on Peace Issues and Practical Skills follows these sections.

Past School of Peace Highlights

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March 2025

Looking Back: Reflection on the School of Peace Program

Delivered during the closing ceremony on March 15, 2025, in Nagpur

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June 2023

Theatre as a Tool for Justice and Peace Advocacy

In this reflection, I will focus on one particular session that left a profound impact on me: "Theatre as a Tool for Justice and Peace Advocacy."

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February 2023

ICF Welcomes 14 Participants for the School of Peace 2023 in Nepal

After a week of Zoom classes and self-learning, the Interfaith Cooperation Forum (ICF), together with its collaborator, Nepal Unites, was happy to welcome the School of Peace (SoP) participants at Bhaktapur Guesthouse in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on Monday, the 30th of January. Fourteen participants from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam arrived to spend the next 50 days together.

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