Focus on Latin America: Plan 2006

CENTRAL ACTIVITIES

WORK

RESULTS

Educate

1. Program for Teaching Peace (year round)

(Coordinated with: Institute Life & Peace and the WCC)

* Formation and Meeting Work Team

** Teaching Peace Program Proposal

**? With Ministries of Education

(1) Teaching Peace Proposal: formal-Primary; informal- Christian Education

(2) Orientation guide for Teachers

Form

2. Theological Conference on peace and violence (Perú, October 2006)

* Put on by the FTL Celebrate Andean theological conference

(1) Theological Conference

Action by the Churches

3.1 "Homes of peace" campaign

* Recuperation of the Family as a space of peace. Contributing to overcoming interpersonal and domestic violence

(1) Diffusion in the Churches of this campaign and its resources

3.2 Churches working for peace

3.2.1

Moving towards peace on the parts of the churches (Animation in the 20 National Consultations (January-May 2006)

(1) Peace initiatives in the congregations

(2) "Homes of peace" campaign

3.2.2

Four workshops on family conflict mediation (training for 80n families)

(1) Four family conflict mediation workshops

3.2.3

Mesoamerican workshop with 50 ecclesiastical leaders about insecure citizenship (September 13-16, 2006)

(1) Regional workshop on insecure citizenship

(2) Action Plan for churches

3.2.4

Specific focus on violence among youth in four countries: Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador (year round 2006)

(1) Policy training in Nicaragua, Honduras

(2) Youth pastor action

3.2.5

Emphasis on childhood

(1) Formational camps for children on peace (4 countries, 30 kids each)

(2) Camp for children on peace in Buenos Aires (July 2006)

3.2.6

Worskhops on domestic violence and gender violence

(1) four national workshops: Colombia, Mexico, Río de la Plata and Ecuador

Special Emphasis

4. Small arms Campaign

* Continuation of the campaign in Brazil

** Start the campaign in another two countries (all year 2006)

(1) Small arms campaign: Brazil, Argentina and Guatemala

5. Colombia: "Peace is possible"

** Coordinated work with the Ecumenical Network (all year 2006)

(1) Continue and fortify the work of the Ecumenical Network

Relations and communications

6. Communication and exchanges for peace

6.1

Communication Department CLAI emphasizes peace

(1) Special section in "Nuevo Siglo"

(2) Web page

(3) Publications

6.2

Exchanges and Culture of peace center

(1) WCC and CLAI Assemblies

(2) "Culture of Peace" Exchange

(3) Initial formation "Culture of peace center" (December 2006)

I. Program for Teaching Peace

 1.1 Meetings

A-Construction of Budget

27-31 of March

Colombia

B-Intermediate Meeting

July

C-Final Meeting

October

1.2 Coordination

Life & Peace, UNICEF, FLASCO, Elías S.

February

1.3 Ministries of Education

Regional Secretaries CLAI, ONG's, Church Schools

II. Theology Consultation

FTL

October

Perú

III. "Homes of Peace" Campaign

3.1 Printed Materials

Bookmarks, etc

February

Ecuador

DVD about Violence

March

Ecuador

DVD HIV/AIDS

January (ready)

Ecuador

Pamphlet on Conflict Resolution

March

Ecuador (CIF)

Web Page

February

Eduardo Ch/Nilton G.

3.2 Workshop HIV/AIDS

15 Workshops

February to November

Eduardo Campaña

3.3 Workshop on overcoming Violence

15 workshops

February to November

4 National Workshops:

Colombia, Río de la Plata and Ecuador

3.4 Initiatives of Peace: National Consultations

Regional Secretaries

February to May

20 countries

3.5 Workshops on conflict mediation

February to November

Perú, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Uruguay

3.6 Consultation "Peace in the City"

Church leaders, politicians, youth, civil society, Christian Schools

13-16 of September

Nicaragua

3.7 Activities against Youth Violence

a) meetings with youth coordinators

March 4

Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua

3.8 Children Camps

3.9 Camp on Children and Peace

July

Argentina

IV Small Arms

3 campaigns: Iepades, Hansey, Caetano

February-November

Brazil, Argentina, Guatemala

V Peace is Possible

Ecumenical Network

February-November

Colombia

VI Communication and exchanges for peace

6.1 Communications

A) Testimonies from Churches, Calendar of Activities, Messages of involvement from the Churches

February-November

Ecuador and Costa Rica

6.2 Culture of Peace Center

Exchanges about the Culture of Peace

September-October

Ecuador