Conan Businge
2 July 2008
Kampala — THE NEW Vision has started a special peace and conflict resolution supplement that targets secondary schools.
The project aims at cultivating a non-violent culture of mediation and peace building among teenagers.
The weekly pullout is part of the project which will run for six weeks.
It will focus on managing anger, understanding the dynamics of conflicts, making decisions and developing negotiation skills.
"It will be a platform for the society, especially teenagers, to learn how to handle conflicts," Barbara Kaija, The New Vision deputy editor-in-chief, explained.
"Conflicts have torn apart our homes, schools, country and the world in general. We shall provide a platform for them to discuss conflict in this project."
The supplement will also have excerpts of a book entitled 'Aboke Girls. Children Abducted in Northern Uganda' written by The New Vision editor-in-chief, Els De Temmerman.
The book features the insurgency in northern Uganda and the bravery of an Italian sister who risked her life to save the children in her school from the devastating war.
The excerpts are accompanied by comprehension questions for students.
The project is part of The New Vision's Newspaper In Education project, which is aimed at improving the reading culture in schools.
"Since newspapers simulate the real world in the classroom, they can be used to teach any subject on the school curriculum and at any level," Kaija noted.
The project will be crowned with each school holding a 'Peace Day', where students will hold discussions with their teachers and parents.
Teachers who participate will be given a token of appreciation by The New Vision.
The most peaceful school will get the Vision Peace torch, Kaija said.
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