ASC Programme: Skills and Strategies for Change (SSC)

	ASC Programme: Skills and Strategies for Change (SSC)
SC Initiative has two programmes, the Community Strengthening Programme and the Youth Programme. Community Strengthening Programme The Community Strengthening Programme strives to build the capacity of communities in understanding and resolving conflict through conflict transformation skills, linking grassroots communities between themselves and with all government, civil society institutions and the private sector. CSP Objectives To engage communities in the role of local level conflict transformation initiatives and early warning systems in building peace and security in Africa. To facilitate participation among communities around policy formulation at a grassroots level and highlight the functions of bodies like the African Union and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, which formulate continental policies and how these policies affect them as communities. To forge partnerships with government, business, CBO’s and other NGO’s. Introduce communities to ASC networks to link them with a broader field of peace builders and conflict resolution practitioners. CSP Activities Conflict Transformation Training (CTT) Racism and Sexism Workshop Theatre for conflict transformation Bridging Gaps (Good Governance, Au/NEPAD Structures) Training for trainers Supporting different campaigns (Partner Organizations) Target groups Community Based Organizations (CBO’s) Government Institutions (correctional services, youth rehabilitation centres, Safety and security) Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) Woman and Youth Social Clubs People with disability People infected and affected with HIV/AIDS Who else can benefit from the CSP activities: Business Sector Out of school youth involved in gangsterism or any other violent activities Early learning centres (Pre-schools) Woman / Men in abusive relationships, etc. Areas where the CTT workshop has taken place: Pimville (Soweto, Gauteng) Impumelelo (Devon, Gauteng) Kagiso (Johannesburg West, Gauteng) Attridgeville (Pretoria, Gauteng) Soshanguve (Pretoria, Gauteng) Enerdale (Johannesburg, Gauteng) The Youth Programme The Youth Programme has the following objectives: To address the importance of human rights and promote good citizenship amongst the young people To build awareness of rights and responsibilities of respecting other people s rights and knowing what human rights are to which significance. To create a platform for learning from the past experience of human rights abuses and to compare the different paths taken towards educating people about their basic human rights. To empower young people with information that will able them to disseminate it as agents of human rights. Activities Peace and culture/ performances, drama, music and other art with the aim of passing across to the learners and also their communities messages of peace and reconciliation. Performance on Theatre for conflict transformation as a tool for dramatic conflict analysis and a forum theatre for school issues. Essay writing on selected topics, reading and writing skills short stories competition. This is aimed at equipping the young people with peace building values and approaches. Peace and culture initiative will also participate in youth peace conferences will be conducted twice a year as a means of bringing youth from different (peace ) and different cultural backgrounds together to learn from each others experiences, share and together build networks able to solve the problems facing young people. Boy and Girl child education, activities of understanding the commonalities and understanding between the two. Sexuality and development of teenagers General counselling and cultural sensitivity Career guidance / exhibitions and educational excursions Leadership Skills Entrepreneurship School peace clubs Environmental campaigns

ASC Programme:
Skills and Strategies for Change (SSC)

SC Initiative has two programmes, the Community Strengthening Programme and the Youth Programme.

Community Strengthening Programme

The Community Strengthening Programme strives to build the capacity of communities in understanding and resolving conflict through conflict transformation skills, linking grassroots communities between themselves and with all government, civil society institutions and the private sector.

CSP Objectives

To engage communities in the role of local level conflict transformation initiatives and early warning systems in building peace and security in Africa.
To facilitate participation among communities around policy formulation at a grassroots level and highlight the functions of bodies like the African Union and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, which formulate continental policies and how these policies affect them as communities.
To forge partnerships with government, business, CBO’s and other NGO’s.
Introduce communities to ASC networks to link them with a broader field of peace builders and conflict resolution practitioners.

CSP Activities

Conflict Transformation Training (CTT)
Racism and Sexism Workshop
Theatre for conflict transformation
Bridging Gaps (Good Governance, Au/NEPAD Structures)
Training for trainers
Supporting different campaigns (Partner Organizations)
Target groups
Community Based Organizations (CBO’s)
Government Institutions (correctional services, youth rehabilitation centres, Safety and security)
Faith Based Organizations (FBOs)
Woman and Youth Social Clubs
People with disability
People infected and affected with HIV/AIDS

Who else can benefit from the CSP activities:

Business Sector
Out of school youth involved in gangsterism or any other violent activities
Early learning centres (Pre-schools)
Woman / Men in abusive relationships, etc.

Areas where the CTT workshop has taken place:

Pimville (Soweto, Gauteng)
Impumelelo (Devon, Gauteng)
Kagiso (Johannesburg West, Gauteng)
Attridgeville (Pretoria, Gauteng)
Soshanguve (Pretoria, Gauteng)
Enerdale (Johannesburg, Gauteng)

The Youth Programme

The Youth Programme has the following objectives:

To address the importance of human rights and promote good citizenship amongst the young people
To build awareness of rights and responsibilities of respecting other people s rights and knowing what human rights are to which significance.
To create a platform for learning from the past experience of human rights abuses and to compare the different paths taken towards educating people about their basic human rights.
To empower young people with information that will able them to disseminate it as agents of human rights.

Activities

Peace and culture/ performances, drama, music and other art with the aim of passing across to the learners and also their communities messages of peace and reconciliation.
Performance on Theatre for conflict transformation as a tool for dramatic conflict analysis and a forum theatre for school issues.
Essay writing on selected topics, reading and writing skills short stories competition. This is aimed at equipping the young people with peace building values and approaches.
Peace and culture initiative will also participate in youth peace conferences will be conducted twice a year as a means of bringing youth from different (peace ) and different cultural backgrounds together to learn from each others experiences, share and together build networks able to solve the problems facing young people.
Boy and Girl child education, activities of understanding the commonalities and understanding between the two.
Sexuality and development of teenagers
General counselling and cultural sensitivity
Career guidance / exhibitions and educational excursions
Leadership Skills
Entrepreneurship
School peace clubs
Environmental campaigns