{"id":46596,"date":"2016-11-23T11:14:15","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T09:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/?post_type=en-post&#038;p=46596"},"modified":"2021-09-09T17:01:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T15:01:03","slug":"with-the-italian-episcopal-conference-in-schools-to-reduce-violence-among-teens-in-bethlehem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.proterrasancta.org\/en\/with-the-italian-episcopal-conference-in-schools-to-reduce-violence-among-teens-in-bethlehem\/","title":{"rendered":"With the Italian Episcopal Conference in schools to reduce violence among teens in Bethlehem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent study done by UNICEF, <strong>violence in Palestinian schools is growing<\/strong>: <strong>almost 50%<\/strong> of children <strong>assisted to episodes of violence in class<\/strong>, <strong>51% admitted to have used aggressive behavior<\/strong> towards their peers, and even <strong>teachers complain about violence in class or admit to have used or experienced violence<\/strong>, both physical and psychological.<\/p>\n<p>In a <strong>context full of tensions like Bethlehem<\/strong>, civil society wants to <strong>address the problem starting with children<\/strong>, adolescents and young people <strong>in order to form new generations<\/strong> teaching them how manage their own behavior and to<strong> build relationships of peace and openness<\/strong> towards one another. This kind of <strong>intervention has never been so urgent before<\/strong>. For this reason in 1994 the <strong>Wi\u2019am, Palestine Conflict Resolution \/ Transformation Centre was born<\/strong>. Wi\u2019am is a local organization that aims at training teens in schools through peer mediation and conflict management courses.<\/p>\n<p>Within the project, CEI 906\/14 \u201cWomen, young people, the elderly \u2013 support for the neediest of Bethlehem\u201d funded by the CEI-Committee for Charitable Interventions in the Third World, Association pro Terra Sancta has made an <strong>agreement with this renowned local organization for a two-year program of activities in three schools in Bethlehem, Beit Jala and Beit Sahour<\/strong>. <strong>About 90 students between 11 and 12 years<\/strong> of age will <strong>benefit of the courses<\/strong>. Thanks to the cooperation of headmasters and teachers of these schools, in <strong>mid-October they started the first meetings<\/strong> that will develop through <strong>creative activities<\/strong>, <strong>discussions and open debates<\/strong>. It is important to underline that, within a closed context in rigid compartments, this program go on purpose in the few <strong>mixed schools and inclusive regardless of gender and religion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, <strong>targeted workshops for parents<\/strong> will be provided as well as documents and<strong> manuals for the teachers<\/strong>, to deal with adolescents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This agreement is part of a larger three-year initiative supported by the Italian Episcopal Conference and the Association pro Terra Sancta<\/strong> to strengthen the <strong>role of women and young people within the local society, and to help the elderly<\/strong> who are often forgotten and left alone.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/project\/en\/bethlehem-dar-majus-community-home\/\">Discover other activities with the children of Bethlehem!<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent study done by UNICEF, violence in Palestinian schools is growing: almost 50% of children assisted to episodes of violence in class, 51% admitted to have used aggressive behavior towards their peers, and even teachers complain about violence in class or admit to have used or experienced violence, both physical and psychological. 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