"VAN" (Europe Bureau - Aleksey Vesyoliy) :: Democracy and political stability are closely associated with maintaining peace and preventing the eruption of violent conflict. Preventing violent conflict is imperative for development.
We do know that violence has a negative and long-lasting impact on young people. Children and young people tend to be overrepresented among the direct and indirect victims of violence – whether of criminality, terrorism or armed conflict - in both conflict-affected and “non-conflict” contexts.
A growing body of evidence suggests that young women and men can and do play active roles as agents of positive and constructive change. Young people can be protected from violent conflict by offering them a possibility to shape their futures through participation in issues that concern them, including peace and security, and the provision of quality educational and livelihood opportunities. Young people’s resilience to social and political pressures pulling them towards violent actions needs to be supported.
Do you ever feel like you're working hard but not getting anywhere? Looking to make some positive changes in your life?
It was Napoleon Hill who wrote in "The Master Key to Riches": “Mental attitude is important because it converts the brain into the equivalent of an electromagnet which attracts the counterpart of one’s dominating thoughts, aims and purposes. It also attracts the counterpart of one’s fears, worries and doubts.”
People often spend their lives drifting from one activity to another or rushing around trying to get more done while actually accomplishing very little. Some people find that the meaning of life is to have a career, get married, and raise a family. However, that doesn’t mean that everyone is meant to do that in their lives. Many people act impulsively without giving any thought to what they really want. They constantly think about what they don’t want and are disheartened when it shows up not as expected. This is because they haven’t devoted enough time or energy to get clear on their desires. In a similar vein, it was the great Italian Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci who spent countless hours visualising his inventions before they came to life. Da Vinci referred to his visualisation process as, “sapere vedere” which translates to: “knowing how to see.”
How to find the meaning of your life? What is the meaning of life? A question that has been asked an infinite amount of times. There is also the theory that simply searching for meaning in your life, is the meaning itself. Simply by participating in the search, you are doing something incredibly meaningful.
Set a goal to build on your strengths instead of setting a resolution focused on fixing something negative. You become more of the person you were meant to be every time you push past your fears. It doesn’t matter how small or big the step is; once you take the step, your comfort zone becomes bigger, and life offers you more opportunities. Face your fears and grow. The more we can offer young people appropriate challenges, and support them to grow, the more likely they will be to develop their own individual strengths, and disply them in the future.
It is important to see the obstacles and difficulties you face as challenges. When you look at such things as challenges, you will find it much easier to maintain a positive, motivated attitude. Additionally, you will enjoy the process of working towards your goal much more than you would otherwise. As you overcome each challenge, you will feel progressively more empowered and capable. Your self-confidence will soar. The harder you work for something, the greater you will feel when you achieve it.
What should I do to become a good leader?
Leadership can be hard to define and it means different things to different people around the world, different things in different situations. It could relate to community leadership, religious leadership, political leadership, and leadership of campaigning groups. At some point in life or career, you may take on a leadership role in some capacity. Whether you’re leading a meeting, a project, a team, department, you might consider identifying with or adopting a defined leadership style.
Discover the qualities that will make you stand out from the crowd
How can I improve my skills and competences to become a great leader?
Anyone, anywhere, can start an initiative of change by applying the words of Mahatma Gandhi: Be the change you want to see in the world. Since 2014, The Caux Scholars Program - Asia Plateau, a 3-week initiative in transformative leadership, has been held annually in Panchgani, India. The program explores multidisciplinary, integrated methods in peacebuilding, human rights, sustainable development, conflict transformation, trauma healing and restorative justice. The focus areas of Asia Plateau are trustbuilding, peacebuilding, ethical leadership and integrity, sustainable environmentalism and economic justice.
20 students from around the world are selected for this course that includes forty 40 hours of academic classes, 7 hours per week practical work of "Service for Leadership", and area field learning engagements. Similar to the Caux Scholars Program in Switzerland, the Caux Scholars Program - Asia Plateau deepens the work of practitioners in mainstream disciplines of conflict transformation, legislation and policy, development studies, international relations, and transitional justice through experiential learning tools and engagements with Scholars from 15 or more countries.
Through theory and experiential learning, scholars identify the mechanisms of violence, conflict and trauma and share innovative strategies of resilience and solidarity with one another from their personal and professional contexts. Scholars build practical skills in negotiation, introspection, critical compassion, interfaith and intercultural dialogue, policy, and nonviolent action.
Caux Scholars Program Asia Plateau: Building global leaders as innovators of conflict transformation, trauma healing, restorative justice and peacebuilding.
What makes this programme a unique learning and discovery experience?
There is now an active alumni network engaged in academics, politics, international relations, non governmental organisations, and grassroots initiatives. The Caux Scholars Program - Asia Plateau teaches students to identify and analyze conflicts, to understand the factors that create and sustain conflicts, and to provide practical methods to diffuse conflicts such as trauma, human rights, and violence against women.
Group discussions, individual presentations, simulations, and improvisational performance are methods of interactive learning are used during the Program. The Scholars are also engaged in a wide range of contextual analyses leading to practical ways to bring about sustainable alternatives to conflict.
Participants further develop their skills in negotiation, building local capacity and social mobilization by traveling into communities surrounding the Panchgani area of India to listen, learn and exchange active peacebuilding strategies that have proven to work in these field contexts.
Created in 1967, Asia Plateau is an Initiatives of Change international conference center in Panchgani, India. Since 1991, the Caux Scholars Program in Switzerland and Asia Plateau in India have graduated over 600 alumni from 109 countries. Scholars are leading change through non governmental organisations, academia, media agencies, the private sector, government, private philanthropic institutions, and intergovernmental organizations.
Discover positive about transformations into Scholars’ lives in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEpoMmH6OSM
Whether you're starting out in an entry-level position and looking to move up the career ladder, your leadership skills will be among your most valuable assets.
Start with yourself and inspire others to follow your example creating hope and building better future for your community. We all have times when we feel discouraged and need the support of others. Teams can give that support, along with a diversity of skills, perspectives and personal networks, enabling individual efforts to be greatly magnified.
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