Building A Culture of Peace GTA workshop picnic October 14, 2012

FallWorkshop 2012 Photo

TAKING STOCK: MOVING FORWARD We’re officially into Fall—the time of year when we gather the harvest and make long-range plans for the year ahead. Using the picnic metaphor that has been a key part of our work, InterChange is planning a half-day working session to take stock of our work in the Building a Culture… [Continue Reading]

InterChange For Peace Uganda Celebrates Eid in 2012 with a Football Match!

Congratulations to Lutengo A team, the winners of the "Play Soccer, Make Peace" match in celebration of Eid!

Written by Denis Cox Emuria InterChange for Peace Uganda marked this year’s Eid, the Muslim festival celebrating the end of Ramadan, with a soccer match.  The match was held at St. Anne playgrounds in Lutengo, Nama Sub-County in Mukono District. The match was part of InterChange Uganda’s “Play Soccer, Make Peace” programme, the mission of which… [Continue Reading]

Remembering Partition 1947: Dialogue for Healing and Change

Remembering Partition

‘Remembering Partition: Dialogue for Healing and Change’ is an event hosted by InterChange GTA as part of our involvement in community based peace-building in a global context.  In 1947, with the independence of India and Pakistan, over a million people were killed, more than 12 million were forced to migrate, and 75000 women were abducted. To commemorate the 65th anniversary… [Continue Reading]

Success at Building A Culture of Peace at Centennial College!

Peace of the Puzzle

A few months ago we posted a story about the Community Based Peacebuilding workshop series held at Centennial College as part of our Building A Culture of Peace programme. We are pleased to announce the workshop was a great success and we’d like to tell you about it! The unique and customized 4-module workshop, which took place from April… [Continue Reading]

Building a Culture of Peace at Centennial College

Module 1 workshop at Centennial

InterChange GTA is excited to announce that we are now running a 4 module, 12 hour certificate program to the Centre for Organizational Learning and Teaching at Centennial College on Community-Based Peacebuilding. This pilot project is running from April through June 2012 and will bring the following 4 workshops to staff at Centennial College: Module… [Continue Reading]

InterChange Uganda Celebrates International Day of Tolerance

UgandaDayOfTolerance6

The Interchange Uganda Local Chapter, like other peace organizations, celebrated the 16th/Nov/2011 International Day of Tolerance in Lutengo, Nama Mukono District.  During the celebrations many activities took place. These included: 1. Debate on tolerance 2. Athletics by pupils of St Anne’s P/S Lutengo 3. General cleaning as part of community service around the office and… [Continue Reading]