{"id":3179,"date":"2015-02-03T15:08:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T20:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/interchange4peace.org\/?p=3179"},"modified":"2019-02-09T16:48:07","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T21:48:07","slug":"2013-annual-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/interchange4peace.org\/?p=3179","title":{"rendered":"2012-13 Annual Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

INTERCHANGE ANNUAL REPORT 2012\/13 <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Highlights of Our Work over the Fiscal Year<\/strong><\/h3>\n

(Please read below or download the PDF version by clicking here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n

InterChange\u2019s 2012-2013 fiscal year saw a great deal of activity in solidarity across our many regions. The following present some of the highlights of the year:<\/p>\n

2012 AGM<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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\u2018Remembering Partition: Dialogue for Healing and Change\u2019<\/strong> was hosted by InterChange GTA on September 23, 2012 following our Annual General Meeting. The event was held to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the partition of India and Pakistan, and to celebrate the International Day of Peace 2012. \u201cRemembering Partition\u201d involved a dialogue focused on shared understanding, healing and change. It offered a chance for people to tell their stories, and to share experiences and understanding.<\/p>\n

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LOCAL CENTRE ACTIVITIES<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Uganda<\/strong><\/p>\n

InterChange Uganda celebrated the International Day of Tolerance and Peace<\/strong> on Friday November 16th<\/sup>, 2012. This year\u2019s celebrations were held in the St. Anne\u2019s Nama sub-county in the Mukono district. Many community activities were put in place to mark the day including a marathon, music, dance, drama and football.<\/p>\n

\"AR2013Image2\"<\/a>Throughout the year the InterChange Uganda local centre continued to advance its \u201cPlay Soccer, Make Peace<\/strong>\u201d programme, which works to bridge the differences between cultures and religions and encourage individuals to be united by the common good. Matches are regularly played on religious holidays (such as Easter, Christmas and Eid) and on other internationally recognized days such as the UN International Day for Tolerance. The Uganda local centre continued to offer computer training and use, internet access, counseling services, and community peacebuilding efforts in its centre in Lutengo throughout the year.<\/p>\n

Canada (GTA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

InterChange GTA continued to offer courses through its Building a Culture of Peace project<\/strong>, which is working to connect peacebuilding practitioners with those who want to learn and practice these approaches. One of the project\u2019s most popular courses has been the \u201cEveryone Can Be a Peacebuilder\u201d introduction to peacebuilding, which uses a picnic format to engage participants. The session introduces participants to a number of peacebuilding concepts and invites people to think about what they will bring to the picnic \u2013 another way of asking how participants will share their knowledge, skills and passion with the others during the training experience. \u00a0\"AR2013Image3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A major success of the program was the Community Based Peacebuilding workshop series held at Centennial College. The unique and customized 4-module workshop, which took place from April 2012 \u2013 June 2012, involved a diverse group of participants including Centennial College administrators, faculty and support staff. The workshops introduced participants to core principles and concepts of peace building, and gave them the opportunity to explore effective and meaningful approaches for dealing with and transforming conflict in their lives and work.<\/p>\n

InterChange GTA also continued its Peace Begins at Home<\/strong> programme in schools in the GTA.<\/p>\n

Croatia (Vukovar)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Work in Vukovar, Croatia, continued to move forward in line with InterChange\u2019s message that \u201cEveryone Can Be a Peacebuilder\u201d. The Coalition for Work with Psychotrauma and Peace (CWWPP) has been actively training lay people to provide counseling through a program known as the Course for Workers in Areas of Regeneration (CWIAR)<\/strong>. This course includes modules on communication, psychology and trauma, civil society, non-violent conflict resolution, and human rights. It is adapted to each specific group and lasts for approximately 120 hours. Eventually, the hope is to put the course into interactive online format so that people can deal with these issues within their own communities.<\/p>\n

2012\/13 INTERCHANGE BOARD <\/strong><\/h4>\n

In closing, we would like to thank all of the InterChange Board members who guided InterChange in its work over the past year:<\/p>\n

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  • Anne Goodman (President) \u2013 Toronto, Canada<\/li>\n
  • Anthea Darychuk \u2013 Toronto, Canada<\/li>\n
  • Nadia Fazal \u2013 Toronto, Canada<\/li>\n
  • Tor Iorapuu \u2013 Jos, Nigeria<\/li>\n
  • Wilson Omalenge Ndenyele \u2013 Mombasa, Kenya<\/li>\n
  • Pamela Snell \u2013 Toronto, Canada<\/li>\n
  • Charles Tauber \u2013 Vukovar, Croatia<\/li>\n
  • Carolyn Webb (Secretary) \u2013 Ottawa, Canada<\/li>\n
  • Umar Weswala \u2013 Kampala, Uganda<\/li>\n
  • Michael Wheeler (Treasurer) \u2013 Toronto, Canada<\/li>\n
  • Violet Yimbo \u2013 Kisumu, Kenya<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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