Today, let us find out that Kenya
and
what happenend in this country 11, December, 2019.
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in Africa with 47 semiautonomous counties governed by elected governors.
At 580,367 square kilometres (224,081 sq mi), Kenya is the world's 48th largest country by total area.
With a population of more than 47.6 million people, Kenya is the 29th most populous country.
Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi while its oldest city and first capital is the coastal city of Mombasa.
“
1st Peace Educator Workshop for the Kenya National Commission
for UNESCO (KNATCOM) in 2019
”
took place in Kenya Education Management Institute on 11, December.
Hosted by KNATCOM HWPL,
this workshop was organized by an international NGO named HWPL affiliated with the
UN ECOSOC.
34 people including principal education officer of the Ministry of Education, deputy director of programme of KNATCOM and educators from UNESCO associated schools participated in the event.
The workshop was devoted to enabling educators from
UNESCO
(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
associated schools to experience and practice peace value education in the fields through presentation sessions on
peace education
materials and pilot class.
Kenya, UNESCO, Peace Education
Kenya National Commission for UNESCO and HWPL Seek Partnership for Peace Education
HWPL says that peace education serves as a global platform with the aim of
“leaving peace as a legacy to the future generations”
by raising awareness of building peace from citizens and fostering a culture of peace to challenge the threat from war and violence.
With the need for teaching values of peace to Kenyan students,
20 educators from UNESCO associated schools signed an agreement,
which says they teach the right character for those who would carry the future of the country and to disperse peace education in Kenya.
HWPL has endorsed peace education over 220 educational institutions globally
and
established a partnership with government agencies (ministry of education) to introduce peace education for students, including the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Iraq, and Guatemala. HWPL, KNATCOM and the Ministry of Education of Kenya are considering formalizing peace education activities throughout the country.
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