Activities of Cultural Academy for Peace

• Sakhi (Friend) - a Women & Children Rehabilitation and crisis intervention centre.
• Partnership in Sexual Health (PSH) project, an AIDS awareness project run in association with Kerala State AIDS Control Society targeting 2 villages in the coastal region.
• Shanti Bhavan - Night shelter for women in association with the district corporation of Cochin - Government of Kerala , INDIA.
• Gender sensitive active non-violence training to various sections of society including Government officials, the Police force, lawyers, educationalists, religious groups, NGOs, grass root women and men etc.
  • Non violent Conflict Management & Mediation Skill Training.
  • Gender Sensitization & women Peace Building Initiatives and trainings.
  • Vocational and life skill education for disadvantaged and victimized women and girls.
• Sakhi - Counselling and mediation Centre And Legal Counselling centre.
• Information, Referral and networking Centre.
• Documentation & Research centre.
• Women Peacemakers Programme (WPP)
  • Organizing training for women's groups in active non violence, conflict resolution and reconciliation.
  • Face to face contacts between women especially from enemy communities who are working for peace in conflict situations in order to exchange strategies and solidarity.
  • Promoting through consultation and publication, interfaith dialogue and reflection among women on religious role in conflict and conflict resolution.
  • Publishing materials that document and analyse the successes and failures of women's efforts in reconciliation and peacemaking.
• Peace and Justice Activities - Cultural Academy for Peace also functions as a regional centre for International Fellowship of Reconciliation and Women Peacemakers Programme. Under this head Cultural Academy for Peace has under taken various peace activities. Mediation and Conflict Management training and Gender Sensitization and Peace Building training are two specific and unique training programmes implemented as a initiative to create and sustain Peace, Democracy and Human Rights.
• Integrated Village Development Programme (SPED II ) : Sustainability through Participation, Empowerment and Decentralization Project focuses on the integrated village development through
  • Gender Mainstreaming
  • Environment Consciousness Building
  • Capacity Building and Promoting Good Governance
  • Improving Health Status
  • Promotion of Sustainable Livelihood Initiatives and Micro Enterprise
• Targeted Response to Current Issues: In addition to its ongoing programmes, Cultural Academy for Peace supports peace and gender equality through targeted responses to current local and international issues. Cultural Academy for Peace has organized protests, media campaigns, and public education initiatives in response to issues pertaining to human rights, justice and conflicts.

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