Education for Peace and Reconciliation
Educational Materials (Curriculum/Methodologies)

• Project Description

• Experiences Learned
  
  The Education for Peace project in Rwanda has not yet taken off from its pilot stage. In October 1996, the Ministry of Education agreed to add to the standard primary school curriculum a subject called "civisme". The subject not only includes Education for Peace, but Human Rights and Life Skills contents.

  To get further information, please contact Mr. Callixte Kayisier, Chief of the Curriculum Development Centre at the Rwandan Ministry of Education (Minister de l'Education, MINEDUC). His phone number in Kigali is 82514.

• Materials Developed
  • Amahugurwa y'abarimu gukemura amakimbirane
    A training manual based and adapted from the Susan Fountain Education for Conflict Resolution. A sample is presented of the following in Kinyarwanda.

  • Turerere u Rwanda rw amahoro
    A teacher's guide for education for peace and reconciliation. A sample of the text is presented of the Table of Contents, Introduction, Sample Lesson Five.

  • Dukunde amahoro
    A children's book. A sample is presented of the Cover Page, introduction, sample readings and a song, "Dukunde Amahoro."