Ammar I saved this article for WWPO, and published it translation at wwpospanish freelists *María Cristina Azcona* *@macazcona* *María Cristina Azcona* 2014-12-20 14:31 GMT-03:00 ammar banni <ammarbanni@xxxxxxxx>: > > > Dear Ada and all, > Congratulations on your award at Paris.Merry Hannuka, Christma for all. > Dear Friends and Colleagues, > Pedagogy for a universal agreement: > Vision By Ammar Banni/Retired Professor of Education/Resaercher: > > > Firstly, I admit that my first step towards internationalism of peace > education was inaugurated by my access to IFLAC, this international > organization that works for world peace through literature, through its > founder Dr. Ada Aharoni and its Vice President Prof. Ernesto Kahan and > other friends and colleagues around the world, all form the petals of a > rose of agreement to mankind. After years of work, the creation of WWPO has > become essential for it to be a platform for exchange of experiences among > other NGOs in the field of peace which will combine a variety of visions > that come from all over the world to it converge to a common mission shared > by other organizations that nurture and for a Cause: for a better world, > away from war, violence and conflict. > The mission of these organizations is the creation and maintenance of a > climate of peace, including through dialogue. Its action is designed to > foster a better "living together" through sharing of reflection, > experimentation situations, and awareness of relationships. > > This goal is reflected in daily work with young people and adults to > provide them with tools to manage conflict in a way that works for > everyone, including accompanying adults from their own conflicts and > performing work background with young people. > > Education in general (research, information and communication, training > ...) is the preferred way to accomplish our mission. As an NGO, we see that > the education and awareness of children, adolescents and those in charge, > they are teachers, educators, entertainers ... We find that the > intervention directly on the ground, including several educational > institutions set with youth organizations. > > In addition to training, conferences and actions of information we provide > to the public, we produce educational materials and resources, such as > books that contain projects to share the widest possible conflict > management. > > > > -Methodological positions- Pluralism > > These NGOs are adopting an open perspective that emphasizes the > combination of different resources and philosophies to better understand > and interact relationship. This pluralism present from the creation is > found in both educational content and theses that we share in how to > communicate (diversity of teaching approaches). We believe that the > different theoretical and practical contributions are relevant according to > specific contexts, to assess situation. > > > > > -COMPLEX SYSTEMS > > Complexity is a principle as such, related plurality. Human > relationships are complex and multiple, it is important to our sense of the > approaches vary and not be limited to an explanatory model of the world. > Indeed, the various interactions and the contexts for each situation > influence the effectiveness of techniques. Any scientific theory is valid > is in a certain context, under certain conditions, and therefore does not > apply uniquely to a situation. > > > > -AUTONOMY > > These NGOs emphasize the autonomy of these members. In different > environments, it is to put the theories and techniques of management and > relational understanding of service to others, and not the reverse. We > start from the experienced members and invite them to make choices in > conscience, depending on different grids understanding of reality. Autonomy > is the key to responsible citizenship: we do not impose "recipes" and each > assesses the appropriateness of the methods that are proposed. This is to > inform, train and acting. > > - EXPERTISE and EXPERIMENT > > The expertise is the result of a several years on various topics A variety > of member profiles is preferred (psychology, arts, sociology, pedagogy, > communication, lawyers and mediators ...) and many experiments with public > and were conducted ... Several books (publications, in particular) and > recognitions helped formalize and validate this long experience. > > SHARING and COMMUNICATIONS > > The task of Peace is to disseminate knowledge to the general public, to > democratize knowledge, particularly through its website , publications, > through the media, at trade shows, conferences, congresses conference, etc. > . > > > - INTERNATIONAL > The activity at the international level in many types of networking, > worldwide. > > > -Methods and animation practice (in the field) > > According to several studies and analyzes, there is not a single valid > pedagogical model. On the contrary, most scientists pedagogy recommend > working methods vary depending on the context, objectives or worked skills. > In some cases, the actors hold better and more sustainable new knowledge > that if they had just been exposed to him, "transmitted" very well > explained (especially that this is a working "knowledge -be "not only > knowledge). In others, a transmissive method is needed. Each method has > relevance in terms of objectives defined in advance rigorously. > > -Conclusion: > Finally, I think that these organizations require any moral and financial > support from the state and international institutions so that they can > fulfill their missions via methodologies that require training, > conferences, seminars ... > With love and Peace > > > Le Samedi 20 décembre 2014 0h28, María Cristina Azcona < > mcrisazcona@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > > > CONGRATS DEAR ADA!!!!!!! > > > *María Cristina Azcona* > *@macazcona* > > > *María Cristina Azcona* > > 2014-12-19 15:38 GMT-03:00 Hedva Bachrach <hedgad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > On 19/12/2014 15:57, Ada wrote: > > *Dearest Ada and Iflac members. Ada, you are an exceptional woman. God > bless you. Andf all have a good and happy new year, a year of peace for all > of us, peace and fulfillment. D"r Hedva Rabinson Bachrach * > > Dear Iflac Friends, > > I wish you a very HAPPY Hanoucca, Christmas, and a wonderful NEW YEAR > 2015, full of achievements for peace, for the literature of peace and > for the CULTURE OF PEACE! > > I am very happy to share with you the Prize Giving for my book NOT IN > VAIN, in Paris, by the French Academy for the TEMOIGNAGE PRIZE, > when my book was chosen for the LAUREATE from 3000 books! What the Jury > especially liked in my book is the Jewish - Moslem harmonious > cooperation during World War II, in Egypt, when they worked together under > the wise leadershiop of the heroine THEA WOLF, to save victims > of the Nazi Holocaust in Europe through the Jewish Hospital in Alexandria. > > May we all continue to pave the way to Peace through our writings and our > IFLAC Peace Culture activities, and succeed to create together a harmonious > and peaceful new Middle East and new world!! > > Prof. Ada Aharoni > IFLAC Founding President > > ADA AHARONI RECEIVING THE LAUREATE TEMOIGNAGE PRIZE > FROM JUDGE GUILLAUME GUILLAINE IN THE NAME OF THE JURY > > [image: Ada Aharoni receives Prix du Temoignage] > <https://iflac.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/ada-receives-prix-du-temoignage.jpg> > [image: IFLAC - LOGO ADA 1a (4)] > > > > > > >