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MasterPeace Bangladesh and MasterPeace Sierra Leone came together to celebrate International Women’s Day through Sports

MasterPeace Bangladesh and MasterPeace Sierra Leone came together to celebrate International Women’s Day through Sports

masterpeace
On May 20, 2024

MasterPeace Bangladesh and MasterPeace Sierra Leone came together to celebrate International Women's Day in a unique and empowering way under the theme "Inspire Inclusion" on 8th March 2024. Both clubs organized a football match for women, where they showcased the power of unity and collaboration from across borders. The match aimed to inspire empowerment among women, aligning with the 2024 International Women’s Day theme, “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”.

In the sporting event, each country formed two female teams. One team from each country represented another country but played in their home country. This unique event was attended by representatives from various women's organizations, youth groups, community stakeholders, members of parliament, religious leaders, and other well-wishers



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"I am excited to see women coming together to celebrate this day," said one of the spectators, a representative from a women's organization in Bangladesh. "It's amazing to see how sports can bring us together and empower. We need to invest in women if we want change, and this is a great example of it". 
“Women in Sierra Leone are often subjected to discrimination when it comes to participating in sports," noted by, a youth leader from Sierra Leone. "Events like these are important in promoting gender equality and breaking stereotypes."

The event aimed to tackle the issue of gender inequality and lack of inclusion faced by women in sports in both Bangladesh and Sierra Leone. The participants were mostly young girls under the age of 16. “This event has taught me the importance of collaboration and inclusivity in creating a more equitable society,” expressed one of the participants from Bangladesh. “It’s a reminder that together, we can all work towards creating equal opportunities for women and girls like myself”.

Women in these countries often face barriers to participation in sports and other social activities, limiting their opportunities for empowerment and further advancement. By organizing a football match targeted towards women, the project aimed to challenge these traditional norms and promote a more inclusive society. The sporting event provided a platform for women to showcase their skills, challenge stereotypes, and in turn promote gender equality.

This event is a great example of co-creation among organizations across continents and breaking barriers. It demonstrated that impactful initiatives can be achieved through collaboration, even in the absence of extensive resources. This unique football match served as an inspiration to many, showing that women can achieve great heights when given the opportunity and support. The sporting event had many lessons learned for the organizers. The insights from this event underscore the power of partnerships in reaching shared objectives and the significance of employing creative approaches to social change.

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The powerful and impactful event was initiated by MasterPeace Bangladesh and its dedicated team members: Istiak Ahmed, Shahed Ahmed, Amin, Jamil, Bijit, and others. With a long history of implementing various interventions related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), MasterPeace Bangladesh is more motivated than ever and open to further collaboration, support, and creative perspectives.


Video Link of The Event and Football Match !

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MasterPeace, Member of the UNESCO Greening Education Partnership

MasterPeace, Member of the UNESCO Greening Education Partnership

masterpeace
On May 17, 2024

We are thrilled to be invited by UNESCO to be an active member of the Greening Education Partnership. We will participate and contribute to work on climate justice and planetarian citizenship. On behalf of the 60 MasterPeace clubs in 40+ countries we will share and scale our best practice concepts based on Artivism and Doughnut Economy Methodology. Based on the global research with the MP clubs and partners like https://doughnuteconomics.org, https://www.learning-planet.org/


It is evident that all stakeholders understand the impact of climate change, but all flag that they lack  the awareness how they themselves can stop this immense thread. Education is a key player to create awareness. Schools and teachers need new, innovative Formal and Non-Formal Education materials. Via projects co funded by the European Union called ACT as a Doughnut (in The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Germany) and tailored to the Mena region the project “DOUACTism”  (Lebanon, Morocco, Croatia, Kosovo) MasterPeace act as a catalyst. We train youth workers and teacher on the new methodologies to address social inclusion and climate action. On a local level the youth workers and teacher engage their youth/ students to start local projects, creating city portraits and performing business scans and advice local decision makers on how to (step by step) improve the sustainability of their city and business. The impacts are impressive as the youth / students feel that they matter and contribute and design their own future. In this way we “eat the elephant piece by piece”.

We are eager to contribute to the UNESCO Greening Education via sharing our best practice expertise and are looking for added value of the partnership to learn, improve and scale our impact.

Our mantra “Creating peace. Together” is exactly this. Creating a portfolio on social inclusion and climate justice. Together. This is not a nice, but need to have in order to realize the Sustainable Development Goals 2030.

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Cool Cultures! Een project in samenwerking met AllOne en ROC Midden Nederland – NEDERLANDS

Cool Cultures! Een project in samenwerking met AllOne en ROC Midden Nederland – NEDERLANDS

masterpeace
On May 8, 2024

Cool Cultures!
Een project in samenwerking met AllOne en ROC Midden Nederland

Van februari tot april 2024 hebben AllOne en MasterPeace de handen ineen geslagen voor een project rondom culturen met een klas van het Welzijn College van ROC Midden Nederland in Utrecht. Gedurende 8 lessen hebben de studenten onderzoek gedaan naar de verschillende culturen in de wijk en hun omgeving. Deze lessen maken deel uit van ons project ACT for social change!

Het begon allemaal op maandag 5 februari. De studenten maakten kennis met Barbara van AllOne en Yarima en Rushiel van MasterPeace. Na een korte introductie, gingen we met elkaar in gesprek over cultuur. We vroegen de studenten allemaal 1 woord te noemen dat zij bij cultuur vinden passen. Door middel van een bolletje wol maakten we een groot web door de klas om de verbinding met elkaar en de verschillende opvattingen van cultuur te laten zien. Wat is cultuur? Woorden als traditie, eten, mensen, normen en waarden, gewoontes, verbinding, muziek, trots en religie kwamen naar voren. 

Hierna leerden de studenten zichzelf en anderen beter kennen door middel van het kernwaardenspel. Want wat vind jij nou echt belangrijk?; wat heb je meegekregen vanuit jouw cultuur?; en hoe kun je met jouw kernwaarden een positieve bijdrage leveren?

Tot slot maakten de studenten kennis met de Donut Economie, een belangrijk model dat de basis vormt voor veel van onze projecten; zorg goed voor jezelf, zorg goed voor de ander en zorg goed voor je omgeving.


Tijdens de tweede les op 12 februari zijn we dieper ingegaan op onderzoekstechnieken en vormgeving. De groep heeft zich opgesplitst in een onderzoek- en vormgevingsteam. Om het onderzoek te verspreiden in de wijk zijn er ArtMats (kunstviltjes) ontworpen, het vormgevings team heeft tijdens deze les gebrainstormd over het ontwerp. Het onderzoeksteam heeft de hoofdvragen van het onderzoek opgesteld. Aan het einde van de les was het tijd om te reflecteren door middel van associatiekaarten.

Op 26 februari was het tijd voor een dialoog over werken en leven in verschillende culturen. Onder begeleiding van Utrecht in Dialoog spraken de studenten over positieve ervaringen in een multiculturele omgeving. Studenten gaven aan dat elke cultuur eigen is en dat het mooi is dat verschillen bestaan. “Die verschillen zijn nodig om cultuur te kunnen waarborgen”.  Maar ook de overeenkomsten zijn belangrijk. Dingen als eten, sport, respect, openheid en nieuwsgierigheid zorgen voor verbinding tussen mensen van verschillende culturen. “Er werd aan mij gevraagd; waarom draag jij een hoofddoek?, ik zie dit als iets positiefs want ik kan over mijn geloof vertellen”. Ook benoemden studenten negatieve punten als racisme en discriminatie en gaven aan dat ze het heel fijn vonden dat de dialoog was gericht op het positieve.

Op 4 maart gingen we, met de input en verhalen van de dialogen, verder met het onderzoek en de vormgeving. Na een motiverende video van wethouder Dennis de Vries zijn de studenten aan de slag gegaan met het maken van een google form en het ontwerp van de ArtMats. Ook kwam Roshni langs, een enthousiaste Surinaamse dame die heel graag over haar cultuur wilde vertellen. Het interview met Roshni werd uiteindelijk een heel waardevol klassikaal gesprek.

Tijdens de lessen op 11 en 18 maart zijn de studenten verder gegaan met het onderzoek. Zo zijn ze de wijk ingegaan om mensen te interviewen en kwamen Brighton, Heidi en Gerda van Utrecht University langs om geïnterviewd te worden over hun cultuur. Ook werd de google forms doormiddel van de ArtMats verspreid. 

Op 25 maart, troffen we de laatste voorbereidingen voor de presentatie van het onderzoek op 8 april. De studenten maakten presentaties over het onderzoeks- en vormgevingsproces en de uitkomsten hiervan. Twee studenten gingen nog in gesprek met twee jongeren uit Den Haag tijdens een online relay over culturen.

Op 8 april was de Europia Mundial - Cool Cultures eindpresentatie. We nodigden verschillende belanghebbende uit om met de studenten in gesprek te gaan over hun onderzoek. Zo waren de dialoog begeleiders van Utrecht in Dialoog, Gerda van Utrecht University en Roshni aanwezig om de verhalen van de studenten te horen en samen te reflecteren op het project. Ook Jennifer Lekkerkerker van de gemeente Utrecht was aanwezig voor een interview over haar cultuur. De kleine en informele setting leverde mooie gesprekken op. Na afloop kreeg iedereen de gelegenheid om hun cultuur of de mooie gesprekken over cultuur te visualiseren op kleine canvasjes. 

We kijken terug op een geslaagde eerste samenwerking tussen AllOne en MasterPeace en een mooi project over culturen. De uitwisseling tussen verschillende groepen en leeftijden is heel waardevol geweest voor het creëren van perspectief en verbinding. Het leren over culturen, verschillende onderzoeksvormen, visualiseren, vormgeven en presenteren is belangrijk en waardevol voor het toekomstige werkveld van deze studenten. “Na dit project wil ik zeker nog meer leren over culturen”, aldus één van de studenten. 




*Gefinancierd door de Europese Unie. De hier geuite opvattingen en meningen komen echter uitsluitend voor rekening van de auteur(s) en geven niet noodzakelijkerwijs die van de Europese Unie of het Nationaal Agentschap weer. Noch de Europese Unie, noch het Nationaal Agentschap kan ervoor aansprakelijk worden gesteld.

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Establishment of Malawi Work Camp Association in University Malawi Universities:

Establishment of Malawi Work Camp Association in University Malawi Universities:

masterpeace
On April 30, 2024

Workcamps are considered one of the most important types of international volunteering programs. They were first introduced in 1920 as a way of bringin people together for increased international understanding. Work Camp is a form of international volunteering where groups of volunteers from different coutries come together to work and live as a team for a short-term period. Globally, Work camps are organised by several organisations which includes: Service Civil International, Coordinating Committee For International Voluntary Service (CCIVS), SAWC and its members, Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organization and many others.

Objective
• To create an awareness on work camp to MUBAS students to open a new chapter on volunteerism in Malawi.
Activity Output
• 25 prospective volunteers participated to the activity.
• Volunteers were impacted with knowledge on Work Camps and refreshments and snacks were distributed at MUBAS.
• Prospective volunteers hard an opportunity to interact with staff from organisation and get more information about work camps and appreciate them.
• Establishment of Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) work camp association.
Expected Outcomes of the Activity
• Establish a work camp association at MUBAS which will be working hand in hand with our organization
• Join hands with our organization in developing a five-year strategic plan on developing work camps in Malawi
• Start sending interested students to regional work camp within SAWC .
• Develop the road maps for our work amps such as school painting, hospital renovation using the knowledge we are acquiring at MUBAS.
• Developing concept together which we will market to companies to support us with resources such as paint, cement, cleaning detergent which would enable us hold work camps throughout Malawi and regionally.
Detailed Description of the Activity
Establishment of Malawi Work Camp Association in University Malawi Universities wasfirst  done on the 13th April, 2024 at Malawi University of Business and Applied Science Campus.
We went to MUBAS Campus to conduct an awareness on work camp. This was the first day and we managed to impact the volunteers with knowledge on work camp. Refreshments and snacks were distributed to the volunteers who were present on that day. We managed to share the knowledge we have and the volunteers were able to ask questions. This marks our first activity, and it is our wish to storm all Public Universities and Private Universities in Malawi as a process of revamping volunteer work in Malawi.
Target Groups
• Undergraduate Students
• Post Graduate Students
• Professionals
Key Successes of the Activity
• Successfully imparted the workcamp presentation
• 85% of students were present.
• Students appreciated what are work camps and they have keen interest to establish a chapter at their institution.
• There is more interest to scale up the Volunteer movement, hence need to develop partnership with Universities in various countries within SAWC, and all aot
Key Challenges
• Limited Resources (Funds)
• Underbudget
• Lack of Knowledge (Facilitators didn't have firsthand information on the workcamps)
• Some of the volunteers left the room before it was time
• Time management
Recommendations
• We need to impact the educators with more knowledge on work camps so that when the will be educating the volunteers they should show that they really know the thing.
• When planning the next meeting, we need to have adequate resources, the resources we had were not enough that some of the volunteers did not receive the snacks, so the budget should be properly drafted.
• Time management: the students should atleast be punctual and the materials should be arranged before the starting time.
• Need to scale partnership with other Countries Work Camps Associations, and various Universities with Africa, Europe, Asia , America, Australia to enhance partnerships.
• Request more partners globally to invite our members in various work camps to enable continued partnerships.
• Need to lobby for projects which will link our members to global volunteering opportunities which would increase the knowledge base within our country.

Sustainable Rural community Development Organisation
P.O. Box 126 Chikwawa, Email surcod_development@yahoo.co.uk,
Website https://surcodmalawi.wixsite.com/website

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