A backpack with tools and resources to guide children in Peace-building in Colombia
PazA la Mochila is a pedagogical kit for teachers and local leaders to create education spaces with children and young people to understand the complexity of the Colombian armed conflict, assessing their impact on society and mobilising society towards peace-building and non-repetition.
PazA la Mochila is a project that brings together many experiences, resources and methodologies that the Truth Commission and other civil society organisations have developed for decades to educate children and adolescents for the construction of peace in Colombia
What is in the Backpack?
The digital version, which you can download on this page, contains the booklet and all the multimedia resources.
The physical version of the backpack contains : A booklet explaining all the activities to use with children and adolescents, with instructions on how to use all the resources resources. It also includes a series of multimedia resources, such as videos, stories, songs, and more, along with a speaker to play the content and didactic support materials for the activities.
*The physical backpacks are travelling across Colombia.
The digital version, which you can download on this page, contains the booklet and all the multimedia resources.
The physical version of the backpack contains : A booklet explaining all the activities to use with children and adolescents, with instructions on how to use all the resources resources. It also includes a series of multimedia resources, such as videos, stories, songs, and more, along with a speaker to play the content and didactic support materials for the activities.
*The physical backpacks are travelling across Colombia.
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Why ‘PazALaMochila’?
Several organizations have created various tools to disseminate the content of the Truth Commission report, however, limitations have been encountered in rural areas such as low connectivity and lack of access to computers and public libraries, which make many communities unable to access the content available online and offline.
That is why “Paz a la Mochila”, which translates to Pass the Backpack in English, is an effort to offer adaptable alternatives that adjust to the different realities of the contexts of the children across Colombia. This approach seeks to provide strategies that promote understanding and action around peace-building, recognising children not only as victims of the armed conflict, but also as active agents in the construction of peace.
