Mekong Peace Journey2012年青少年参与者培训征集参与申请-云南省健康与发展研究会

Mekong Peace Journey2012年青少年参与者培训，该培训将于2012年7月7日至39日在泰国曼谷举行，现广泛征集参会申请。

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MEKONG PEACE JOURNEY 2012

July 7th – 29th, 2012 in Mekong countries

The Mekong Peace Journey (MPJ) 2012 is a part of the Regional Learning Process on Peace Building initiated by Mekong Working Group for Peace since 2010 consisting of the regional strategic team from Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

The MPJ is designed for young adults in the Mekong Region: Vietnam, Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and China, who are interested in the practice of peace building in the region, with the following objectives:

• To build trust and inner peace among young adults in the Mekong region;

• To define the concept of peace-building, conflict and its root causes;

• To address other social factors contribute to building peace in the region;

• To identify appropriate and effective strategies for intervention to build peace in the country and the region; and

• To strengthen and expand cooperation and network for further peace building in the Mekong region.

The MPJ will be held for 25 participants on July 7th - 29th, 2012 in the cross border areas of Laos, Thailand and Burma/Myanmar. General contents of the training cover peace-related issues such as peace concept, conflict resolution, nationalism, pluralism, and identities. The training methods are in-house training and field trip.

After the training, 8-10 representatives would be selected amongst participants to enroll in Internship Program. This program will be conducted in different Mekong countries in accordance with interns’ interested fields.

Mekong Peace Journey Application

The participants must be young adults at 18-30 years old from diverse backgrounds (social works, economics, laws, agriculture, media, etc.). Successful applicants must be open-minded, able to travel and adapt to new environment, committed and willing to apply what they learn from the training into their community and field works. Having working experience in social issues at least two years, good English skill and strong networks (either formal or informal) are an advantage. Young adults from ethnic minority and indigenous groups are strongly encouraged.

Applicants are required to submit via Email the following documents (PDF files are preferable):

1) Completed Application Form - Download 2012 MPJ Application Form.

2) Resume or CV

3) One Letter of Recommendation - Download Letter of Recommendation Form.

The deadline of submission is 20 May 2012. Applicants should send an email with subject “Mekong Peace Training Application – [Name] [Country]” to [email protected].

For more information please contact respectively:

Thailand

Ms. Benjaporn In-ngam

Email: mekongpeacejourney.th@gmail.com

Tel. +662-691- 0437-9

Vietnam

Mr. Pham Tran Thang Long

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +84 913-582-146

Cambodia

Mr. Dy Thehoya

Email: [email protected]