Success Stories from Around the World

It is important to share successes, and in this section of the site you can read about creative work that appears to be making a positive difference.

Education that makes a difference: Success stories for conflict resolution educators
Online introductory chapter on conflict resolution education and peace studies, with challenges to successful programs, information about Peace Boat (a program for students), best practices, a bibliography and organizational resource links.

Food, education, and peacebuilding: Children’s learning services in Sierra Leone
Second online example from “Education That Makes a Difference: Success Stories for Conflict Resolution Educators,” dealing with the Children’s Learning Services established in Sierre Leone.

Committed to building peace: The City Montessori School in India
Third online example from, “Education That Makes a Difference: Success Stories for Conflict Resolution Educators,” describes the City Montessori School in Lucknow, India.

Uniting children during war: Sawa – UNICEF in Lebanon
Fourth online example from, “Education That Makes a Difference: Success Stories for Conflict Resolution Educators.” This chapter discusses two programs started by UNICEF in Lebanon.

Managing conflict at school: Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management in the US
Fifth online example from, “Education That Makes a Difference: Success Stories for Conflict Resolution Educators,” presents the Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management.