Peace Education and Mentorship for Students (PEMS) program
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| Muhammad Salisu (right) with students |
By Muhammad Salisu Abdullahi, Nigeria
salisuaabdu@yahoo.com
Peace
Education and Mentorship for Students (PEMS) program was carried out
successfully at Federal Government College, Kiyawa, Jigawa State of Nigeria; on
March 5, 2016.
The
target group were the Safe School Initiative students (73 in number), who were
traumatized by the Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria and are coming from
Maiduguri, Yobe and Adamawa States.
The
objectives were to teach them the basic concepts of peace and conflict, their
relevance to everyday living and how to engage in conflict resolution. And to
mentor them on how to better cope with emotional trauma, which many of them
suffer, from previous experience to violence.
Observably, Boko Haram terrorism has
traumatized many young Nigerians and threatened their future. Thousands of
young people have lost their lives either as terrorists or victims of terrorism-related
violence. Over 200 schools were destructed in a region that is struggling with
educational infrastructure and qualitative manpower to improve on the standard
and quality of education.
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Many
of the students that survived the attacks are likely to suffer severe emotional
trauma that may not only affects their learning, but also their ability to
develop emotional awareness, empathy, self-esteem and basic problem solving
skills. Left unchecked, many of these students will grow up believing that
violence is the only solution to coping, and as a result, many of them become
vulnerable to extremist viewpoints.
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| Organizing Team; Muhammad Salisu (left) |
The
objective of the Peace Education and Mentorship for Students (PEMS) program is to enable the students learn how to better cope with emotional trauma,
reject violence, respect one another, and to embrace the values of peace in
their everyday living.
The
main objectives include:
i. To teach students the
basic concepts of conflict and peace, their relevance to everyday living, and
how to engage in conflict resolution.
ii. To mentor students on
how to better cope with the emotional trauma many of them suffer from previous
exposure to violence.
iii. To encourage teachers
to support the incorporation peace education in school’s curriculum.
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