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Gift of Peace Turkey Our Gift for Peace Project Based On Existing United Nations and International Non- Governmental Organization’s Programs About Peace and main dimensions of Peace as defined by them.

Gift of Peace Turkey Every Global institution has a definition for peace MANIFESTO 2000 BY UNESCO UNESCO CULTURE OF PEACE. WHAT IS IT 8 TREASURES OF PEACE BY WOSM MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS BY UN WPAY UN YOUTH ACTION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH YEAR 3000 AND BEYOND COUNCIL OF EUROPE YOUTH PRIORITIES

Here is one from UNESCO which is drafted by laureates of Nobel Peace Prize: Foster a culture of peace through education Promote sustainable economic and social development Promote respect for all human rights Ensure equality between women and men Foster democratic participation Advance understanding, tolerance and solidarity Support participatory communication and the free flow of information and knowledge Promote international peace and security

WOSM detailed the peace as eight treasures of the peace in1999. Here are these treasures: Education for Peace Democracy Tolerance and solidarity Respect for Human Rights Gender Equality Refusing Violence Free flow of information

WPAY Education Employment Hunger and poverty Health Environment Drug abuse Juvenile delinquency Leisure-time activities Girls and young women Full and effective participation of youth in the life of society and in decision-making

MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS UN Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Environmental Sustainability Global Partnership

We sorted these dimensions of Peace and find following composition of them PROGRAM 1: Peace Education PROGRAM 2: Development and general education PROGRAM 3: Sustainable development and Environment PROGRAM 4: Human development and rights PROGRAM 5: Democracy and Democratic Participation and citizenship PROGRAM 6: Tolerance and solidarity and global partnership PROGRAM 7: Gender Equality PROGRAM 8: Free flow of information PROGRAM 9: Action against violence PROGRAM 10: Health PROGRAM 11: Juvenile delinquency PROGRAM 12: UN Youth program

PROGRAM 1 For peace education we decided to work on Manifesto 2000 which was introduced in the year 2000 by UNESCO. It is a petition for peace written by Nobel Peace Prize laureates. Now we are planning to make a web page to make people encourage signing this petition and we are sure that the 28 million scouts of the world will easily finished it up. UNESCO needs only 24 million petitions before the year There will be more projects on every International Day of Peace – 21 September. The first one is a poster series with some games entitled Scouting and Peace which is fully passed on the WOSM book “Scouting and Peace” Over 70 million signatures collected

Leadership on Community Service Award Proposed to WSPU General Meeting and Adopted on Conference report PROGRAMME 2, We are going to make an Award System for scouts and guides of Turkey depending on volunteer time spend for community service. Award will be given by a VIP who is known all around the Turkey

PROGRAMME 3 Is a Regional project titled” Let’s save the Black Sea” Now we know how to save this sea. We would like to disseminate it to people we can interest and care for the issue. We have a guidance written by experts of 6 coastal states of Black Sea and many projects and events going on the countries where a river passing through toward Black Sea. We would like just to share our activities and experience.

PROGRAM 4 We have a book ready for publication. It will be posted on the internet in English too. Children rights Advocate Youth to youth program will be implemented on Venture scout programs and global development workshops at all level camps Council of Europe Human rights

PROGRAM 5 Democracy and Democratic Participation and citizenship will be celebrated all along the year within the scope of European year of Education for Citizenship. We have already made exhibitions in Several National Scout Camps and National events

PROGRAM 6: Tolerance and solidarity and global partnership/ Our target is to contact with Scouts of Iraq and send them 6 cubic meter of Surgical supplies to be given needy parents. We thought Those children will became a scout or a guide soon

OTHER PROGRAMS The other programs will have E- toolkits consists of posters games displays puzzles. Guides for celebration to be used in local celebrations and observation on their local meeting places exhibition places open to public and schools. Most of the tool kits made and distributed all around Turkey by mails, CD’s and s since 1999 on significant United Nation days years decades and Observances and European Years of Council of Europe and European Union

Related competitions and contests other tools we are using. GOI Peace Essay. CoE Young Active Citizens Award. Global Junior Challenge. UNEP Children painting competition wosm Europe Lands of Advanture Project are a few examples

ALLIANCE OF CIVILISATIONS AN UN PEACE PROJECT WITH SUPPORT AND COOPERATION OF PRIME MINISTERS OF SPAIN AND TURKEY Let's join us to help to build a more peaceful World Society Kofi Annan 14 July Amid concerns that extremists are exploiting the sense of a widening gap between Islamic and Western societies, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced the launch of a new initiative, co- sponsored by Spain and Turkey, which aims to overcome hostile perceptions that sow discord and foment violence.

ALLIANCE OF CIVILISATIONS The initiative, called "Alliance of Civilizations," is intended "to respond to the need for a committed effort by the international community - both at the institutional and civil society levels - to bridge divides and overcome prejudice, misconceptions, misperceptions, and polarization which potentially threaten world peace," WE ARE SURE THAT THE 28 MILLION SCOUTS ARE PREPARED TO WALK ALONG THIS LINE, HAND IN HAND

In general toolkits will consist of informative posters and games to be used with them and ideas on various activities including information about global regional and nation wide competitions and contests with educational value related to the title of the observance We need help cooperation for dissemination of these messages to fellow scouts in the World THANK YOU