Journeys in Peacebuilding
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CONTACT Overview
"CONTACT helped me understand the complex issues and dynamics of conflict and the way of approaching and transforming conflict peacefully. Different tools for rebuilding a broken society, steps of holding dialogue, and methods for reconciliation were some of the important lessons that I learned."
Kesab Prasad Bastola, Nepal
Increase your capacity to understand and implement sustainable peacebuilding programs.
Become a beacon of peace in your community and beyond.
Peacebuilders from more than 60 countries around the world have enhanced their knowledge and training in conflict transformation through SIT CONTACT programs. Designed to accommodate diverse professional and geographic needs, programs of varied duration are offered in the US, South Asia, and online. Participants undertake a powerful process of study, self-reflection, community building, and collaborative problem solving within a multicultural learning environment.
The core philosophy of the programs is embodied in one word: transformation.
We believe it is necessary to both transform the unjust institutions that are a partial cause of armed conflict, and transform ourselves as agents of change and builders of peace. That is why SIT prefers the term conflict transformation to the terms conflict management or post-conflict resolution.
Learn from internationally renowned faculty and experienced practitioners.
CONTACT faculty members bring rich experience and diverse backgrounds to the classroom, using creative teaching methods to share insights and skills. Faculty and students meet in classes and informal settings, forging enduring relationships for the shared task of building peace and promoting justice around the world.
Choose between different program options.
Using a modular, tiered approach, short-term CONTACT programs can be taken as stand-alone courses or serve as a foundational program toward a graduate certificate or master’s degree.
| Join a supportive global network of dedicated peace leaders.
CONTACT participants join a global community of individuals committed to nonviolent methods of resolving conflict and the promotion of justice, human rights, and respect for the amazing diversity of the world’s peoples. CONTACT participants can expect to:
CONTACT participants return home with increased confidence, inspiration, and valuable new skills and techniques to transform conflict in their own communities and beyond. |
Phone:
877.257.7751, extension 3433
802.258.3433
TTY:
802.258.3388
Fax:
802.258.3320
Mailing Address:
PO Box 676, 1 Kipling Road
Brattleboro, VT 05302 USA