The Quaker Committee for raising funds for the work of the peace centre in Cape Town has been laid down and the bank account is now closed. However, the work of the Peace Centre continues, with new priorities and programmes – see http://www.peacecentre.org.za. You can donate directly to the work – see the link on the Centre’s webpage.
April 14, 2016
CTQPCC Newsletter 54, April 2016
Newsletter No. 54, April 2016 – read the latest news about the work the Quaker Peace Centre in Cape Town is doing with young people and their carers (teachers, parents) from the most disadvantaged townships in the city, and the fundraising efforts of the committee in Britain and Ireland. CTQPC Newsletter 54
October 28, 2015
In their own words: interview with teachers involved in the Peace Centre’s work
Read teachers’ views about the difference participation in the Peace Centre’s work is making to their own lives, their relationships with learners and their schools:
October 28, 2015
Newsletter No. 53 October 2015
July 20, 2015
Annual report and accounts for 2014
The committee’s 2014 annual report and accounts are now available.
June 2, 2015
Anti-bullying week in secondary schools in Cape Town
Four years after the Quaker Peace Centre launched its anti-bullying campaign in the secondary schools in which it was working in Cape Town’s poorest townships, the Metropole South Education District (MSED) initiated its first anti-bullying week. QPC was asked to prepare a leaflet and toolkit based on its manual for schools My bully, my bra. These were circulated to all 200 schools in the district (163,000 pupils and 45,ooo teachers). During the week of 4th-8th May, education officials and QPC staff members visited 35 schools to engage with learners and raise awareness of the problem of bullying. Learners were encouraged to sign pledge posters and one school painted an anti-bullying pledge wall. The week culminated on 9th May, with an indaba (gathering) during which teachers, learners and officials from many of the schools involved shared their experiences.
The week was reported by two local newspapers, the Northern News and the Plainsman, both of which reprinted the Peace Centre’s list of 10 recommendations for tackling bullying and making schools less violent.
The MSED committed itself to continuing the awareness campaign during the coming year, supported by the staff of the Peace Centre, and to holding a second anti-bullying week in May 2016. In addition, there will be a poster and video clip competition for learners, with the winning poster and video clip sent to all schools.
June 2, 2015
Newsletter 52 May 2015
The latest newsletter from the committee has just been published. It describes some of the activities of the Cape Town Quaker Peace Centre and this committee’s fundraising activities so far in 2015 Newsletter_52_May_15_final
February 21, 2015
The Quaker Peace Centre reports on its Alternatives to Violence Project
QPC reported on its Alternatives to Violence Project in schools and communities in the Western Cape Network for Community Peace and Development News in December – see page 3 Network_Newsletter_-_Dec_2014
February 21, 2015
New Peace Buddies Newsletter, November 2014
The Quaker Peace Centre published a new Peace Buddies Newsletter, with news of the annual meeting of participants in the new Pupils’ Advisory Forums on Violence in secondary schools and lots of pictures – find it on their website http://www.qpc.org.za/page/newsletters/index
October 18, 2014
Newsletter no. 51, October 2014
For the latest news on the work of the Quaker Peace Centre and this committee’s fundraising efforts, see Newsletter_51_Oct_14
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