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Reflections from the Uniting for Peace Youth Festival

"I think the entire festival role modeled the spirit of a peaceful and united global family. Everyone went away with their hearts filled with hope that those around them consider them friends." Last Friday we posted a blog about the Uniting for…

Gifts from the world; Giving Games Day 2!

[embed]https://youtu.be/mgyx7BnFvcs[/embed] It felt good to contribute to peace building. My training will bring laughter and peace to children from conflicted and under-served communities through play. I hope today's Play for Peace participants…

Yesterday marked the first day of the Giving Games!

Compassion and Giving are good for our health.  Adolescents can participate in the Giving Games and help their community and their health! What a great time to highlight a recent article on recognizing the important role community interaction plays…

Myanmar Series: Never Too Old to Play

The 63-year old teacher and participant commented how the Play for Peace session made her feel like she has 36 again! After their first successful training session in Myitkyina, Play for Peace trainers Swati Bhatt and Agyat Mitra had an…

Myanmar Series: Play for Peace in the Jade State

Reflecting on the two-day session, one teacher participant said she always thought that peace was for adults but realized that children who learned about peace could grow up to be peaceful adults. After a successful training session in Naung Taung…

This Weekend: Uniting For Peace Youth Festival

“The UWC movement is committed to building peace in the world through education. Participants of the Uniting for Peace Youth Festival will come together to celebrate difference and interdependence; to learn to transform conflict into peace; and to…

Compassion is good for Your Health

While we all know that compassion is a good thing, science shows us that compassion is good for us, that it actually has a strong health benefit. Play for Peace is a community of youth and adults that are out there right now in the world creating…

Reflections from Play for Peace in Cebu, Philippines

"There is power to connect to the right people and organizations...Thank you Play For Peace." From November 7 - 9 at the Argao Training Centre in Cebu, Philippines, youth leaders from the Alliance of Argawanon Youth Leaders (AAYL) came together for…

Myanmar Series: Trainees become Leaders in Naung Taung

 At times the group felt discouraged by the difficulty of the games but realized that understanding and cooperation, rather than arguments, helped them achieve their objectives. After a successful Day 1, the second day at the Naung Taung…

Making the World a Little More Compassionate

"We were given two hands – one to help ourselves and the second to help others." This year the Giving Games will be held from December 1st to the 11th by the Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest. This is an eleven day challenge that will be…

Myanmar Series: Sharing Global Practices with Buddhist monks

There is still so much to learn about the world and its people but with patience and love we can all come together through play. Maang La Dia O! (Greetings in Pa-O) It is day 13 in Myanmar for Play for Peace Trainers Swati Bhatt and Agyat Mitra and…

Play for Peace at the Pune Kalmadi Secondary School, India

Every student was listened to patiently. Possibilities for new, improvised ways of learning and problem-solving were also figured out. I am sure that this Play For Peace learning session was a unique and awesome experience for every one involved.…

Myanmar Series: Thoughts from a New Play for Peace Trainee

By participating at Play for Peace, I know that different religious and ethnicity can unite and can be a community. While covering the elections in Myanmar from a different (and humorous) angle, freelance writer Matt Alsevich had the opportunity to…

Wrapping Up Our Global World Peace Day Celebrations

“Peace comes when we forget our differences and embrace love and harmony; this counts on you and me.” (PFP, South Sudan Staff) On November 1, the final Play for Peace World Peace Day Celebration was held in Hyderabad, India, bringing the total…

Myanmar Series: Sowing the Seeds of Change in Mandalay

At the end of the third day of training we received a chain of messages from a youth named Khun Lar Bway who had to return to his native home in South Shan State after two days of Play for Peace training. He was so motivated by the sessions that he…

Myanmar Series: Play for Peace in Mandalay

One participant said that before this PFP day, he did not realize that peace building could be done through games and positive experiences. Against the backdrop of the most free and fair national election in decades, Play for Peace (PFP) certified…

Myanmar Series: A Remarkable Play for Peace Journey

Today is an historic day in Myanmar with freest presidential election being held in decades. We are excited to report that Play for Peace is there during this important time! This is a report of Day 2 as Play for Peace Certified Trainers Swati…

Myanmar Series: The First Step in a Remarkable Play for Peace Journey

Kasa-Nyecn Chan and Saan-Ti-Pharb! (“Play for Peace” in Burmese and Thai) Despite being a nation in democratic transition with an urgent need to calm ethnic strife, the past two years have been a time of change in Myanmar as civil society…

Community Spotlight: Starfish Pakistan

Today, Play For Peace invites you to look at some recent photographs from our friends at Starfish Pakistan! To quote their mission statement, "Starfish Pakistan's mission is to provide education and inspiration to young people from poor and…

The Science Behind Play

"The opposite of play is not work, it’s depression.” (Dr. Stuart Brown) We all understand, on some level, the value of play: the pleasure it brings, the escape it offers, the bond it creates. Regardless of our field or background, most of us…