Scouts, Peace & Security Scouts,

With the focus of educating young minds about the peace and conflict dynamics, 4 days Training of Trainers (TOT) was conducted at Kakani International Scouts Center from 2nd March – 5th March, 2023. A total of 72 participants representing 7 provinces participated for the duration of the training.The participants will now be conducting the training at their local level and building the network of 480 trained scouts. Furthermore, those scouts will then be educating the young people between the age of 11-15 years of old. The program thus is focused on the young age group who will be involved in the decision making process in the years to come.

The session was led by CEO of TimeOut Foundation, Laura Arikka, Co-Chair of the Projects, Sara Latvus and Maija Santalahiti along with the Nepal Scouts Officials and

Volunteers. The session was focused on timeout dialogue method along with conflict resolution skills, combating hate speech, skills for life and 2250 youth peace and security. Alongside this, the skills required for training the trainers at the provincial level and facilitation skills were also discussed during the training. In addition to this, participants were engaged in the activity games such as privilege walk, comfort zone, networking game that showcased the theme of the peace education.