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individually study the biography of a peacernaker, contact him or her (or his
or her living relatives), and then report back to the class.

Activity GCR.5.1

In groups, students will study the following organizations and report back to
the class, identifying the following: the history of the organization, its goals, its
effectiveness (examples and assessment), the opportunities and challenges that
the organization faces, its budget and source of income, its major donors, its
list of clients, and other information. Students will be encouraged to contact
the organization directly for additional information and possibly to arrange

for interviews (using technology) with representatives from the organizations.
Questions for the representatives of the organizations can include the following:

1. In your opinion, what are the differences between peace building,
peacekeeping, and peacemaking, and how do you see yourself work
ing in those areas?

2. Do you have a framework for understanding how conflicts build
and are managed and resolved? If so, can you share it with the class?

3. What are concrete ways for high school students to get involved in
this issue?

4. How did, you personally come to care about and work on this issue?

What are the skills that one needs in order to be effective in this area?

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6. Have you also worked in other organizations on this issue? Ifso, what
were they? How would you compare them (e.g., governmental versus
nongovernmental or international organizations, for example)?

The following is a list of some possible organizations (there are many):

1. Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict
2. (http://www.gppac.net/)

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