OBM - What do you want to write in your letter or letters? by Youth & Peace in Action https://padlet.com/YouthPeaceAction/3jkglb8mluuv0rlb Please share your ideas in the Padlet. en-us 2022-04-13 12:42:22 UTC 2026-01-03 19:37:42 UTC hello@padlet.com A letter to my fellow OBM peacebuilders https://padlet.com/YouthPeaceAction/3jkglb8mluuv0rlb/wish/2145840446 Having the opportunity to join this club has given me so many things to reflect on. It really opened my eyes to many things that are going on in the world unnoticed by media sites. It made me realize how lucky we all are, and how blessed we are to be able to help and make a change in our community. Meanwhile, I am also very lucky to have met you all; even just through a screen. You all seem like very kind and cool people, I hope we can all gather one day for an *actual* real life YPA meeting.

Lots of love! ]]> 2022-04-17 05:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/YouthPeaceAction/3jkglb8mluuv0rlb/wish/2145840446 I really enjoyed learning about peacebuilding. This module alone taught me values and realizations that were not taught to me elsewhere. Additionally the discussions that we have every scheduled dates implanted each value that the YPA is trying to teach. I am really thankful to be given this opportunity. https://padlet.com/YouthPeaceAction/3jkglb8mluuv0rlb/wish/2147115470 2022-04-18 15:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/YouthPeaceAction/3jkglb8mluuv0rlb/wish/2147115470 I would want to share my experiences as a student joining this peacebuilding program and my journey as an upcoming peacebuilder. When I started this peacebuilding program the first thing I expected was solving problems with different projects. I did not expect to learn about the types of conflict, the eight pillars of peace and even measuring peace. When I read through these modules, I had a new perspective to peace and how to achieve it. Pursuing this peacebuilding program is a great way to make you grow as a person and at the same time make the world a better place. https://padlet.com/YouthPeaceAction/3jkglb8mluuv0rlb/wish/2148056372 2022-04-19 05:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/YouthPeaceAction/3jkglb8mluuv0rlb/wish/2148056372 coquiaac https://padlet.com/YouthPeaceAction/3jkglb8mluuv0rlb/wish/2148883110 Hello! YPA really helped me see the world in a different and positive way. Before I learned about YPA, I always thought that the world is feeding too much negative thoughts that may prevent our world from healing and that I was not well-aware of the word "peacebuilding" but when I joined this club, it motivated me that peace is possible and if we want to address a problem, we should also take action for it and so the YPA modules helped me cross an adventure hearing the stories and information globally around the world and I gotta say I was inspired by that. I am really grateful that peace education is a thing, I really think each and everyone of us would learn something from this so precious that we can use it as we grow older. Peace!]]> 2022-04-19 16:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/YouthPeaceAction/3jkglb8mluuv0rlb/wish/2148883110 https://padlet.com/YouthPeaceAction/3jkglb8mluuv0rlb/wish/2154393015 I really have enjoyed the process of becoming a peacebuilder. All the different things I have come to learn about in the world and myself have been so interesting. Before learning about peacebuilding, my ideas of peace were greatly different from my views now. I had never heard of such concepts as positive peace and its 8 pillars and now, I understand that peace is a far larger and greater concept than what I had initially thought. To my fellow peacebuilder, please do complete your courses and do your best. The process of peacebuilding is unforgettable and very useful. The rewards of this course and this process will serve you for the rest of your life. All the lessons you will have learned have come to the moment where you can shine and truly become a beacon of humanity. ]]> 2022-04-23 06:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/YouthPeaceAction/3jkglb8mluuv0rlb/wish/2154393015 an ode to the peace that continues to be built. https://padlet.com/YouthPeaceAction/3jkglb8mluuv0rlb/wish/2156596875 I believe that my experience in peace building has made me realize that peace building is more complex than I have ever imagined. It took me a while to get through everything but along the way, I learned so many insightful things. I have always thought that my sources about the marginalized groups and how to help them have always been limited but thanks to this program, my understanding and apprehension for so many topics blossomed and I am more sure now, more than ever, that I can finally properly serve those who deserve to be served.

Moreover, I'd like to make a point that although I have learned a lot, I am just a mere peacebuilder. Not that peacebuilders are small and impressionable but, I believe that peace is something so big and immeasurable and I am sure that we need more peacebuilders in order to keep on building the peace all over the world. I am a firm believer that WE are the fire the warms the nations with peace and love. ]]> 2022-04-25 13:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/YouthPeaceAction/3jkglb8mluuv0rlb/wish/2156596875