Peace education connects local issues to the global context.

Peace education provides individuals with the Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge needed to become agents of change. In other words, to become Active Global Citizens. Mosaic projects provide peace education in communities with the belief that local communities are microcosms of the global context. By becoming active locally, people can have a positive impact while learning about global issues.

Mosaic focuses on four areas related to peace.

Mosaic focuses on four main content areas of peace education. They provide a conceptual framework for thinking about which issues and themes Mosaic projects should address in the local context. Every Mosaic project can be categorized into one or more of these content areas.

Diversity
Explores the identity of the individual and then asks us to consider ourselves within our own and the wider community.

Human Rights
Considers how human rights affect every aspect of our lives, and how violations lie at the root of problemssuch as poverty, violence and lawlessness.

Conflict and Resolution
Helps us to understand how conflicts can arise, deliberately or otherwise and what can be done to bring about peaceful resolution.

Sustainable Development
Looks for integrated ways to promote economic and social well-being, while protecting the environment through the responsible use of natural resources.

Every project has an educational goal. 

Every Mosaic project has an educational goal that flows out of the content area that it is focused on. For example, a Human Rights project in Victoria, Canada had this educational goal: To educate volunteers and community members about the local and global impacts of Domestic Abuse and to challenge the attitudes and behaviours that perpetuate violence against women.

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