![]() However, they gradually started noticing that the children were spontaneously experimenting with different forms of nonverbal communication. She shared how her team at first thought translation would be crucial to the success of the programme. She described an “Aha! Moment” for her team while implementing Sport For Peace activities with Macedonian and Albanian children who, while studying in the same school, are taught in different languages, are subject to different curricula, and are never given the opportunity to interact. ![]() One of the highlights of the training, which is an annual event at GFP, was when a volunteer from the Republic of Macedonia told a story from her work in Tetovo. But as I listened to our organisation’s volunteers talk about their work in the field during the Generations For Peace’s (GFP) Advanced Training 2017, I realised that this seemingly simple idea of “Aha! Moments” carries a distinctive value for a group of grassroots peace builders trying to bring change and nurture resilience in highly dynamic contexts. In my line of work with peace-building practitioners and researchers, I have both experienced this myself and witnessed it in others time and time again. We have all heard stories of an epiphany or an eye-opening realisation that had a significant impact on someone’s perspective or their approach to how they do things. ![]() ![]() It was not as if the concept was new to me. By Aseel Zahran, Outreach Officer at Generations For Peace ![]()
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