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A report which aims to provide a practical resource for community organisations, communication professionals and social-change activists working in development projects that they can use to assess the progress and the effects of their programs.

Each collection in the Voices of the Mountain series contains a fascinating blend of anecdote, information, history, culture, knowledge, opinion and experience with all the contradictions this may imply. These are the individual voices of the ordinary people on whose actions development depends. And they are at the heart of one of the key challenges of the next decade - how to meet national development needs without further marginalising mountain peoples. As the pace of development accelerates in mountain regions, so the social and physical environment is changing. Yet the demand for mountain riches - timber, minerals, water, tourism facilities - is more often driven by urban, lowland populations and industry than by highland communities. Mountain people are the custodians of diverse sometimes unique environments, essential to the survival of the global ecosystem. Further erosion of their ability to care for those assets will be the worlds loss, not just theirs. Panos has been working with community-based environmental, cultural and development organisations in select highland areas, training local people to record interviews on a range of issues, in order to communicate their personal experiences and understanding of the challenges ahead. The result is a wealth of material - vivid, challenging, full of human detail and variety. Voices From the Mountain Series: Oral Testimonies from Cerro de Pasco, Peru. Oral Testimonies from southwest and northeast China. Oral Testimonies from Wollo, Ethiopia. Oral Testimonies from the Lesotho Highlands. Oral Testimonies from Mount Elgon, Kenya . Oral Testimonies from the Sudety mountains, Poland. Oral Testimonies from the Himalaya (India and Nepal); the Karakorum (Pakistan); and the Sierra Norte (Mexico). Collections are published in A5-sized booklets, maps, photos, index, glossary.

These represent individual - sometimes controversial - viewpoints and are intended to create discussion and debate.

Teaching Tools aims to help students understand some of the complex processes that lead to violence and conflict which in turn cause refugees to flee from their homes and from their countries of origin; Cultivate attitudes that lead to a preference for constructive, active and non-violent resolution of conflict; Help students develop the personal and social skills necessary to live in harmony with others and to behave in positive and caring ways that respect basic human rights. The units and their lessons are arranged in subject categories (history, geography, civic education, language/literature, and art), and are designed for three age groups (9-11, 12-14 and 15-18). Each unit comes with a unit plan that shows the teacher at a glance the sequence of the lessons, their objectives, content, the teaching method/learning strategies involved, and the related resources which are available on this website, as well as further suggested readings for the teacher. Although the lessons are arranged in units, some lessons stand on their own, and thus could be taught without their partner lessons. The lesson plans are not prescriptive, but provide interested teachers starting points for lesson preparation. Teachers will need to integrate these ideas into their own programmes or schemes of work. Two of the resources packs in the series deal secifically with creative activities. ART : Refugees contribute to the culture of their host community. Some are well-known artists, painters, poets or novelists. Dante Alighieri created the major part of his work during his exile. Playwright Bertold Brecht, authors Thomas Mann and Franz Kafka, poets Pablo Neruda and Jorge Semprun, musician Miguel Angel Estrellas, painters Lucian Freud and Remedios Varo -- all suffered periods of exile which, in some cases, deeply colored their work. The theme of exile can be studied in literature, the history of music and art. LANGUAGE & LITERATURE : Refugees contribute to the culture of their host community. Some are well-known artists, painters, poets or novelists. Dante Alighieri created the major part of his work during his exile. Playwright Bertold Brecht, authors Thomas Mann and Franz Kafka, poets Pablo Neruda and Jorge Semprun, musician Miguel Angel Estrellas, painters Lucian Freud and Remedios Varo -- all suffered periods of exile which, in some cases, deeply colored their work. The theme of exile can be studied in literature, the history of music and art. Texts addressing refugee issues can also be used in language courses.

A series of three facilitator packs in storytelling, Art and Facilitation.

Syllabi, modules and curricula developed by PETA facilitators after decades of experience in teaching children's theater. series include the following modules: Creative Drama for Children, Creative Writing for Children, Visual Arts for Children, Creative Sound and Music for Children, Creative Body Movement for Children, Creative Education for Children.

The series Accord - an international review of peace initiatives, published in print and electronically, provides detailed narrative and rigorous analysis on specific war and peace processes, combining readability with practical relevance. Accord's readers work in governments, non-governmental and inter-governmental organisations in the fields of conflict resolution, human rights, relief and development. Its appeal also extends to anyone with a general interest in its themes including academic researchers, armed opposition groups and journalists.

Policy Notes are short summaries and comparative reports on topical cultural policy issues or ongoing research in the form of a series.