Peace Education is one of the tools of structural conflict prevention and sustainable peace-building. Aimed at enhancing the values of non-violent conflict management, tolerance and respect for diversity, Peace Education fosters positive attitude change essential for the establishment of a culture of peace. As such, it encompasses a wide spectrum of target groups and beneficiaries. In some regions, GPPAC members work directly with schools, teachers and educational institutions; in others, programmes are carried out with grassroots CSOs, adults and youths as part of informal education on the community level.

How Will GPPAC Work on the Issue?
The working group consists of Peace Education practitioners, academia, representatives of Ministries of Education and their equivalents. It is expected that the work of the Peace Education Working Group will continue along the following directions:
1. building the Peace Education capacity of regional network members as change-agents, promoting mediation and non-violent conflict resolution;
2. encouraging/ advocating/ lobbying Ministries of Education or equivalent, regional organisations for the inclusion of Peace Education in national curricula;
3. sharing and exchanging materials, curricula, manuals, compiling good practices, lessons learned of Peace Education programmes around the world;
4. carrying out the research related to Peace Education projects, their evaluation and providing recommendation to policy-makers;
5. organising international and regional conferences and workshops to learn and exchange ideas on Peace Education, and to engage and reach out to the broader audience including general public and policymakers.

What is GPPAC South Asia's Approach to the Issue?
South Asian states are home to very diverse populations and therefore tolerance and respect for difference and relationship building are central to conflict prevention. Peace education is mainly a matter of changing mindsets with the purpose of building understanding, respect and coexistence toward those seen as the "enemy". The goal of such programs is to promote reconciliation between adversaries. This also means an emphasis on cultivating a set of skills in dialogue and nonviolent communication. Since South Asia is a region where deep disparities in the satisfaction of needs and rights exist between groups, human rights will form a central component of the network's programs.