Peace Service
The term “ Friedensfachdienst ” refers to peace services that are carried out on a professional level by civil society.
Specialist peace services are run by non-governmental organizations (NGOs). They are financed either privately (mostly from donations) or from public funds (for example as part of the Civil Peace Service ).
The professional qualification of peace workers working in the peace service is usually acquired through several months of advanced training in civil conflict management . For this qualification, common standards have been developed by various peace education institutions.
Training or further training that corresponds to the standards (the term "training" is still controversial) is offered in Germany by the Academy for Conflict Transformation, an institution of the Civil Peace Service Forum and several organizations affiliated to the Action Group Service for Peace (AGDF).
The activity in a peace service can take place either in your home country or abroad. It is usually limited in time. In principle, it is possible at all stages of civil conflict management, i.e. in the areas of prevention, peace-building, peacekeeping and peace-building. In terms of the program, the area of prevention is particularly emphasized. In fact, many of the previous project positions are in the area of post-conflict rehabilitation.
literature
- Action group service for peace (ed.): Civil instead of military. Experience with civil, non-violent conflict management abroad . Bonn 2006, ISBN 3-88815-000-0 ( Friedensdienst.de [PDF; 1000 kB ; accessed on July 1, 2016]).