Our Programs
Local Youth Peacebuilders Program
Program Description: The Local Youth Peacebuilders (LYP) program is Play2EDUCATE’s year-long program that engages local youth between the ages of 25-35 years old. Upon application and selection into the LYP program, volunteers attend a series of free capacity building trainings (i.e. dialogue facilitation, sport for development). Once trained, LYPs take on the responsibility of facilitating […]
Empowerment Through Play
Program Description: The Empowerment Through Play (ETP) program is Play2EDUCATE’s flagship program that works directly with youth between the ages of 14-18 years old. ETP participants attend programming on a biweekly basis for a full school year with the aim of developing critical life skills (i.e. violence prevention, diversity appreciation). ETP consists of simulation games, […]
Authority-Youth Relationship Building
Program Description: Play2EDUCATE partners with authority organizations (i.e. civil service, state officials, military, police, etc.) for program implementation. This aims to foster direct interaction between youth and authorities as a means of humanizing both sides. Additionally, this partnership provides direct interaction with alternative perspectives between the two groups, which establishes joint rapport and collectively reduces […]
Public Education
Program Description: Play2EDUCATE wishes to raise awareness of the issues faced by youth and communities, as well as to include more people, and thus more perspectives, into dialogues on critical topics. P2E does this by hosting open mini events in public spaces and at other large events (i.e. festivals); community discussions; conferences; guest speaker events; […]