Registered Charity SC037628
Welcome to SHIP
We have a VISION to provide and facilitate the training of practitioners for intervention in areas of conflict resolution and peace practice, at the individual level for combat veterans and at the collective level of international relations.
The Scottish Highland Institute for Peace (SHIP) was founded in 2006 to further the cause of peace at all systemic levels from the interpersonal to the international.
Established as a charity in November 2006, Charity number: (SC037628), SHIP is a Christian Institute that seeks to engender, respect for people of all faiths while maintaining the highest standards of dignity, respect and hospitality among all people regardless of creed, age, gender, ethnicity or diversity.
SHIP aims to provide bespoke peace practitioner training; the practical aspects of conflict resolution, developing peace, building equitable social systems that respect human rights, and encourage citizen participation, as opposed to pure academic research and study. Addressing the following areas: peace; tolerance; social justice; human rights; sustainable development; and, nonviolent conflict resolution /reconciliation. THIS NEEDS A WELL RESOURCED CENTRE, AND SUPPORT FROM EDUCATIONAL, CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT SOURCES.
SHIP is seeking to raise £3.8 million over the coming two years. The success of this project depends on the support of grant bodies, individuals and institutions.
SHIP has three broad aims:
- To promote and raise awareness of the role of peacemaking and conflict recovery organisations
- To provide education and training for peace practitioners
- To provide training on specific conflict crisis situations
These can be achieved through:
- Working collaboratively with established links with University Peace Studies departments and other European and Global peace organisations in disseminating information, research and in hosting conferences
- The establishment of a training facility, delivering courses and workshops on peace practitioner methods, and approaches to conflict resolution.
BUILDING PEACE
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Peace practitioner organisations and training services aim to build peace, through raising awareness of the benefits of peace practitioner training and approaches in addressing violence-related stresses and heal the wounds of armed conflict. Organisations dedicated to creating peace are required in order to develop approaches and training that address fears and the nonviolent options for handling conflict, at both family and international levels.
Peace cannot exist without justice, so peace practitioners assist in developing and building equitable social systems that respect human rights, encourage citizen participation, and enable sustainable development. This requires an education, formal and informal, to nourish tolerance, respect for human rights, and peaceful values and behaviour.
A number of Universities in the UK offer a wide range of academic development undergraduate and post graduate courses in
International Relations, Peace Studies, International Politics, and War Studies. SHIP aims to offer/provide peace practitioner training; the practical aspects of conflict resolution, developing peace, building equitable social systems that respect human rights, and encourage citizen participation, as opposed to pure academic research and study.