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The income from Coffee for Peace is used to
support our Peace and Reconciliation Teams (PAR Teams) who are being trained to be
agents of peace and reconciliation in their respective communities.
The PAR Teams are composed of local volunteers from conflict-affected communities who are partnered with
international volunteers. They are jointly trained in Fact-Finding
Missions, Information Management, Peace Education, Justice Advocacy,
Inter-Faith Dialogue, Cross-Cultural Communications, Conflict
Transformation, Media Relations, Trauma Healing, Personal Growth &
Development.
The mission objectives of the PAR Teams are:
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To promote lasting peace in the Philippines by giving skilled,
courageous support to peacemakers working in situations of
conflict;
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To inspire various parties-in-conflict to discard violence in favor of nonviolent action as a
means of settling differences;
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To provide communities with first-hand information and resources for
responding to situations of conflict, and to urge their active involvement;
and,
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To interpret a nonviolent perspective to the media and
broader Philippine society.
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