NEEDCSI holds National Summit on Education Education for Peace and Development

New Era Educational and Charitable Support Foundation hosted the 1st National Summit on Education for Peace and Development on Saturday, September 26, 2015, at the Banquet Hall of the Hill Station Hotel, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, under the Theme: Rethinking Education as a Tool for Peace and Development. The National Summit on Education for Peace and Development was held in partnership with the Universal Peace Federation-Nigeria (UPF-Nigeria) and was sponsored by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON-Jos), United Religions Initiative -URI West Africa Regional Office, Creative Minds International Academy, Project Happiness, Mindfulness Without Borders and the Bege Foundation.

The provided a platform for the integration of principles, values and practices of sustainable development into aspects of education and learning that will facilitate behaviour change and create a more peaceful and sustainable future, in terms of environmental integrity, economic viability and a just society for present and future generations.