C4P Peace Academy
Skills, knowledge and confidence to build peace – safely.
Our promise
Practical peacebuilding, rights and life-skills learning for children’s and youth’s allies – and for young people themselves.
Primary users: Young people, facilitators, teachers, practitioners
Purpose
The Peace Academy provides structured learning for three groups: (1) young people and adolescents building peacebuilding, leadership and life skills; (2) adults who work with children and youth – teachers, facilitators, caregivers and community leaders; and (3) practitioners and organisations seeking to strengthen child- and youth-participation practice.
Learning tracks
Young Peacebuilders
For: Adolescents (supervised) and young people
Empathy and dialogue, non-violent communication, inclusion, media and digital literacy, leadership, project design, civic participation.
Safe Facilitators
For: Teachers, youth workers, volunteers, caregivers
Child participation, supportive listening, boundaries, referral, safeguarding basics, conflict sensitivity.
Practitioner & Partner Studies
For: NGO, CBO, institutional staff
Child-safeguarding in peacebuilding, ethical research with children, monitoring and evaluation, policy engagement, partnership standards.
Delivery model
- Blended: low-bandwidth online modules (downloadable, mobile-first, offline-capable), in-person workshops and facilitated peer circles.
- Languages: English and French from launch; additional local languages as capacity allows.
- Certificates of participation.
- Mentoring and supervision by vetted adults; clear boundaries and a code of conduct.
Safeguards
- No under-18 accounts without guardian consent, age-appropriate design and moderated spaces. No private messaging between adults and under-18 learners.
- Learner data minimised; no learner may be required to disclose personal trauma or conflict experiences as part of any exercise.
- Course content reviewed for accuracy, age appropriateness, cultural sensitivity and do-no-harm before release.
Register your interest
To register your interest in the Peace Academy, contact the team through the contact page.
The other signature platforms
- C4P Peace ObservatoryEthical evidence on children, youth and peace in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Peace Partnership ExchangeWhere responsible partners, funders and communities meet to co-create peace action.
- Children & Youth Voice StudioA safe creative space for children and young people to tell their own stories – on their own terms.
Partner with Children for Peace
Responsible partnerships turn local ideas into lasting action.
- Owner:
- Director
- Last reviewed:
- 14 October 2026
- Next review:
- 14 April 2027