The Values Charter of Grains of Peace
This Charter is the fundamental guide by which members of Grains of Peace engage themselves
in encouraging the respect and appreciation of human beings, in a spirit of tolerance, mutual understanding and peace.
in helping others realise that violence is unacceptable in all its manifestations.
Our firm conviction is that transmitting these essential human values at the earliest age is one of the most effective means to overcome violence.
This Charter is our permanent reference for our actions and our responsibilities.
It is designed to provide inspiring guidance between members and with the outside world.
We hope it will inspire you and many more persons around us and in the world.
Would you like to suggest a value to include here? To communicate a Charter that you feel is particularly meaningful? Do contact us.
Our identity
Our association is humanist, apolitical and non-confessional. It is open to the social environment and operates as a non-profit organization.
We are a dedicated and diverse group of individuals who believe in the importance of transmitting essential human values.
We strongly feel that the inherent violence of individuals and groups can be transformed into reflexes of peace. We propose creative and practical ideas and actions that can lead to safe and effective reflexes of peace.
Our environment
Humanity progresses, yet violence does not regress, on the contrary, it is spreading. It is increasingly present in all human interactions (families, schools, street, State) and in the economic and geopolitical arena. This is mainly attributable to the insufficient transmission of human values.
Our objectives
We aim to actively contribute to fostering peace at the global level and reducing violence at the daily level, using preventive approaches:
We push for the early and continuous transmission of human values, by parents, schooling and in social interactions, in ways that can be used in our daily lives.
We work to sensitize to the unacceptability of violence and make it become the accepted norm, together with peace, respect and appreciation.
We propose practical ways to overcome violence, by awakening and developing peace reflexes that can be used with effect when faced with aggression. We help diverse people and institutions to accept one another by showing them how they share very similar human values, often unknowingly.
We help those who are active in reducing violence, by federating them through partnerships, including in different countries, in a spirit of constructive collaboration.
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