Khulisa takes a leap towards training the youth on conflict management
Khulisa Social Solutions holds peer mediation training at Thusong Youth Centre in an attempt to educate the youth about ways to solve their conflicts as peers.
Khulisa Social Solutions held a peer mediation training programme at Thusong Youth Centre, where they taught the community about the power of meditation, dissecting what causes conflicts, and offering ways to help young people settle their issues more effectively.
Because of the increasing violence and challenges of unruly behaviour in Alexandra schools, Khulisa Social Solutions recognised the need to provide peace mediation among the youth to resolve conflicts by bringing in experienced mediators. Khulisa also wants to equip and train the community on what to do in times of conflict, and hopefully, they will implement what they have learned when the need arises.
Khulisa Social Solutions speaker and mediator Africa Monyai said, “When young people are fighting, they tend to use violence that sometimes results in them stabbing each other, which harms others.
“We want to try and change that mindset of young people and promote that violence is not the solution, and we plan to achieve that through peace mediation.”
Monyani said they are attempting to make Alexandra a place of peace and harmony, so that the community can live in a violence-free environment.
The training did not stop with verbal training; they also allowed the attendees to participate in games where they were placed in ‘conflict situations’. The participants then had to try and resolve the disputes by discussing and demonstrating how they believe conflicts should be resolved.
Zanele Ziqubu, one of the attendees, said she gained a lot of knowledge from the training, and the first thing she will do to settle a dispute is to communicate with all parties concerned, before moving forward.
She believes that because young people are not listened to enough, they tend to settle their disputes with their fists; young people should be allowed to air their grievances, and be listened to for potential solutions.
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