This document outlines an education session on community resilience. The objectives are for learners to understand community resilience and how it relates to teamwork and responsibility. A warm-up activity involves students sharing positive community contributions while holding yarn to symbolize interconnectedness. The main activity has students brainstorm challenges and work in groups to analyze scenarios and propose solutions emphasizing compassion and empathy to address challenges. Groups then present ideas to the class for discussion.

1. PEACE
EDUCATION

2. Session objectives
After the session, learners should be able to:
• Understand the concept of community
resilience and its significance.
• Participate in activities that promote
teamwork and collaboration.
• Develop a sense of responsibility towards
contributing to community resilience.

3. KEY
CONCEPTS:
•Communityresilienceistheabilityof
acommunitytowithstandandrecover
fromadversity.
•Compassionisshowingcare,concern,
andunderstandingtowardsothers,
especiallyduringchallengingtimes.
•Empathyisunderstandingand
sharingthefeelingsofothers.

4. Introduction:
WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY THE
TERM COMMUNITY RESILIENCE?

5. WARM UP ACTIVITY
1.Form a circle and hold a ball of yarn.
2. Each student shares a positive
contribution to their community, they
pass the yarn, creating a web
symbolizing interconnectedness.

6. Activity Title:
Community Resilience
Scenario

7. Procedure:
Brainstroming:
students identify challenges their
community has faced in the past and
may face in the future. Write these
challenges on the board.

8. Group activity:
Students work in small groups and assign each
group one of the identified challenges to analyze
scenarios related to community challenges and
propose solutions emphasizing compassion and
empathy can help address or mitigate the effects
of that challenge on the community. Encourage
creative thinking.

9. Presentation:
Have their group present their ideas
to the class. Encourage discussion
and feedback from classmates.

17. Reflection