Origins & Establishment of the NPA

Origins and Establishment of the NPA. This document provides a full chronology of the origins of the National Peace Academy, a statement of the historical context of and motivation for its current founding, a description of the stakeholder design process, and a list of its founders

•  NPA Context & Essence (June 2011)— the historical context of and motivation for the National Peace Academy, with its essential premise and overall goals.
•  Essence (March 2012) — glossary that defines terms fundamental to understanding the essence of the National Peace Academy
•  Establishing NPA (Feb. 2012) — information on how the National Peace Academy was formed and established.
•  Intro and Context (August 2011) — the historical context of and motivation for the National Peace Academy, with its essential premise and overall goals.
•  A Naming Opportunity with the National Peace Academy (June 2011) — National Peace Academy’s offering of unique naming opportunities for their Peacebuilding Peacelearning Intensive program.
•  Peacelearning Overview (December 2010) — An overview of methods and approaches of peacelearning and peacebuilding.
•  NPA Programs & Projects Overview (August 2011) — An overview of programs and projects hosted by the National Peace Academy.
•  Investment Opportunities (Sept. 2010) — donation and investment information on how to help fund NPA programs and projects.
•  Tri-Fold Brochure 1.34 Mb — suitable for tabling, house parties, etc., and describing the essence of the National Peace Academy, the cornerstones of peace learning, programs, and investment opportunities.
•  Statement of Purpose and the Principles and Processes of Peace 161.70 Kb –articlating the principles and processes of peace and how the National Peace Academy strives to embody them.
•  Overview of Peace Learning through the National Peace Academy 111.73 Kb — describing the National Peace Academy’s approach, as a value-added institution, to peace learning for full development of the peacebuilder and peace systems.
•  Global Stakeholder Design Summit Report 3.06 Mb — reporting on the experience and outcomes of the Summit (26 pages with photos and five appendices).
•  Design Summit Report Synopsis 352.33 Kb — two-page summary of the full Design Summit Report.
•  The Business Case for a National Peace Academy 166.91 Kb — business and peace are good for one another, role of National Peace Academy.
•  Appreciative Inquiry: A Primer 115.73 Kb — introduction to Appreciative Inquiry, a process with a solid track record for building common understandings and goals.
•  Chronology Of NPA (June 2010) — Introduction to the founding of the NPA and some important historical sources.