1. What is conflict? SALTO Cultural Diversity w w w n e t u n i n l/ y o u t h

2. What is conflict? some of you live in a context, where conflict manifested itself in the most violent form some of you live in a world, where war is projected only through the media, but experience conflicts in your organisations many of you experience conflicts within yourself, when your personal values clash with the environment you live in w w w n e t u n i n l CAN CONFLICT BE SEEN AS A NATURAL PROCESS? / y o u t h

3. Conflict can be defined negatively: A fight or a struggle A disagreement between people with different ideas or beliefs A clash of ideas, interests, behaviours or two or more individuals or groups w w w n e t u n i n l/ y o u t h BUT ALSO

4. Conflict can be defined positively: An honest confrontation that honours diversity, creates environments where differences can be expressed. An integral dynamic in the growth and development of organisms and groups. w w w n e t u n i n l/ y o u t h

5. Conflict as a natural process Conflict can also be defined as a natural interaction between two individuals and/or groups with different values, interests or needs, which changes over the time. w w w n e t u n i n l CAN BE CONFLICT A POTENTIAL OF LEARNING AND GROWTH? / y o u t h

6. What does conflict mean for you? - When thinking of conflict as a natural process, what does that mean for you personally? - What is conflict in the context you live in? - What is conflict in the context of your youth organisation? w w w n e t u n i n l WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM IT? / y o u t h

7. Possible types of conflict Conflicts occur at several levels: inter-, intra- personal cultural, ethnic, religious, socio-economic, political, class, etc. community, group, organisational gender, homosexual/heterosexual, generational, minority/ majority civil, local, national, regional, international military, armed, violent w w w n e t u n i n l What types are relevant to you/ your organisation? / y o u t h

8. How can we deal with conflict? w w w n e t u n i n l What does it really mean? conflict transformation IS NOT conflict management, solving, prevention, avoidance / y o u t h Introduction to conflict transformation - A process by which a conflict is changed/transformed in a creative way so that it is no longer destructive and becomes constructive - A process that allows us (young people) to deal responsibly with conflicts that arise in our environment