Training on Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue for ASEAN Officials

General

The ASEAN-IPR in collaboration with The International Dialogue Centre KAICIID, co-organized a Training on Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue for ASEAN Officials, which was convened on 27 November-1 December 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. It consisted of 4 full-day indoor training sessions with an insert of cultural activity and one full-day site visit to local communities in the Bangkok area. The Training was participated by 26 government officials of various religious and cultural backgrounds from ASEAN Member States and Timor-Leste. This Training was based on a Training Syllabus & Modules, developed by Experts from Southeast Asia in collaboration with KAICIID’s Experts, envisioned to be part of ASEAN-IPR’s roster of regular trainings.

Training Goal

1. To strengthen the capacity of government officials in ASEAN Member States on interreligious and intercultural dialogue.
2. To encourage government officials to incorporate capacity gained from the Training into their daily work.

Objective

1. Provide essential knowledge and skills in interreligious and intercultural dialogue.
2. Offer in-depth understanding and analysis on conflict-violence scenario related to religion and culture found in Southeast Asia as well as its trends and trajectories.
3. Present, through real examples and case studies from Southeast Asian countries, how dialogue can serve as a tool for conflict transformation, reconciliation, and peacebuilding for religious and cultural conflicts/tensions in Southeast Asia and beyond. 

Output

[Training Module] – not available for public