Throughout Latin America there are growing efforts to confront the social consequences of poverty and violence. Restorative practices provides an outlook that is appealing to many who are working to bring people together to resolve problems and transform the nature of society.
This two-part article by Joshua Wachtel discusses how individuals in Latin America are implementing restorative practices in their organizations, schools and communities. Part One discusses Nicaragua, Panama and Colombia. Part Two talks about Mexico and Peru and references work in Brazil.
The articles include links to two video interviews with representative of IIRP Latin America one with Jean Schmitz.
- To read Part One in English, click here.
- To read Part Two in English, click here.
There are now two IIRP affiliates in Latin America: the Central American Center for Restorative Practices (Centro de Prácticas Restaurativas para Centroamerica) — cprca.iirp.edu — headquartered in Costa Rica and headed by Miguel Tello; and the Latin American Institute for Restorative Practices (Instituto Latino Americano de Prácticas Restaurativas) — ilapr.iirp.edu
— headquartered in Peru and headed by Jean Schmitz.
— headquartered in Peru and headed by Jean Schmitz.
The IIRP is in the process of translating all of its trainings, films and books into Spanish and Portuguese.
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