The visit took her to Ramallah, Nablus and Bethlehem, as she collated feedback and statistics from the programme's participants.

She will be using the data to analyse how the programme can be developed to increase its impact.

The Generations for Peace curriculum consists of six modules: sport and peace, peace building, working with children and youth, train the trainer, advocacy and partnerships and learning facilitator guide.

The initiative is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and Zahorsky worked with Mohammad Al Assedeh, a pioneer of the programme, whose delegates are delivering the Working With Children and Youth, and Sport Programme for Children and Youth programmes in the region.

HRH Princess Sarah Al-Feisal, President of Generations For Peace said: "This week was an excellent opportunity for Meeghan to go out into the field and see the realities of dealing with different forms of conflict in diverse and often volatile communities.

"Mohammad's programmes exemplify what our organisation is trying to achieve.

"By the time this cycle is complete, he and his colleagues will have cascaded their world-class training to 225 new leaders of youth, and more than 3,000 children will have been involved in the sports programmes.

"That is a truly remarkable achievement, one that will have a genuine and tangible effect on the lives of people in these communities."


Zahorsky said: "This trip was a great chance for me to go into the field and put my knowledge and experience into practice, and to learn lessons that will be invaluable for my research.

"It has been wonderful to see how much impact Mohammad and his team have achieved in a relatively short space of time and I hope that some of the findings we pull together from this field visit will help us to maintain that impact.

"Generations For Peace is changing this community for the better - we want to make sure it continues."

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