LAHORE | Twenty Pakistani Seeds and two Seeds of Peace Educators organized a three-day camp for 55 Pakistani students from different religions and regions of Pakistan.
Seeds of Peace Pakistan partnered with Foreman Christian College and the Pakistan-US Alumni Network to host the July 14-16 event, which was supported by the United States Consulate in Lahore.
The Seeds took the lead in organizing the Muslim, Christian, Hindu, and Sikh campers into four dialogue groups and facilitated discussions about religion and interprovincial stereotypes.
The participants also had a chance to visit a church, mosque, and Hindu temple and learn about the practices of different religions. On the camp’s second day, they toured the walled city of Lahore and were introduced to the area’s history of religious diversity.
“I was never introduced to any Hindu in my life, but today I met them,” said Dua, camper from Lahore. They are humans like us. I was told they are different but I don’t see any difference.”