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Uganda: Championing a Culture of Peace – A Training Toolkit on Conflict Prevention

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An announcement from the Julius Nyerere Leadership Centre

Championing A Culture of Peace: A Training Toolkit on Conflict Prevention, Transformation and Peace Building. The Curriculum builds on lessons learned by the Eminent Women in the WSR-Uganda* (2016), whose work confirmed that a culture of peaceful elections needs to be inculcated in the country.

 Author and publisher: Women’s International Peace Centre   

 Publication date: November 8, 2024

(The publication is online here.)

CONTENTS

Introduction
Customised Curriculum Overview
Structure of the Curriculum
Content and Process of the Curriculum

1. Election Framework And Procedures
What Is Democracy
Understanding Multiparty Democracy
Women and Governance
The Electoral Cycle
Actors And Agents of Electoral Conflict

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Question for this article:

Culture of peace curricula: what are some good examples?

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2. Early Warning
Understanding Early Warning
Dynamics in Conflict Monitoring
The Conflict Monitor
Basics Of Monitoring and Information Gathering

3. Understanding of Conflict and Tools for Analysis
What Is Conflict
Perceptions
Interpersonal Conflict
Conflict Dynamics
Needs, Interests And Positions
Governance Systems and Conflict Triggers
Sysmptom vs Root Cause
Conflict and Natural Resources
Natural Resource Conflict in War and Post War Societies

4. Communication and Disemination of Human Rights
Violations, Threats, Instability
What to Report About
Tools for Conflict Reporting

5. Conflict Prevention Early Response
Institutionalised Early Warning Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention
Disaster Preparednss: Warning & Response Mechanism in Uganda
Civil Society-Led Initiative
Human Rights Defenders Rapid Response
Women’s Situation Room on EWER To Election Violence (Early Warning Early Response)

6.Peace Building and Security
Pillars of Peace
Lobbying and Advocacy
Negotiation Skills for Peace Builders
African Traditional Mechanisms for Peace Building
Feminist Leadership and Movement Building

*The WSR (Women’s Situation Room was started in 2011 by Angie Brooks International Center, mobilising women, youth and media to reduce tension and ensure peaceful elections in Liberia. The model has had success in different parts of Africa. The WSR was set up in Uganda elections of 2016 as a model approach to mitigation of election related violence.

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Côte d’Ivoire: Radio de la Paix

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Excerpt from Radio de la Paix

Radio de la Paix has been broadcasting on Ivorian territory since March 1, 2017. It is ​​run by the Félix Houphouët Boigny Foundation for Peace Research in Yamoussoukro.

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(Click here for the French original of this article.)

Question(s) related to this article:

How can peace be promoted by radio?

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Radio de la Paix took over from ONUCI FM, the radio station of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (ONUCI). This initiative was part of the transfer of residual activities of ONUCI in order to consolidate the achievements in the field of communication. It was recommended by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in his special report on ONUCI, on March 31, 2016, to the Security Council, which accepted it.

Radio de la Paix meets professional requirements that guarantee editorial independence, exclusivity and impartiality in the treatment of information. Radio de la Paix’s missions are to promote social cohesion, reconciliation, gender and respect for human rights in the service of peace in Côte d’Ivoire.

Radio de la Paix welcomes listeners who wish to know its information and programs and contribute to the dissemination of the culture of peace in Côte d’Ivoire, but also in French-speaking Africa.

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From Paris to Caracas, thousands march in support of Gaza around the world, one year after October 7

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An article from Le Parisien (translated by google)

“Freedom and justice for the Palestinians!” Thousands of people demonstrated in support of Gaza across Europe and South Africa on Saturday for the first anniversary of the bloody conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.

Holding placards and Palestinian and Lebanese flags, several thousand protesters marched through the centre of the British capital late in the morning. Leading the march were former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (now an independent) and former Scottish Prime Minister Humza Yousaf.


London, October 5, 2024. Many protesters wore keffiyehs, symbols of the Palestinian struggle. Reuters/Chris J Ratcliffe

“Stop the bombing”, “Free, free Palestine” and “Stop bombing hospitals” were among the most popular slogans chanted in London by protesters, who marched peacefully. “We need a ceasefire now. How many more innocent Palestinians or Lebanese people have to die?” asked Sophia Thomson, 27, who was demonstrating with friends. “The fact that there are so many of us shows that the government is not speaking for the people,” she added.

A demonstration in memory of the 1,205 people killed in the unprecedented Hamas attack in Israel on October 7 is also due to be held in London on Sunday.

In Dublin, the Irish capital, several hundred people demonstrated in support of the Gazans, shouting “freedom and justice for the Palestinians”.

In Berlin, a pro-Palestinian demonstration brought together more than a thousand people and another pro-Israeli demonstration brought together around 650, according to the police. Outside the procession of this last demonstration, 26 people who had accosted the demonstrators were arrested, a police spokesperson told AFP.

In Rome, pro-Palestinian youth clashed with the police, with bottles thrown, firecrackers, tear gas and water cannons used, after a demonstration that brought together thousands of people. “Italy must stop selling and sending weapons to Israel”, “Free Palestine” and “Israel, a criminal state”, the demonstrators shouted.

During the offensive led in response by Israel, at least 41,825 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the majority of them civilians, according to data from the Hamas government’s Ministry of Health, deemed reliable by the UN. In Lebanon, according to the authorities, more than 2,000 people have been killed since October 2023.

Representatives of LFI at the Paris demonstration

In France, several thousand people marched in Paris and several other cities to show their “solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples” and to ask the French government to do more.

In Paris, 5,000 demonstrators, according to the police, marched from Place de la République to Place de Clichy, shouting “Palestine will live, Palestine will win”. At the head of the procession were several political figures from the radical left, including representatives of La France Insoumise Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Manon Aubry. Among them, MP Thomas Portes, interviewed by AFP, once again asked President Emmanuel Macron to “recognise the State of Palestine”.

At the microphone of a truck present in the procession, Jean-Luc Mélenchon reiterated his call for students to “flaunt the colors of Palestine” and “Lebanon” from October 8, in response to a ministerial circular on maintaining order in universities on the eve of October 7, the anniversary of the Hamas attack in Israel.

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Presenting the Palestinian side of the Middle East, Is it important for a culture of peace?

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But for Mohammed Ghili, 52, a member of the association Solidarité Palestine, if “it’s good news, it comes far too late” in the face of what he calls “genocide”. In the crowd, Maya, 37, a French-Lebanese physics researcher who arrived from Beirut a week ago, said she was “stunned by the media coverage” of the escalation in Lebanon. “We don’t hear about the bombing of civilians”.

Among the thousand people who also marched in Lyon according to the prefecture, Jérôme Faÿnel, president of a local collective supporting the Palestinian people, said that it was an opportunity for him to denounce the anniversary of “one year of unheard-of brutality”.

In Toulouse, 300 demonstrators chanted the name of “Georges Abdallah”, in reference to the Lebanese pro-Palestinian activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, imprisoned for 40 years for complicity in murder. His 11th request for release is to be examined on 7 October. “How can a court decision be issued on 7 October?” exclaimed Soraya, 50, who did not wish to give her last name. She denounces “a bias” on the part of the justice system, one year to the day after the unprecedented attack by Hamas.

Flo, 22, an unemployed resident of Vienne (Isère), who did not wish to give his last name, came to demonstrate as he has been doing for a year, and for him, it is a “fight”: not a “symbolic fight”, but a “fight for justice” for the Palestinian and Lebanese people.

In Nantes, two marches bringing together some 350 people in total, according to an AFP journalist, marched through the streets of the city center. In Strasbourg, there were 200 demonstrators, as in Bordeaux, where they observed a minute of silence “in homage to the martyrs” before walking peacefully, chanting “Palestine will live, Palestine will win”.

Gatherings in Switzerland and South Africa

In Basel, Switzerland, thousands of people also gathered in a park near the train station for a national pro-Palestinian demonstration called by the Swiss-Palestine Federation and a hundred or so organizations.

In Madrid, 5,000 people, according to the authorities, demonstrated at the call of the Solidarity Network against the Occupation of Palestine (RESCOP), with placards saying “Boycott Israel” or “Humanity is dead in Gaza”. The demonstrators called on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who has taken a number of critical positions against Israel in recent months, to break off diplomatic relations with the country.

In Venezuela, hundreds of supporters of the government of Nicolás Maduro and members of the Arab community demonstrated in front of the UN headquarters in Caracas. Carrying a 25-metre-long Palestinian flag and shouting “Long live free Palestine” or “Iran, Iran, strike Tel Aviv”, the Chavistas presented the UN with a document calling for an end to the “genocide” of the Palestinian people and for “concrete actions” against Israel.

In South Africa, in central Cape Town, hundreds of people demonstrated, waving Palestinian flags and chanting anti-Israel slogans at a pro-Gaza rally. Holding placards accusing Israel of genocide and racism, the protesters – many wearing keffiyehs, a symbol of the Palestinian struggle against Israel – marched toward the South African parliament.

“Israel is a racist state” and “We are all Palestinians,” protesters chanted. Some of them said they supported South Africa’s complaint to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Pretoria maintains that Israel’s offensive in Gaza violates the 1948 UN Genocide Convention.

Many South Africans compare Israel’s stance toward the Palestinians to apartheid, the segregationist regime imposed by the white minority in the country until the first multiracial elections in 1994.

(Editor’s note: The video of the rally in New York City is especially impressive.)

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International Day of Peace in Zanzibar

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Received by email at CPNN along with more than 50 photos, of which we hereby publish 10. Thank you, Ali Mussa Mwadini!

PROJECT: Culture of Peace Education in the XXI Century, the Essential Strategy for Building   Lasting Peace

ZANZIBAR COMMUNITY IN THE TRANSITION TOWARDS A CULTURE OF PEACE  IN THE XXI CENTURY
 
Dear all friends in peace

 We greet you all in True Peace & Solidarity. My name is Ali Mussa Mwadini and I am the Founder of our Organization, and currently voluntarily working as Executive Secretary & Peace Activist and Founder of Zanzibar City of Peace Clubs Project. Our Organization Zanzibar Peace, Truth & Transparency Association (ZPTTA NGO), is committed to the promotion of True Culture of Peace (Positive Peace) & peace related issues, via increased negotiation, reconciliation and dialogue. We promote forgiveness and advocate for Human Rights, Gender Equality, Good governance and the Rule of law. (CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF PEACE}

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We believe that only through joint action can we break the cycle of violence
 Our direction is that of nonviolent struggle, and we call on both nations Global to join us to achieve peace and reconciliation in Zanzibar Community, through A culture of Peace.

Peace does not happen by itself; it requires commitment, perseverance and continuing efforts.

We thank you in advance. Hoping to see our 2024 International day of Peace in coming Bulletin. Take the best
 
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 Yours in peace
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Africa: International Day of Peace

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A survey by CPNN

The following 43 actions in 26 African countries include those listed in Google during the weeks of September 16-28 this year under the key words “International day of peace” and “Journée internationale de la paix.” The events also include some listed on the facebook page for the International Cities of Peace and the website of Campaign Nonviolence.

For events in North Africa see the page of actions in the Arab States .


Ghana, Tokoradi

Here are excerpts from the articles.

AFRICAN YOUTH

On the International Day of Peace, Deutsch Welle asked young men and women in countries across Africa — from Ethiopia to Nigeria, Congo, Mozambique and Sudan — about what peace means to them.

AFRICAN UNION

Statement by H.E. Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security on the Occasion of the Commemoration of the 2024 International Day of Peace, 21 September 2024. Today, as we commemorate the International Day of Peace, the African Union (AU) reaffirms its commitment to advancing peace, security and stability in Africa.  Particularly so when this year’s event is also being celebrated against the drop of intractable terrorism, insurgency and armed conflicts where in some cases, the concept of protection of civilians is collapsing and genocide is either real or looming, driven by injustice, intolerance, exclusion, poverty, inequality, constitutional governance and climate change challenges. And these serve as  grave threats to Africa and indeed global, stability, peace and prosperity. 

This year’s Peace Day theme, “Cultivating a Culture of Peace”, is therefore a timely reminder for the AU and its regional economic communities and mechanisms (RECs/RMs), civil society and the private sector as well as our bilateral and multilateral partners, to scale up our individual and collective efforts in holistic peacebuilding approaches.  It calls for cross-sectoral responses to the conflict and post-conflict situations in the Horn of Africa, the Lake Chad Basin, the Sahel and the Great Lakes regions, among others, and which must  inclusive, owned by the affected communities and jointly supported with adequate and predictable regional, continental and international support. . . In promoting a culture of peace, the Biennale of Luanda, the Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace, has become a crucial platform for fostering dialogue and cooperation among African leaders, civil society, and the international community, while emphasizing education, youth empowerment, and intergenerational dialogue. 

BENIN

Let’s walk in peace to build a prosperous and ppl Benin. This is the theme dedicated to the celebration of the International Day of Peace which will take place on September 21. As a prelude to this day, the organizers proceeded this Friday, August 30, 2024 in the capital city, to the launch of the activities. It is through a march on the road to peace going from the Charles de Gaulle stadium to the prefecture of Ouémé…

BURKINA FASO

International Day of Peace: The Ministry of Justice calls for a return to endogenous values ​​for the construction of a Burkina Faso of peace and tolerance through a public conference  (Video of celebration)

BURUNDI

The Interfaith Council of Burundi (CICB) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) organized, this September 13, 2024, a press conference on the International Day of Peace. Starting this September 16, 2024, the entire week will be dedicated to peace and a series of activities are planned so that this day of celebration finds the Burundian people in the bath of peace consolidation. “Peace is the pillar of development, and that is why we must preserve it, strengthen it and transmit it to our descendants, so that it can continue to be cultivated even in future generations ,” said Monsignor Joachim Ntahondereye, president of the Interfaith Council of Burundi (CICB) during the press conference.

CAMEROUN, NDOM

In Cameroon, the International Day of Peace was commemorated with a peace march in the town of Ndom, Littoral region. The march was initiated by Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Cameroon and its partner organisations, including the Cameroonian section of World Beyond War, as part of the series of activities of the Women’s Call for Peace Week. In addition to this march, sports activities and trainings were held in other towns in the country.

CAMEROUN, YAOUNDE

The International Day of Peace was particularly marked at the Ministry of Higher Education , during a special flag-raising ceremony, chaired by the head of this ministerial department, Professor Jacques Fame Ndongo. During this ceremony, the member of the Government raised a symbolic tree of peace, thus recalling the values ​​of serenity and solidarity that were once dear to the Cameroonian people. A gesture that takes on a particular meaning in a country where peace seems to have become an increasingly distant ideal.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, Radio Ndeke Luka offers you the “Peace File” of its 1 p.m. news on September 21. . . . Musician Hervé Chetani announces a concert on the occasion of the International Day of Peace. The event is set for September 21, 2024 in Bangui. Hervé Chetani was the guest of the 100% Musique program on Radio Ndeke Luka on Saturday, September 14.

CHAD

The Mediation of the Republic of Chad, in partnership with the United Nations system, celebrated the International Day of Peace within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ceremony, chaired by Mr. Saleh KEBZABO, Mediator of the Republic, was also attended by Dr. François Batalingaya, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations system and Humanitarian Coordinator in Chad, as well as other personalities. The event opened with a passionate speech by Mr. KEBZABO, who stressed the importance of strengthening peace and social cohesion for the well-being of all Chadians.

COMORES

The International Day of Peace was celebrated at the Mrodju Palace on Saturday, September 21, by the Governor of Ngazidja in the presence of the United Nations Coordinator. This event aims to promote a culture of peace through education and awareness-raising. The Governor, Mze Mohamed Ibrahim, stressed the importance of national unity, highlighting the peaceful heritage of Islam and coexistence. . . . Mohamed Soulaimane Azhar, executive director of the NGO Salam, proposed a collective approach to resolve these problems. He called for bringing together experts in social peace, the national police, the media and associative actors to discuss solutions and establish sustainable peace policies. This day emphasized the necessary collaboration between the authorities, associations and civil society to prevent and resolve conflicts.

COTE D’IVOIRE

Video from UN Women Ivory Coast. On this International Day of Peace, the mediators share with us their vision of a peaceful world.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, GOMA AND KINSHASA

Art to highlight and celebrate peace. This is the ambition of the murals that will be created in Kinshasa and Goma on the occasion of the International Day of Peace, 2024 edition. In the capital of North Kivu, Didier Binyungu will propose an original creation.  The graffiti artist’s work, which will be 4.50 meters long and whose theme will be “Disinformation, a scourge that undermines peace”, will be created on the exterior wall of the Uruguayan battalion of MONUSCO, in Goma. . . Didier Binyungu embodies the idea that “Peace begins with me”. His artistic commitment, his passion for graffiti and his desire to raise awareness through art make him a valuable ambassador for peace in the DRC and beyond.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, RADIO OKAPI

On the sidelines of the International Day of Peace, celebrated on September 21 each year, Radio Okapi organized, on September 4 in Kinshasa, a public program “Okapi Service” around the issue of disinformation and the dangers it poses to peace. Among the guests, information experts, artists as well as youth and student associations. All this followed by an attentive and curious audience, on the theme: “Disinformation: a scourge that undermines peace”. . . Artists were also there, which begs the question: what about art in all this? For slam poet Yekima De Bel Art, art can help fight disinformation. Here he tells us how: “  Art is a force, a power. We are ambassadors of values, but we have to realize it. It is only through text, art, composition that we can invite people to cultivate the culture of peace.”

ETHIOPIA, ADDIS ABABA

The 2024 international day of peace celebrated today in Addis Ababa under the theme “Cultivating a Culture of Peace.” The event brought together Heads of UN agencies in Ethiopia, representatives of civil society organizations, youth and women networks and other pertinent stakeholders.

ETHIOPIA, US EMBASSY

 U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa, Etoto Street: U.S. Government Celebrates the International Day of Peace with Dire Dawa Peace Walk

GABON

On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, the United Nations System organized, from September 21 to 22, a series of activities with the aim of educating young people on the notion of peace. The stadium of the national gendarmerie of the Gros-Bouquet camp, in the 1st district of Libreville, served as a setting for the said events intended for entertainment and leisure. On this occasion, children in difficulty (from several reception centers), women’s and youth associations… joined forces with other young people around the theme of this 10th edition, namely “the law”. The various agencies present took the opportunity to show and explain to the large audience what they do to contribute to a world without violence.

GAMBIA

The coordinator of theGambia chapter of World Beyond War gave an interview to Radio Paraiso Soninkara on youth participation in nation building. In particular, he praised the potential of Gambian youth and their willingness to face multiple challenges to make their voice heard and participate in peace processes.

GHANA

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has observed the International Day of Peace at 2 Garrison, Takoradi, on Tuesday, 24 September 2024. . . under the theme ‘Cultivating the Culture of Peace: GAF’s Contribution’. As part of activities to mark the first day of the celebration, military personnel and Defence Civilian Staff drawn from 2 Battalion of Infantry, Naval Base Sekondi and Air Force Base Takoradi embarked on a peace walk through some principal streets of Takoradi. The walk began at the Airforce Base Takoradi and ended at Air Force Recruit Training School where lectures and presentations were delivered by resource persons.

GUINEA-BISSAU

Prime Minister Rui Duarte Barros spoke at an event commemorating the International Day of Peace, which took place under the motto: “The importance of inter-religious dialogue in consolidating peace and preventing radicalism and violent extremism”, organized by the Government, the United Nations and the Peace Observatory. . ; He said that, as an attentive citizen and head of government in particular, he has followed the dynamics of rapprochement and sharing of vision among religious leaders on various issues in society facilitated by the Peace Observatory project. . . In Guinea-Bissau, celebrations of the International Day of Peace have been taking place since 16 September, with activities promoted by those responsible for the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) projects in the communities of Gabu, Biombo and Bissau.
In this context, on 21 September, the UN supported the organization of a series of events in Bissau, including: musical entertainment with the participation of artists, a campaign to promote understanding of the concept of peace among Guineans, with videos available on UN digital platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

GUINEA-BISSAU, INSTITUTE FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF PEACE

Video of Ceremony commemorating the International Day of Peace, promoted by the Institute for the Consolidation of Peace “Voz di Paz”…

GUINEA-BISSAU, CONCERT

Video: The United Nations invites all Guineans to participate in a musical concert in celebration of the International Day of Peace under the motto “Cultivating the Culture of Peace” with Jovem Binham, Mimi Reis, Mimi Reis, Pensador, DJ Secov, Scro Guigui, Ganda G, DJ Júlio, Grandchildren of Amizade Kelelé.

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KENYA, KISUMU COUNTY

Kisumu County residents and leaders gathered at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Sports Complex to commemorate the International Day of Peace, highlighting the importance of fostering a culture of peace for development. . . The event, organised by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), brought together representatives from both national and county governments, as well as NGOs such as TINADA Organisation, Social Justice Centre Working for Peace, Lead Initiative Kenya, Act, Kenya Female Advisory Organisation (KEFEADO), Pambazuko la Wanawake Magharibi, Kisumu Progressive Youth, Nyalenda Young Turks, and The Free Pentecostal Fellowship in Kenya (FPFK) church, among others. Participants held a peace march from Kondele to the venue, planted tree seedlings, and engaged in mock sports activities to symbolise unity and mutual coexistence.

KENYA, MANDERA COUNTRY

Video of celebration of International Day of Peace dedicated to restoring peace across the region.

KENYA, NAIROBI: An invitation to all Sudanese men and women in Nairobi to celebrate the International Day of Peace, with our wishes to stop the war in Sudan and silence the ugly sound of the gun forever. A symposium and concert performed by voices calling for peace, peace artists Muhammad Adam Wad Abouh and Al-Abnoosa Fadwa

KENYA, TURKANA COUNTY

Preparations for this year’s International Day of Peace, set for September 21st, are in top gear at the Lokiriama Peace Monument, where Turkana County will host the commemorative event. . . The Deputy County Secretary in charge of Cabinet Affairs, Dr Albert Gamoe, outlined that this year’s celebrations will feature a peace-themed football tournament with eight teams, a night vigil at the monument, a cross-border peace dialogue, traditional dances, artistic performances, and speeches from leaders.
“Our goal is to foster an environment where local communities can strengthen peacebuilding efforts through meaningful dialogue and networking, while receiving messages on the importance of maintaining peaceful coexistence,” . . “We expect our Ateker communities from Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Pokots to join us for the celebrations on the 21st, after which we will proceed to Lodwar for the grand Tobong’ulore festival,” he concluded.

KENYA, WAJIR COUNTY

The International Day of Peace 2024 was marked with celebrations in Diif, Wajir county, under the theme “Cultivating a Peaceful Culture.” The event was attended by Wajir South MP Mohamed Adow, Nominated MP Sulekha Harun, Garissa Women Representative Udgoon Siyad, and representatives from the Deris Wanaag umbrella, led by the Agency for Peace and Development (APiD). Security officials and peace leaders were also present during the event on September 21, emphasizing the collaborative effort required to maintain stability in the border town, which lies at the frontier of Kenya and Somalia.

LIBERIA

The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by proclamation declared Saturday, September 21, 2024 as International Day of Peace to be observed throughout the Republic as a Working Holiday. . . The proclamation urges all citizens, government ministries, autonomous agencies, civil society organizations and private businesses, schools and colleges, places of worship, individuals within the borders to join the New African Research and Development Agency (NARDA) to plan and implement appropriate programs befitting the occasion.

LIBERIA, BONG COUNTY

The Foundation for International Dignity (FIND) on September 21 joined the rest of the world to celebrate the International Day of Peace in David Dean Town, Kokoyah District#1, Bong County. . . The nongovernmental organization’s Executive Director, Mr. JuaKollie, said, “Today, FIND and its partners joined the rest of the world in recognition of the International Day of Peace through a grand parade and indoor program spreading messages of peace, and this day is being celebrated under the global theme: “Cultivating a culture of peace.” Grace Tulay, an 8th-grade student of the Tutu Memorial Preparatory School in David Dean Town, read the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gutierres International Day of Peace message.

LIBERIA, MONROVIA

The Civil Peace Service Liberia (CPSL) recently marked the International Day of Peace with a vibrant and inspiring event in Monrovia. This year’s global theme, *“Cultivating the Culture of Peace,”* was locally adapted by CPSL under the subtheme, “Promoting a Society Free of Drugs and Substance Abuse through Effective Partnerships.”

MAURITIUS

On the International Day of Peace, the President of the Republic of Mauritius, Prithivirajsing Roopun, launched the booklet titled “Inter-Religious Dialogue within different religions” , at the State House, Réduit. This booklet highlights the importance of inter-religious dialogue to promote peace and respect in the multicultural society. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Council of Religions, including Father Phillipe Goupille, Allia Syed Hossen-Gooljar and other personalities.

MOZAMBIQUE

Today, on the International Day of Peace , we celebrate the tireless efforts of the Wiwanana Foundation in the conflict-affected areas of Cabo Delgado Province . Working in communities such as Soco and on the islands of Sito and Namau in the Metuge District , the Foundation has promoted the establishment of Peace Committees . These committees serve as a powerful social tool, bringing together community members to identify, discuss and prevent conflicts. Through dialogue and cooperation, Peace Committees help build collective and sustainable solutions to the challenges communities face, creating a safer and more harmonious environment.

NIGER

9th edition of the celebration of the International Day of Peace by the High Authority for the Consolidation of Peace (HACP) with the theme to promote a culture of peace. General Stadium, Saturday 21 September (video of the celbration).

NIGERIA

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has joined the rest of the world to mark the International Day of Peace. Speaking during a symposium, which is part of the activities to mark the day, with the theme “Cultivating a Culture of Peace,” the FCT Commandant Olusola Odumosu said “Peace is not merely the absence of war; it is a way of life. It is a conscious choice to resolve conflict through dialogue, empathy and understanding.” . . The one-week long event began on Monday, 23rd September 2024 with Peace Walk from the Command Headquarters at Wuse, Zone 5, Abuja has activities lined up which include a symposium, media parley, peace seminars in secondary schools in the six (6) Area Councils of the FCT.

NIGERIA, ABUJA

The International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) has marked this year’s International Day of Peace in Abuja with the call on the international community to embrace peace. Speaking at the event, the representative of OIF, Madame Tran Thi Hoang Mai, said every human irrespective of colour and beliefs must embrace peace and make the world a better place to live. . . The host of the event, Dr Dele Babade, in his remarks, said the world need the tripod stand of peace, love, and unity which he described are essential in building blocks of a strong community.

NIGERIA, KADUNA STATE

The Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kaduna State Command, Nuhu Muhammadu has advised residents of Kaduna State to live in peace with one another. The Commandant made the call during the commemoration of International Day of Peace with the theme, ‘Cultivating the Culture of Peace,’ held at the Kaduna State University on Saturday.

SENEGAL

The Senegal Chapter of World Beyond War organized a special webinar on the theme “Promoting a culture of peace through youth” . . that explored innovative strategies to engage youth in peacebuilding, the importance of youth leadership in conflict prevention, and how to transform global challenges into local opportunities for peace.September 21 was also the first anniversary of the chapter, as it was launched last year during the International Day of Peace in Ziguinchor on September 21, 2023.

SOUTH AFRICA

Video of Montessori school children in Hatfield singing for peace in coordination with Montessori schools around the world.

SOUTH SUDAN

The cultural diversity of South Sudan was on show through the vibrant and energetic performances of multiple ethnic groups at an International Peace Day event in Juba . . Nineteen-year-old performer, Everlyne Batista, described her participation as an opportunity to put the trauma of conflict behind her and embrace feelings of unity and hope.  
“With peace, I can go to school, I can live without the stress I had before, including losing my relatives. . . Politics dominated discussions among the country’s leaders, civil society, and international peace partners at the event, particularly the extension of the transitional period of the government and postponement of elections for further two years. . . Acting Minister of Peacebuilding, Losuba Wongo, acknowledged the collective responsibility for peace.
“Every individual has a role to play in nurturing peace in our communities and our hearts. Every act of kindness, every effort to understand each other and every dialogue brings us closer to lasting peace,” he said. “We have endured too much hardship, displacement and loss of life, yet amongst those challenges, we have demonstrated incredible strength and unity. Peace is not merely a dream; it can be achieved together”

TANZANIA, DAR ES SALAAM

Vice President Dr Philip Mpango is expected to lead over 2,000 participants, including diplomats and religious leaders, in a major symposium marking the International Day of Peace. The event, organized by the Chairman of the Religious Committee on Peace and Reconciliation, will be held at Karimjee grounds in Dar es Salaam.

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Zanzibar Community in the Transition towards a Culture of Peace in the XXI Century (see photo above and article here.)

TOGO

The coordinator of the Togo chapter of World Beyond War organised two activities, on the culture of peace and the mobilisation of members for the good functioning of the chapter. The first activity At the second meeting, the children committed themselves to peace, dialogue and non-violence and reflected on what they can do to spread peace. At the second, the members discussed the theme “PEACE IN ITSELF! NO TO WAR!”. On the same occasion, the chapter held its general assembly.

TOGO, LOMÉ

This year’s International Day of Peace will be marked by a major event: the Pan-African Conference for Peace and Security (COPPS), which will be held on 21 September in the Togolese capital. Entitled “Peace in Africa: Myths or Reality?”, this conference aims to examine in depth the challenges and opportunities for establishing sustainable peace on the African continent. Organised by the international NGO Mouvement des Jeunes pour la Promotion de la Paix (MJPP) and supported by the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralisation and Customary Chieftaincy of Togo, the COPPS will bring together political leaders, security experts, representatives of civil society, as well as young people and women. All these actors, committed to a more peaceful Africa, will discuss ways to strengthen the capacities of local communities to face crises and security threats.

UGANDA, KAMPALA: Salamedia Center and I Am Peace Campaign cordially invite you to attend the International Day of Peace event to be held at Salamedia Center – Kampala, on Saturday, September 21, 2024. The evening will include a dialogue seminar to talk about peace, and a singing performance to support peace. The event will be accompanied by an exhibition of paintings by the visual artist Nasreddin Al-Doma, celebrating peace and diversity in Sudan.

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The Contribution of Gabon to UNESCO and the Culture of Peace

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Excerpt from the website of the Gabon Review (translation by CPNN)

Drawing on his experience as a former actor in cooperation between Gabon and UNESCO, Juste Joris Tindy-Poaty takes stock of Gabonese initiatives in three key areas: the appropriation of international scientific programs, the implementation of the Program for the Management of Social Transformations (MOST), and the contribution to the Action Plan for a Culture of Peace in Africa. His analysis offers a unique perspective on Gabon’s past achievements and proposes concrete avenues for consolidating its diplomatic position within this international organization. . . .


Doctor Juste Joris Tindy-Poaty, Assistant Professor in Philosophy, Former Secretary General of the Gabonese National Commission for UNESCO (2011-2015). © DR

On the eve of the 43rd session of the General Conference, which could (we fervently hope) confirm the election of one of our own, in the person of Ambassador Noël Nelson Messone, to the post of Director-General of UNESCO, we intend to provide here some answers to the following question: what has been Gabon’s presence at UNESCO to date and what could this presence be beyond? It is as a former actor in our country’s cooperation with UNESCO that we authorize ourselves to make this contribution. . . .

The national contribution to the implementation of the “Action Plan for a Culture of Peace in Africa/Let’s Act for Peace”

Designed to call for the creation of a “Continental and Sustainable Movement for Peace”, the “Action Plan for a Culture of Peace in Africa/Let’s Act for Peace” was adopted at the end of the Pan-African Forum “Sources and Resources for a Culture of Peace”, organized jointly with the Angolan Government, UNESCO and the African Union, in Luanda (Angola), from 26 to 28 March 2013. The objective of this forum, which eventually became a Biennale of the Culture of Peace [2] , was “to draw on the sources of inspiration and the potential of the continent’s cultural, natural and human resources to identify concrete courses of action to build sustainable peace, understood as the cornerstone of endogenous development and Pan-Africanism.”

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The Luanda Biennale: What is its contribution to a culture of peace in Africa?

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Represented at the Pan-African Forum in Luanda in 2013, and as such a stakeholder in the implementation of the action plan calling for the creation of a “continental and sustainable movement for peace”, Gabon immediately worked to contribute to the creation, under the aegis of UNESCO and the AU, of a certain number of networks of civil society organizations in Africa and the Diaspora, namely: (i) the “Network of foundations and research institutions for the promotion of a culture of peace in Africa” (September 2013); the “Pan-African Youth Network for the Culture of Peace” (December 2014) and the “Pan-African Women’s Network for the Culture of Peace and Sustainable Development” (June 2018). Made up of more than 50 organizations, including UNESCO chairs, the first network has its permanent secretariat provided by the “Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research”, and its headquarters is therefore based in Côte d’Ivoire, more precisely in Yamoussoukro. Initiatives of Gabon, the other two networks have their respective headquarters in Libreville.

The “Pan-African Youth Network for the Culture of Peace”, made up of about 60 organizations, including National Youth Councils, was formalized at the end of the Pan-African Forum “African Youth and the Challenge of Promoting a Culture of Peace” organized from 11 to 13 December, jointly by the Omar Bongo Ondimba Foundation for Peace, Science, Culture and the Environment and the Gabonese National Commission for UNESCO with the support of UNESCO and the participation of the AU. The general objective of this forum was to mobilize and unite African youth, particularly through a number of representative field structures, with a view to promoting a culture of peace in Africa. Since its creation, the “Pan-African Youth Network for the Culture of Peace” has been involved in all major initiatives involving youth organized by UNESCO, not only in the sub-region, but also at the continental level, including the now traditional youth forum, one of the institutionalized segments of the “Luanda Biennale. Pan-African Forum for Culture”.

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UN Women: Interview with Hawa Yokie on youth-led innovation in Sierra Leone

. WOMEN’S EQUALITY .

An article from UN Women

We live in a rapidly digitizing world, with over 67 per cent of the global population using the internet as of this year. Digital technologies and data have a critical role in fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals – the global blueprint for people and the planet – and as “digital natives”, young people are at the forefront of adopting and innovating with new technologies.  Worldwide, 79 per cent of people aged between 15 and 24 use the internet, significantly more than the rest of the population (65 per cent, as of 2023.)


Hawa Yokie spoke as a youth panellist at an event during the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN Headquarters in New York. Photo: UN Women/Catianne Tijerina

On International Youth Day (12 August), marked under the theme, “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development”, UN Women spoke to Hawa Yokie, member of the UN Women Generation Equity Youth Task Force and the co-founder and CEO of the Kamara Yokie Innovation Center in Sierra Leone. The first of its kind in Sierra Leone, the Innovation Center offers a safe, multicultural space for young people to learn digital technologies.

From youth-led community development to innovation and technology

Hawa Yokie was always curious about how things worked. Although her family wanted her to study law, she was interested in science and technology. She sneaked into the computer lab in school and taught herself computer skills.

“I’ve always wanted to see how I can create change and make an impact in my community,” said 24-year old Yokie from her home town, Kenema.

As part of a community development service group that visited rural communities in Sierra Leone and talked to young people about issues that affected them, Yokie had first-hand information about what young people needed.  

Soon after completing high school, during one of her visits to a village near Kenema, she discovered that most of the girls had dropped out of school and were pregnant or had already given birth. One of the challenges that the girls highlighted to Yokie was the lack of electricity to study.

“In rural communities where there is no access to electricity, girls get limited time to study at night [because they have to do household chores during the day], leading to low performance in school and ultimately dropping out of school,” she explained.

Thus started Yokie’s innovation journey. She started researching and teaching herself about renewal energy. With the help of a mentor, she learned about solar energy and created a new technology – SolWind – which combined solar and wind energy to generate electricity for the community.

“We were able to power 50 houses there,” shared Yokie.

A centre for learning digital technology and innovation

When Yokie went to the university in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, she realized that many young people didn’t know how to use a computer. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she saw her peers struggle to adapt to online classes.

Witnessing their challenge, Yokie started computer literacy classes for students in the university, and from there, she moved on to teaching and inspiring younger children.

“So we went to schools and started teaching kids computer literacy, coding and programming,” said Yokie. Recognizing the importance of inspiring young minds, Yokie and her friends launched a campaign in 2021 – STEM for Us by Us. The campaign connected people working in STEM fields with young people interested in STEM careers.

In 2023, together with her friend Abu Kamara, Yokie launched the Kamara Yokie Innovation Center – a first-ever in Sierra Leone – a safe space by and for young people to learn digital technologies.  

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Questions for this article

Can the women of Africa lead the continent to peace?

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“By then, we had already established 15 STEM clubs [through the STEM for Us campaign] and had impacted over 5,000 young students across Sierra Leone,” said Yokie.

The Kamara Yokie Innovation Center works directly with schools and communities and teaches an array of skills – from digital literacy to computer programming, robotics, electronics, 3D design, and drone technology.

The Center then encourages the students to innovate and problem-solve. “We have had students who learned drone technology and are using it to map out safety issues during the rainy season [when it floods], and show environmental degradation and sanitation issues. And, we have had students who used hydroponics for agriculture,” said Yokie.

The organization also helps students get funding to implement the solutions in their schools and communities.

How digital tools enhance learning for youth

“What we do at the Center, the digital tools that we have, have really impacted these kids,” said Yokie. “They have helped them use their imagination and learn in an easy and fun way.” She claims that the children who come to the Center perform exceptionally well in school.

When asked what digital skills are especially relevant for young people in the country, Yokie said computer skills and digital literacy were a priority for young people in Sierra Leone, along with coding and programming skills, 3-D design and robotics.

For Yokie, the future is digital, and she wants young people in Sierra Leone prepared to seize the opportunities.

Gender stereotypes and the importance of mentorship for girls in technology

“I couldn’t study science. What if my parents had allowed me to pursue science, where would I have been today,” wonders Yokie.
The prevalent gender norms and stereotypes limited Yokie’s education choices as a young girl. Her parents wanted her to study law, instead of science.

“When we were doing the solar installation, we had to climb up the roof. Someone told me: ‘You should not climb on top of a roof to do installation. That’s a man’s job’.”

Yokie and thousands of girls and young women around the world are battling such stereotypes every day. And for them, mentorship matters.

“There are only a few women in tech in Sierra Leone that I know of,” said Yokie. “Mentorship is really important, and to have mentors believe in what you’re doing and supporting you… it really changed my life.”

With 70 per cent of their programmes focusing on girls, the Kamara Yokie Innovation Center aims to improve access to digital learning for girls and also offers them mentorship.

“One of the biggest challenges that I face is access to funding,” said Yokie. “It’s hard [to find] funding for women-led organizations.”

African youth-led solutions to problems

Hawa Yokie dreams big. She wants to create even more impact.

“Since 2021 to now, we have been able to impact about 7,000 young students. We want to increase that number. But we also want to reach students and communities across Sierra Leone and even outside of Sierra Leone.”

Her dream is for the Innovation Center to become a solution hub where African youth can design and innovate unique solutions for the problems that communities across Africa are facing.

“For Africa, it’s good if we innovate in our culture, create technologies that work for us instead of copying what other countries is doing.”

Message for the International Youth Day

“Technology is here to stay. We need to use technology as a tool to create impact and reach places so that our voices are heard. We need to use tech for good.”

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First Pan-African Conference on Girls’ and Women’s Education in Africa

. WOMEN’S EQUALITY .

An article from Radarr Africa

Girls’ education as a tool to prevent HIV infection has been centred at the 1st African Union Pan-African Conference on Girls’ and Women’s Education in Africa. This followed African leaders designating education as the 2024 African Union theme of the year.

At a high-level side event hosted by the Education Plus Initiative on the first day of conference held at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, leaders, girls’ and women’s networks and advocates called for greater investments in girls’ education.

“Some people claim that providing girls with secondary education is too expensive. Such claims fail to consider the exponentially higher cost of not educating them,” said UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima. “We can get all our girls and boys to complete secondary education; that should be our legacy.”

UNICEF calculates that 34 million girls in sub-Saharan Africa are out of secondary school. According to the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report 2023, in all regions in Africa, there are more girls out of school at the secondary level than boys, with gender disparities worsening as children move up to higher levels of education in favour of boys over girls. In sub-Saharan Africa, less than half of adolescent girls complete secondary education, their percentage standing at 42% and there has been no progress at all in closing this gap in the past 20 years. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region furthest from parity at the expense of girls, with no progress since 2011 at the lower secondary level and since 2014 in upper secondary.

Gender is a key factor linked to disparities in enrolment, retention, completion, and learning outcomes through social conditioning, gender-based differences in parental expectations and education-related investments, child marriages and early childbearing, female genital mutilation, child labour, gender-based violence, period poverty and discrimination.

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More than forty years into the HIV response, Africa remains an epicenter of the AIDS epidemic with adolescent girls and young women being disproportionately affected. Every week 3100 adolescent girls and young women acquired HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Every three minutes, an adolescent girl or young woman aged 15-24 years acquired HIV in 2022 in sub-Saharan Africa. Adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 years in the region were more than three times as likely to acquire HIV than their male peers in 2022.

UN agencies, African Union representatives, government ministers, and young women leaders called for accelerated actions to translate commitments to action through leveraging girls’ education for gender equality and preventing HIV, child marriage, teenage pregnancies, violence, gender-related stigma and discrimination in Africa.

Speakers emphasized the connection between health and education. Ministers spoke about key policy reforms and best practices aimed at promoting girls’ education, including creating safe and inclusive school environments, strategies to get girls into secondary school, and the readmission policy that addresses high dropout rates due to pregnancy. UN co-leads emphasised the need for improved collection of data disaggregated by sex and other relevant population characteristics to better understand educational participation, progression, and learning, and using gender-sensitive data for policymaking and planning.

Other issues highlighted included the integration of digital literacy programs into the secondary education and vocational training curriculum to facilitate smooth transitions from school to employment; integration of gender equality into all aspects of the education system, including curriculum-based comprehensive sexuality education and life skills, address gender-based violence within schools and discriminatory laws and practices, and access to information, non-discriminatory HIV and sexual and reproductive health services access.

Young women leaders spoke on the role of partnerships and young women’s leadership. Participants highlighted the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration as an opportunity moment to accelerate accountability and commitments, as well as the CSW Resolution 60/2, Women, the Girl Child and HIV and AIDS as significant mechanisms to address political and resource gaps so no woman or girl is behind in the HIV response.

Education Plus is a rights-based, gender-responsive action agenda to ensure adolescent girls and young women have equal access to quality secondary education, alongside key education and health services and support for their economic autonomy and empowerment.  Co-led by five UN agencies, the initiative builds on existing frameworks like the Transforming Education Summit, the Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA) and the Dakar Education for All (EFA) Declaration to push for access and completion of education for women and girls in Africa.

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Transforming Youth from Violence to Champions of Peace in Uganda

. . DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION . . .

Special to CPNN

Access Youth Initiative Uganda is implementing a project “Amplifying Community Voices for Sustainable peace in Rwenzori Region” in selected communities of Maliba and Bulembia sub counties in Kasese district. The project aims at promoting reconciliation and social cohesion by reinforcing the resilience of youth indoctrinated along cultural, religious and political lines and their capacity to face hate speech in Kasese district, in South Western Uganda. The project is implemented by Access Youth Initiative Uganda and supported by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations through its Youth Solidarity Fund, 2024 edition.

The project also focusses at preventing re-radicalization in a bid to prevent the targeted youth from sliding back into acts of violence. To achieve this, it is built on 3 main components of peace building; mentorship, capacity building and sports.

The project places youth at the center of its programming by empowering Youth Peace Champions to engage in peace-building sensitization and awareness activities including mobilizing communities through sports activities, dialogue campaigns and peace camps.

It also involves working with religious, cultural and community leaders through capacity building interventions to work as supportive agents in peace building.

According to Ibrahim Kakinda, Executive Director of Access Youth Initiative Uganda, the project places the youth and community leaders at the center of decision making – identifying the “what” needs to be done and “how” it should be done through meaningful engagement of young people.

Questions related to this article:

Can a culture of peace be achieved in Africa through local indigenous training and participation?

Youth initiatives for a culture of peace, How can we ensure they get the attention and funding they deserve?

Kasese district in the Rwenzori Region of Uganda has witnessed longstanding inter and intra ethnic conflicts and tensions orchestrated by geo-ethno-political, cultural, religious and economic diversities compounded further by the uncontrolled influx of refugees from D.R Congo and Rwanda. These divides have widened the “revenge attitude” leading to formation of violent youth brigades and alliances intensifying community polarization, with a recent example being an attack on Lhubiriha secondary school killing over 37 students in June 2023.

“the project is implemented in an inclusive and active participatory manner with active participation of youth, women, girls and other actors like community members, community religious and cultural leaders, local government leaders, CSOs, existing community infrastructures for peace, – applying a “whole of society” approach of transforming conflicts and promoting and sustaining peace, says Bridget Achaakit, the project coordinator.

Morris, a “Community Peace Mediaor” says the project is now referred to as a model best practice for transforming the lives of youth – especially in conflict and post-conflict contexts and we hope the learnings from the project will make other actors to initiate similar projects in other areas. “Many of us who used to be looked at as perpetrators have transformed from champions of violence to ‘champions of peace’ and we are trusted as agents of peace in our communities,”
About Access Youth Initiative Uganda

Access Youth Initiative Uganda (AYI-Uganda) is a grass root youth-led Non-Governmental Organization fostering a culture of justice, peace and respect for human rights in Uganda.
Feel free to reach out: Email: kaksterry@yahoo.com, Link: www.accessyouthuganda.org

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South Kanem, Chad: the ADM promotes the culture of peace and peaceful cohabitation

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An article by Djidda Mahamat Oumar in Alwihda Info (translation by CPNN)

The Association “Développement du Mondo” (ADM) launched a campaign yesterday Wednesday June 26, 2024, an ambitious initiative aimed at combating intercommunity conflicts in the Kanem-Sud department.

During the event, the ADM distributed solar-powered radios to around fifteen local listening clubs.

This initiative, led by the President of the Association, Ali Younous Ali, aims to provide communities with easy and regular access to educational and awareness programs on conflict management and prevention.

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Can a culture of peace be achieved in Africa through local indigenous training and participation?

How can peace be promoted by radio?

“Our goal is to promote a culture of peace and peaceful cohabitation through effective communication and community education,” said Ali Younous Ali, during the launching ceremony. The solar radios will play a crucial role in allowing members of the listening clubs to stay informed, and participate in constructive discussions on conflict resolution.

This action is part of a broader strategy of the ADM, aimed at strengthening social cohesion and encouraging peaceful dialogue between the different communities in the region. The beneficiaries of these radios expressed their gratitude for this valuable support, emphasizing the importance of having communication tools to promote peace and mutual understanding.

“These radio stations will allow us to stay connected and informed on best practices for conflict management,” said a member of a local listening club. The ADM reiterates its commitment to continue its efforts to promote peace and stability in South Kanem, in close collaboration with local communities and international partners.

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