. EDUCATION FOR PEACE .
An article from Radio Okapi
About 450 orphaned children from four tribal communities in Ituri are being initiated into the culture of peace and peaceful living together, as part of a two-day retreat, organized since Monday, December 30 by the NGO Bacone Of Hope in Bogoro.
According to the coordinator of this NGO, Arali Bagamba, the objective of this activity is to combat tribal hatred which is often at the origin of cycles of violence in this province.
These orphaned children from Lendu, Bindi, Hema and Bira communities came from localities such as Kavelega, Kotoni, Bogoro, Lakpa accompanied by notables and religious leaders from their respective entities.
They learn about living together, the culture of peace and non-violence.
During these two days of retreat, they eat, play and sleep together to strengthen the feeling of brotherhood despite their cultural differences.
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For the coordinator of the NGO Bacone Of Hope, this training will break the tribal hatred transmitted from one generation to another, which is at the origin of the cycles of violence in Ituri.
Other meetings on the culture of peace and peaceful cohabitation involving young people and students from these different communities were organized a few months ago by this same organization.
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