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Third International Youth Summer School On Peace
The Youth Ambassadors of Peace is an international Peace advocacy organization established in the Gambia on 17th May 2001. Since the inception of the organization it have carried out series of programmes/ activities both in and outside the Gambia which are all geared towards making the world a better place for human survival.
In this respect, among others an International camp also refer to as International Youth Summer School was well thought of where youths will gather to acquire knowledge and skills needed to develop and aptitude for peace building, to discuss issues affecting them and map out strategies of resolving them. The success of the first international camp held in 2005 at Gambia College in September supported by Concern Universal inspired us to make the activity an annual event.
Hence a third International edition expecting to attract 200 Youths and people working with young people is slated for late July 2009 at Armitage Senior Secondary School.
Project Goals
To Enhance political and cultural tolerance that contribute to the socioeconomic empowerment of all people and promoting the value of life towards the realization of the culture of peace and Non-violence for the children of the world by the year 2010.
OBJECTIVES OF THE CAMP
To foster tolerance and the sense of oneness among young people.
To equip young people with the necessary skills needed to promote the culture of peace and non violence.
To promote International cooperation, friendship and understanding for the integration of African youths.
To discuss and map strategies of lifting the societies from the violence and troubles past into a future where peace and development is at the centre.
ACTVITIES
• Academic Activities:
A five days academic lectures and presentation and discussion on three thematic arrears
1. Human Rights
• Expose participants to the international Human Right system with particular reference on the AU system
• Introduce and explore international human right instruments
• Identify and discuss role of young people in human right promotion
• Linking human right education to peace building
2. Preventive Peace Building; Early warning and respond
• Expose participants to concept of preventive peace building with particular reference on Early warning and respond
• Introduce and explore ECOWARN
• Identify and discuss role of young people in peace building
• Linking Small arms control to peace building
3. Leadership, Governance and Democracy
• Expose participants to the concept of good governance and democracy
• Introduce and explore international instruments for the promoting of good governance
• Identify and discuss role of young people in Civic Education
• Linking Good governance and Democracy to peace building
Sub themes such as illegal migration and youth Employment, Media, HIV/AIDS and Culture will also be discuss
• Social and Cultural Activities:
There will be social and sporting activities in the evening and other nights will be marked by activities ranging from drama, musical shows, campfire and entrainments. A special cultural night with performance from various cultural troops. This shall be an open day to everybody not only campers...
OUTCOMES.
The camp will provide an avenue for close collaboration, foster unity and understanding among youths.
Promote the culture of tolerance and appreciation of the diverse culture, traditional backgrounds and countries.
Equip the participants with the basic knowledge of the international instrument on the protection and promotion of human rights.
Contribute to dialogue among West African Youths on their roles, capabilities and responsibilities in the promotion and maintenance of peace.
Develop a comprehensive strategy attempting to address violent conflict that evolves youth in our continent.
PARTICIPANTS
Participation in the camp shall be in two categories i.e. National and International.
National participants shall be members of the Youth Ambassadors of Peace representatives of Youth Organisations, NGOs, Security forces, the Media and ECOWAS member States living in the Gambia.
The International participants are expected to be drawn from representatives of Youth and youth organisation, Universities, Peace training institutions the world over and where possible members of warring factions within the continents.
interested participants should write and express their interest to yapeace@hotmail.com, internationalyouthsummerschool@gmail.com, saidykalleh@yahoo.com . They will then be send an official invitation and a registration form
LOGISTCS
Food, accommodation and internal transport will be provided for all participants, including airport collection. Local participants shall be responsible for their transportation to the ground. However airfares shall be the responsibility of the international participants. Registration is free for international delegates. D150 for local participants.
Date
The School is slated to commence on Saturday 25th July and close Friday 31st July 2009. All participants are expected to register by 1900hrs on Friday 24th July.
Venue
Armitage Senior Secondary School, Janjanbureh, Central River Region
JUSTIFICATION
Peace is learned and practiced. Each individual must acquire the knowledge and skills that enhance his/her ability (or capacity) to act for peace. The International youth Summer School seeks not only provide participants the opportunity to acquired basic knowledge related to peace, virtues such as discipline, civility, compassion, tolerance and respect for others but also learns to act in a peaceful manner. The internal life in “the school” can be a source of peace such as having meals as a family, activities, games, Television etc…. This will be made complete by outing, trips, commitments, contacts with other nationals. By dint of this learning process that peace will be cultivate in the heart and mind of the participants.
In this new era, people’s action constantly – if often unwittingly- affect the lives of others living far away. Therefore no calling is more noble, and no responsibility greater, than that of enabling men, women and children, in cities and villages around the world, to make their lives better. This requires a broader effort to create a shared future, based upon our common humanity in all its diversity.
The doctrine of peace behove on each and every one of us to be more conscious of the need to thoroughly understand what it is to acquire the aptitude to manage positive relation, have a sense of social responsibility and ethical maturity for, with all due consideration, one can only build peace by, firstly living as a model of peace oneself.
Its one opportunity that should not be let go, for the changes we want to see in this world is ourselves, so please take your stand.
ORGANISATION
A multidisciplinary Organising Committee shall coordinate and manage the School. The committee nominated by the planning committee shall be composed of various sub committees ie
1. The Secretariat
2. Food and Health
3. Accommodation and Security
4. Protocol and Social
5. Media and Publicity
6. Academic
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