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Organization: AMECEA Justice and Peace Desk - Kenya, Assembly Episcopal Conferences Eastern Africa (Catholic Church)
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PROGRESS: Has your organization seen progress toward a culture of peace and nonviolence in your domain of action and in your constituency during the first half of the Decade?

There has been progress in our organization and mainly in our Constituency (the Catholic Church of Eastern Africa) regarding the Culture of peace and nonviolence.
The indicators to measure progress have been the number of requests received at our office from the National and Diocesan Justice and Peace Offices in the Eastern Africa Region.
Another measure is the interest shown in the kit for formation and Peace Education. The demand is growing every month.
The interest to fight the proliferation of small arms is another measure of the interest in the Culture of Peace. More groups are asking for ways of combatting this proliferation of weapons.
Efforts are being done to prevent children from playing with toy weapons.

OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?

The situation of war in many regions.
The difficulty to forgive and to live reconciliation when the psychological wounds are strong.
The "hate" developed between ethnic groups.
The lack of political will in some governments, local administrators and chiefs to build peace and to create an atmosphere of reconciliation.

ACTIONS: What actions have been undertaken by your organization to promote a culture of peace and nonviolence during the first half of the Decade?

Peace Education in slums.
Peace Education in churches.
Preaching on Peace and reconciliation.
Developing simple methods of reconciliation for small christian communities.

ADVICE: What advice would you like to give to the Secretary-General and the General Assembly to promote a culture of peace and nonviolence during the second half of the Decade?


PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the global movement for a culture of peace?

EAANSA (Eastern Africa Action Network on Small Arms)
Nairobi Declaration (11 countries working together to fight the proliferation of small arms)
Nairobi Working group (churches and civil society working together on peace)
Justice and Peace Commissions of Eastern Africa, etc.

PLANS: What new engagements are planned by your organization to promote a culture of peace and nonviolence in the second half of the Decade (2005-2010)?


Postal address of organization

PO Box 21191 - 00505 Nairobi - kenya

E-mail address of organization

ameceajp@wananchi.com

Website address of organization

www.amecea.org

Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace

Education for a culture of peace

Second priority action domain of a culture of peace

Human Rights

Highest priority country of action (or international)

East African States (Kenya, Sudan, Uganda)

Second priority country of action (or international)

East African States (Ethiopia, Eritrea)
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