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Posted: Aug. 01 2006,08:22 by verasilva from -
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1. Undertaking research and documentation of the traditional luo
cultural practices of forgiveness and reintegration of people who
have committed great crime to their kinsmen who have to
undergo ritual practices of purification to be forgiven and
accepted back to the communities so as to foster peace and harmony in
society. This practices and rituals have not been researched and
documented yet peace in Northern Uganda can be best fostered through
use of existing traditional system of forgiveness, promoting peace
through cultural dances and competition and sensitization by cultural
leaders on importance of peace and harmony in society.
• None
financial support will be through writing of the project proposal to
undertake research and documentation exercise of existing traditional
system of the Luo people in forgiveness and acceptance of people
who committed crimes to be reintegrated back among the society
where they live.
• Recruitment of youth volunteers to participate in
the exercise of research and documentation of such experiences for
experience sharing with other community members.
• Identification of
existing traditional systems among the Luo people on culture of peace,
forgiveness and unity among the Luo people of Northern Uganda.
1. Youth Activities The Samaritan Neighbors Organisation (TSN) can undertake if funds are available are:-
• Traditional Dances competition among youths.
• Facilitating football competition among youths.
• Facilitating youth Drama teams on themes of peace, and reconciliation.
• Translation of IEC materials in local languages on CoP.
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Construction and facilitation of youth learning vocational
training centers which allocates all ethnic groups an sexes equal
training opportunities.
• Training youth leaders in Topics related to culture of peace eg conflicts resolution, peace building.
• Supporting youth projects in Agric, Brick making.
2. None Financial Activities TSN can undertake to foster culture of Peace.
• Formation of youth Peace CORPS (Community Owned Resource Persons)
• Organizing football, Drama groups among different Ethnic youths in Northern Uganda.
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Identifying cultural leaders and assigning volunteer youth Peace Corps
to them to learn the wisdom and process of ritual cleansing for
peace and reconciliation as done by elders in the existing Luo
traditional culture . This is a very important component viewed
by TSN as most elders are dieing away without passing this knowledge
and rituals to the youth.
• TSN can organize and mobilize debates on peace and reconciliation amongst the youth and community members.
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TSN can distribute IEC materials on CoP through its organization to
reach grassroots level people and translate them to local languages.
3. CHANGES IN YOUTH POLICIES TO FOSTER COP ACTIVITIES BY GOVERNMENT:
• Need to introduce subjects on peace and reconciliation from ordinary level to Higher Institutions of learning.
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Need to centralized youth employment in public service where they can
be deployed to work in any part of the country BUT NOW with
decentralization tribalism and sectarianism is being bred which is not
a good environment for culture of Peace in Uganda.
The CoP activities for UN should be:-
• Organizing and sponsoring International workshops, seminars, conferences on CoP activities.
• Sponsoring youth to undertake studies, short courses on peace, conflicts, Reconciliation related Topics.
• Fund NGOs, CBOs undertaking activities related to CoP.
• Sponsor inter – Youth exchange programmes Internationally among youth of different races.
• Avail IEC materials on CoP ie posters, News letters, magazines.
• Awards to youth groups excelling in CoP. Activities.
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Establish an international youth center for fostering CoP. Where all
youths in the world regard it as their home/center for fostering CoP.
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It should make its impacts be felt and V. active in areas already
experiencing insurgency, wars and conflicts which should be their
priority areas in their programmes. The experience from Northern
Uganda demonstrates the docile nature UN assumed even when
efforts to bring peace has been initiated by Southern Sudan it
has remained a “lame duck”.
Recommendation for improving youth participation in CoP at UN Level
• Sponsor more conferences, seminars on CoP for youth.
• Sponsor more courses ,s trainings programmes related to CoP.
• Encourage spirit of volunteerism in CoP activities through more awareness raising through mass media.
• Support finsncilly and materially NGOs, FBOs to undertake more CoP activities.
• Avail IEC on CoP freely to educational institutions, NGOs, CBOs undertaking CoP activities and those showing interest in it.
• Fund viable proposals written on CoP activities.
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UN should have an office or department or branch that deals solely with
all issues related to CoP and whose contacts are widely available to
all interested partners or members/partners or stakeholders.
AT Government Levels
• To allocate some budget to activities related to CoP.
• To introduce syllabuses on CoP in schools and institutions.
• To facilitate inter regional competitions among youths in games, dance competitions.
• To build youth recreational centers in each region.
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To provide more amnesty to youth in Northern Uganda who are still
forced to be involved in insurgency there by rebels and should
encourage them to advocate for CoP basing on their
experience in the bush.
CIVIL SOCIETY
• Introduce more CoP for youth in their programmes during planning.
• UN fundings be avail to NGOs, CBOs undertaking CoP activities for youth.
• Trainings of staff in CoP will motivate them to be more innovative in activities that makes youth participate in CoP.
• Free IEC on CoP to CSO will improve youth participation or be highly subsidized.
4. IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY
NGOs,
CBOs should write their proposal to such UN funds, once the proposal is
approved for funding, the location of the CBO, NGO, FBO be determined
and an international NGO operating in the area or district where
the CBO, NGO, FBO is operating (should be contacted and then
funds can be released through the Intern. NGO for the CBO, NGO to
obtain which is disbursed according to set guidelines and the
International NGO will be able to monitor the use of the funds
accordingly.
5. To ensure best returns to funding,
CBOs, NGOs, FBOs that are fully registered and attached or seeks
partnerships with an International NGO operating in same area or
locality can both to manage the fund effectively and ensure best
returns.
6. How to involve youth not yet involved in CoP activities:-
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Those in schools or institutions can be reached through other peace
CORPS already formed by CBOs, NGOs among the youths still in schools.
• Youth out of school can be reached through volunteer peace CORPS operating in the countryside formed by CBOs, NGOs.
• Use FM stations in locality and use the local language to reach them.
b) Motivate such youths through:
• Avail free T-shirts, caps, pens to youth with Logos, information on CoP.
• Organizing local based workshops, seminars on CoP relating to conditions in the area.
• Have ratio spots on CoP translated in all local languages in the country
7.
Yes I know other organization like: Acholi religious Peace
Iniative (ARLPI) operating in Northern Uganda. Unfortunately I don’t
have their contact details now.
Name of Organisation:
The Samaritan Neighbors (TSN) Address
P.Box 86 ,Lira,
Uganda,
East Africa.
Contact
Person: Joseph Okello Atikoro or Felix Achaye Email
: the samaritan_neighbors.org
Telephone : +256 772 695 101
+256 772 457 672
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