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Posted: July 20 2006,08:31 by David from INTERNATIONAL - Fundacion Cultura de Paz
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INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES
a) If funds were available, what youth activities related to a CoP
would you to do as an individual?
IF FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE ACTIVITIES TO BE DONE ARE:
-SEMINARS ON DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
-SENSITISATION PROGRAMMES THROUGH DRAMA PERFORMANCES,GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON PEACE,GAMES ON PEACE.
-HOLDING OF DEBATES IN SCHOOLS,COLLEGES,CHURCHES AND OTHER STRATEGIC PUPLIC PLACES
-RUNNING OF PEACE PROGRAMMES ON RADIO AND TELEVISION
-PRODUCTION OF BROCHURES ON PEACE ISSUES
b) What non-financial support do you need to do these activities?
-TEACHING MATERIALS ON PEACE BUILDING WILL BE NEEDED FOR SMOOTHING RUNNING OF THE PROJECT.
c) If funds were available, what youth activities related to a CoP would your organization like to do?
OUR ORGANIZATION WOULD DO THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES
-SEMINARS ON DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION,RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS,EDUCATION ON PEACE ISSUES AND POVERTY REDUCTION
-PRODUCTION OF IEC MATERIALS ON PEACE MATTERS
-ESTABLISHMENT OF RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PEACE MATTERS
d) What non-financial support does your organization need for CoP activities?
NON-FINANCIAL SUPPORT OUR ORGANIZATION NEEDS FOR COP ACTIVITIES ARE:
-BOOKS ON PEACE BUILDING
-BOOKS ON DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION
-BOOKS ON HUMAN RIGHTS
2. SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT AND THE UN
a) What changes in youth policies do you think the
government/leadership in your country should make to promote a CoP?
-OUR
CURRENT YOUTH POLICY WHICH WAS LAUNCHED THIS YEAR DOES NOT NEED ANY
CHANGE BECAUSE IT CATERS FOR ALL ISSUES PERTAINING TO PEACE MATTERS.OUR
ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATED IN THE FORMULATION OF THIS POLICY AND
SO MANY WERE INCLUDED.
b) What CoP youth activities/initiatives do you think the UN should do?
The CoP ACTIVITIES WHICH UN SHOULD DO ARE:
-TO INITIATE PEACE ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
-TO SET UP A DATE IN A YEAR FOR PEACE
COMMEMORATION
-TO ESTABLISH PEACE RESOURCE CENTRES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
-TO CREATE COP FUNDING FOR PEACE INITIATIVES BY YOUNG PEOPLE
OTHER QUESTIONS
3.
Do you have any suggestions or recommendations for improving youth
participation in CoP activities on any levels (UN, government, civil
society)?
OUR SUGGESTIONS ARE THAT
-CoP ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE INTRODUCED AT ALL LEVELS. i.e. INTERNATIONALLY,NATIONALY,REGIONAL
-CoP CLUBS SHOULD LAUNCHED IN SCHOOLS,COLLEGES AND ANY OTHER STRATEGIC INSTITUIIONS
4. What could be done to improve/ensure transparency and flow of
information in promoting the CoP?
-IN ORDER TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY,CoP STRUCTURES SHOULD BE PUT IN PLACE AT ALL LEVELS.
5. To ensure the best possible return of a voluntary fund for youth and
CoP, how should it be managed/administered?
TO ENSURE BEST POSIBLE RETURN OF A VOLUNTARY FUND THE FOLLOWING SHOLUD BE PUT IN PLACE:
-DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS SHOULD BE THROUGH WELL ESTABLISHED ORGANISATIONS
-EFFECTIVE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM SHOULD BE EMPHASISED TO ALL RECIPIENTS OF THE FUNDS
-ALL ORGANISATIONS ACCESSING THE FUND SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS EVERY YEAR
6. How can youth not yet involved in CoP activities be reached and motivated?
YOUTH NOT YET REACHED CAN BE INVOLVED IN CoP ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING:
-SEMINARS
-ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS
-ESTABLISHING CoP CLUBS IN SCHOOLS,COLLEGES BOTH IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS.
-FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL SUPPORT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ALL CoP INITIATIVES.
7. a) Which other organizations do you know of, that work for a CoP?
WE DO NOT KNOW ANY ORGANISATION THAT WORK FOR CoP.
b) Would you be willing to contact them or may we contact them with the questionnaire? Please specify.
8. My response to this questionnaire is my personal opinion _
OUR RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE IS ORGANISATION’S OPINION
Name of organization: COPPERBELT PROVINCE YOUTH FORUM
Address: P.O.BOX 73047,NDOLA,ZAMBIA.
Contact Person: ALEX MUTALE – CO-ORDINATOR
E-mail: alexmutale1996@yahoo.com, youthforumcb@yahoo.com
Telephone and fax:
-TEL: 260-02-620030
-MOBILE: 260-96-802454
260-96-788172
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