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- What motivated you to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
- Having spent the rest of my childhood in the region of armed conflict and difficult circumstances myself.I am got motivated by the fact that young people are the most vulnerable in situation of emergencies and armed conflict,poverty and HIV/AIDS.They are also victim and perpetrators, used by warlords and cruel leaders to accomplish their selfish goals.It is true that these children and youth can be good citizen and development partners if well nurture and though peace and nonviolence.I think the process is now, that is why I am involve with working with young people who suffers the same situation as me.
- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- Founder and Executive Director of the African Child Peace Initiative (ACPI), A Liberian youth-led peace building and community development organization. It works with children and young people affected by difficult situation and armed conflicts and their communities for a sustainable peace.
Having experience war and violence conflicts during last fourteen years civil war, I spent five years as a refugee in Ghana. Despite of my status as a refugee at the time, I worked with young people and refugee families affected by the war to overcome the effects of war. Especially women and children affected by the war in Liberia, including the elderly community leaders. Coordinated and facilitated of the Liberian Tribal Leaders Reconciliation Forum in the Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana.I returned to Liberia December 2005 to contribute to the post-war recovery and reconciliation process by getting involve with young people affected by war and youth related issues and working with local community leaders for local development.
In September 2006 I got a grant from the United Nation Mission in Liberia for the construction of the first Multi-purpose Youth peacebuilding and Skills building Centre in Liberia, in a community once used for recruiting and drugging youth and child soldiers to perpetuate the war and violence.Included is an ICT sector that teaches young people how to use ICT for development. With all of these big challenges, I intend using my experience to enhance work with youth in Liberia using peace building and ICT to teach young people how to use networks to achieve their goals for peace and development in post-war Liberia.
In October 2006 I was invited to the Netherlands (The Hague) to attend an expert meeting on youth network development and to the 8th African Student Conference at the Institute of Social Studies (ISS).representing the aspiration of young people peace at the grass-roots West Africa. In December 2006 I was invited to the United States (New York) by the UNICEF/UNIFPA to attend the Expert Group Meeting on youth in emergency and transitional situation, also represented the aspiration of children and young people affected by difficult circumstances and war in West Africa,Liberia.
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you have direct and significant expertise
- Liberia/West African sub-region
- What is your current country of residence?
- United States
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- Founder and Executive Director, African Child Peace Initiative/ working with chlidren and youth affected by difficult circumstances and armed conflict
- What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)
- http://www.unoy.org
- What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)
- http://www.takingitglobal.org
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise?
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Humanitarian Relief, Youth, Civil Society
- Which are your primary skills areas?
- Training, Program Administration, Advocacy
Events
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3rd International Youth Media Summit
August 20, 2008 at 9am to August 27, 2008 at 9pm – Belgrade -
2008 Summer Professional Development Workshop
August 22, 2008 at 9am to August 27, 2008 at 5pm – Claremont Graduate University, CA -
Transitions Online announces the launch of Reporting EU Integration
August 25, 2008 at 9pm – Bosnia,-Herzegovina, Serbia, Moldova -
Systemic Peacebuilding - Executive Leadership Programme
August 26, 2008 at 9am to August 28, 2008 at 6pm – London
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I hope to see you on mepeace.org.
You are the first person I know from Liberia...
I like your profile! I'd like you to join me on mepeace.org,
a platform for peacemakers advancing Middle East peace.
Eyal :-)
I work in Uganda. One of my best works is when I interviewed Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf this may about the reconstruction of the country.Looks like she's on the right track.
Keep up the great work! Celina
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What you've written in your profile really resonates with me. You are doing very important work and I send you my full support. I am happy to be your friend! ~Dena
You are so right about nurturing youth to nurture peace. It's a direct route. I worked with homeless youth in Minneapolis for 8 years to add inspiration tghrough art to their lives of survival. Survival is necessary but not enough in and of itself. Youth must be inspired to
create inspired futures.
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