Eastern Mindanao youths seek to strengthen Peace

From the Philippine Information Agency (May 2): Eastern Mindanao youths seek to strengthen Peace

In their desire to become an agent of peace, more than 80 youths from areas in Eastern Mindanao recently came together for the Eastern Mindanao Youth for Peace Congress 2017.

Coming from various Youth for Peace (YFP) organizations in Northern Mindanao, Southern Mindanao, Central Mindanao and Caraga Regions, they converged at the Felis Beach Resort in Davao City from April 27 to 30 to tackle discussions based on the theme, “Harmonizing Peace Initiatives for a Better and Reliable Youth for Peace Network in Eastern Mindanao”.

Youth for Peace Eastern Mindanao head organizer Kenneth E. Tagaro explained that the activity was aimed at giving a boost to efforts of sustaining cooperation and network of the youth sector with civic and government entities seeking to promote peace in Eastern Mindanao areas.

Tagaro was hopeful that the activity would eventually lead leaders of various youth organizations especially those at the grassroots level to pursue peace-building initiatives for fellow youths at the peripheral areas in their respective communities.

Some of the topics tackled during the youth congress were Community Journalism, Establishing and Managing Youth Councils, Linking Action Plan with Local Government Units (LGU) Programs and Activities and Counter Violent Extremism. Participants were expected to put their ideas together to craft a Youth for Peace (YFP) Regional Advocacy Plan and to set up the YFP Eastern Mindanao Coordinating and Monitoring Council.

They were also seen to draw up a Coordinating and Monitoring Mechanism. On top of the series of discussions, participants got involved with workshops of Peace Communication, Community Development, Organizational Development and Youth Development.

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