The
Peace Reconciliation and Conflict Resolution Foundation (PERECORE) organised a
day-long orientation and sensitisation workshop for new members on Saturday.
The
workshop, held at The Gambia Girl Guides Association Conference Hall in
Kanifing, was on the theme the “Role of Peace Education in a Secular Society,
The Gambia Experience.”
Delivering
his opening statement, Reverend Dr. E. Dennis Ejila PHD, who is also the
presiding Bishop of King Jesus Ministries in Lamin Village, said the purpose of
the workshop was to sensitise the new members of the foundation on peace,
reconciliation and conflict resolution matters.
He
said PERECORE was founded on 10 February 2014 as a Non-Governmental
Organization (NGO).
PERECORE’s
principal activities are peace and conflict resolution, education, community
developmental projects, governance and democracy.
He
said the organisation has a research institute, which centered on educating the
general public on peaceful co-existence among people of diverse faith, tribes
and nationalities.
PERECORE
has also initiated a family crisis-resolution programme focusing on resolving
internal family related-conflicts through counseling operations.
The
programme was designed in such a way to support day-to-day family life, so as
to provide families with the unity guidelines needed to protect their
family-cycle.
Dr
Dennis further said PERECORE has close to 100 registered members participating
in their peace-building capacity programme aimed at orientating them on peace
management techniques and conflict resolution.
The
organisation takes pride in delivering humanitarian services to the general
public for free of charge.