In
furtherance to its campaign for a guaranteed peace, freedom and peaceful
co-existence in the country, The AfriCare Initiative (TAI), in collaboration
with other peace advocates in The Gambia has concluded all arrangement for the
national dialogue scheduled for Friday 15th and Saturday 16th November, 2019.
The
two days national dialogue titled: The Peace Conference, will he held on the
theme: Rethinking and Acting on the Situations of the New Gambia: Giving Peace
a Chance for a Better Co-existence. It will take place at the Coral Beach Hotel
in Brufut.
The
Peace Conference aims to build capacities and strengthen engagement of Civil
Society Organizations, three years/five years ‘Jotna’ groups, government
agencies, UN Agencies and other concerned institutions in The Gambia on a
national discourse on the state of the matter ahead of the planned ‘December
Protest.’
The
conference will be used to promote and strengthen youth leadership skills for
good governance and democracy, which will enhance the participation of young
people in decision making skills and electoral processes to promote human
rights and related concepts.
According
to Marie Socks, director of The AfriCare Initiative, the conference will
encourage women to participate in democratic processes.
She
pointed out that the national dialogue is an opportunity for the CSOs across
the country to come together in this pursuit especially those that are already
promoting peace.
For
peace, freedom and peaceful co-existence, Madam Socks said government and
development actors in the country must collaborate and accelerate efforts to
facilitate the creation or strengthen platforms for civil society groups and
movement.
The
Peace Conference on the promotion of peaceful co-existence in The Gambia will
be hosted by The AfriCare Initiative with Gambian Peace Activist James F Mendy.
