The
International Youth Summer School of Peace Ambassadors – The Gambia (PAG), an
international organization focusing on youth and peace in the country are
gearing up for Youth Summer School camp scheduled for August 2017 in Guinea
Bissau.
The
summer school camp is an annual event organized by the organization and this
year is the 11th edition of IYSS slated for the 4 to 13 August 2017 in Guinea
Bissau, with the theme “IN THE SEARCH OF PEACE FOR AFRICA”.
Established
and nurtured in The Gambia on 17 May 2001, the organization has functioning
chapters in all the administrative regions of The Gambia and two in Senegal,
both in the North and South and a chapter in Guinea Bissau.
Yankuba
Manjang, Executive Secretary of Peace Ambassadors – The Gambia, said the
organization has over the years successfully organised the International Youth
Summer School on peace which gathers young people and people working with
youths to acquire knowledge and skills needed to develop an aptitude for peace
building, to discuss issues affecting them and map out strategies for resolving
them.
“The
school aims to enhance political and cultural tolerance that contributes to the
socio-economic empowerment of all people and promotes the value of life towards
the realisation of the culture of peace and non-violence for the children of
the world,” he said.
It
equips young people with the necessary skills needed to promote the culture of
peace and non-violence as well as promotes international cooperation,
friendship and understanding for the integration of young people of Africa.
He
noted that the school has become a training ground for young people of Africa
from the armed and security forces, youth activists, social workers, civil
society agents, and young entrepreneurs.
“It
has trained over 800 people both within and outside The Gambia on different
aspects of peace and its related ideologies.”
He
said this 11th edition of the International Youth Summer School on peace is
expected to attract 150 young people and people working with youth.
He
disclosed that the fee for the school is D2000 only which includes;
transportation, feeding, accommodation and resource materials.
