PROMOTING PEACEBUILDING PARTICIPATION: AFRICAN YOUTH AS PEACEBUILDERS – A VIEWPOINT

In a world where youth are often sexually offended, talked down to, disregarded and ignored, being peacebuilders can make a difference and change these negative instances so that youth all over the world will be perceived in as better light: as Peacebuilders. Check out this very brilliant and thought-provoking article about African Youth as Peacebuilders and then I challenge you to create a group with trusted peers or be a part of a peacebuilding movement and encourage and inspire peace building in your community or neck of the woods. Check out these words that can make a huge difference and powerful waves in the life and heart of any youth - "The inclusion of young people in peacebuilding processes is bound to facilitate sustainable peace in a society, by redirecting the energies of young people to the implementation of constructive peace projects. Incorporation and utilization of youths in peacebuilding processes would facilitate their transformation from agents of violent conflict, to agents of peace in their societies." Check it out the full article here