New Foot Peace Ambassadors have been created in Bundibugyo
On the 31st August 2016. RIC-NET trained 62, members from Malomba
United Scholars Association (MUSA) and United Children Integrated Development Action
(UNCIDA) participated in the trainning. These members include youth in and out of
school, elders from the community, women and local leaders who are members of
these groups.
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| Foot Peace Ambassadors from Kasitu sub county pose for a photo after training on 31/8/2013 |
The overall objective of the
FPAs is to ensure an increased and coordinated involvement of the well
informed citizens to prevent and manage conflicts, monitor and take action to
improve human rights situation in Uganda and Bundibugyo in particular. The objective
of the meeting was to localize the action, and sensitize the community on the
causes of conflicts and role individual can play towards peaceful co-existence.
Members agreed that, there has
been a lot of misinformation and deceit from the politicians, government and
the local institution that have created misunderstanding among the communities
in the bundibugyo. Such deceitful information revolves around the cultural
institutions, the role of certain politicians in development, land ownership and
the interpretation of the law regarding cultural institutions and operation of
the government institutions. The community tends to believe in few individual
who provide wrong information and create tension among the people. Mrs.
Kumorororo agreed that the training have fully offered them the tools to use as
the transverse the community to ensure preach the message the peace and
reconciliation.
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On the other hand the members
agreed that, focus should be put on the sources of information to ensure that the
flow is following the right channels to reduce on this deceitful information
circulation. Members also agreed to increase monitoring of human rights
violations and agree on means of management and prevention of human rights
violations in the District. An agreement on policy reviews of actions towards
the prevention violence and defending human rights that can be taken further
for actions in at local government. A team of 6 members was formed that will
be moving moving to preach the message of Peace, trust, mercy and justice to the
communities.
