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Title: African Child Peace Initiative
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Categories: Environment
Peace & Conflict
Technology
Status:
In Planning
Timeline:
Ongoing
Description:
ACPI is a secular, non-tribal, non-political, humanitarian youth-led organization dedicated to creating a better future for the children and young people of Liberia and Africa.
Background:
Acknowledging the truth, that today’s children and youth represents the future of Liberia and are the hope for tomorrow’s social, political, economic and cultural well being of Africa;
Wishing, therefore, to provide children and young people with the best possible peaceful developmental conditions to ensure that they will grow into productive, peace-loving adults;
Recognizing, however, the many crises that face children and youth in Africa, especially Liberians, - including war and ethnic animosity, displacement, poverty, lack of education, pandemic illnesses, HIV/AIDS, sexual violence and labor exploitation;
Determined to overcome these challenges through positive, empowering actions;
The Parties to this Constitution hereby come together to form the AFRICAN CHILD PEACE INITIATIVE and pledge their best efforts to improve the lives of youth and children in Liberia and Africa.
Acknowledging the truth, that today’s children and youth represents the future of Liberia and are the hope for tomorrow’s social, political, economic and cultural well being of Africa;
Wishing, therefore, to provide children and young people with the best possible peaceful developmental conditions to ensure that they will grow into productive, peace-loving adults;
Recognizing, however, the many crises that face children and youth in Africa, especially Liberians, - including war and ethnic animosity, displacement, poverty, lack of education, pandemic illnesses, HIV/AIDS, sexual violence and labor exploitation;
Determined to overcome these challenges through positive, empowering actions;
The Parties to this Constitution hereby come together to form the AFRICAN CHILD PEACE INITIATIVE and pledge their best efforts to improve the lives of youth and children in Liberia and Africa.
Objectives:
-Provision of direct literacy and numerical skills programs to the most disadvantaged children in Liberia;
-Provision of skills training programs to young people and their caregivers with a view to developing sustainable livelihoods;
-Promotion of a culture of peace and democracy;
-Provision of peace and conflict resolution education to school children;
-Peace building and peace education in the wider community;
-Awareness raising about child rights and domestic violence;
-Developing a clean and healthy living environment for children and their families;
-Promoting physical and mental well being of young people through sports and leisure activities; and
-Awareness rising about sexual reproductive health.
-Provision of direct literacy and numerical skills programs to the most disadvantaged children in Liberia;
-Provision of skills training programs to young people and their caregivers with a view to developing sustainable livelihoods;
-Promotion of a culture of peace and democracy;
-Provision of peace and conflict resolution education to school children;
-Peace building and peace education in the wider community;
-Awareness raising about child rights and domestic violence;
-Developing a clean and healthy living environment for children and their families;
-Promoting physical and mental well being of young people through sports and leisure activities; and
-Awareness rising about sexual reproductive health.
Milestones:
Peacebuilding
Environmental Improvement
Trainining and awareness in GBV,HIV /AIDS
Needs:
Funding
Computers
Office Equipment
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