Peace Initiatives Uganda

Rebuilding young people’s lives
in Uganda

 

The youth in Uganda have grown up knowing nothing but violence and war. The Network for Peace Building Initiatives is empowering youth to combat the violence damaging their lives and undermining development efforts.

 

NPI work at the grass roots throughout Uganda, regularly spending time educating for peace in Internal Refugee Camps in war-zones in Northern Uganda and those with those driven from their homes by cattle-rustling.

 

We help rebuild lives of children who have suffered appalling traumas; a 12 year old abductee fighter who has been forced kill their own family and tribe members, refugees and “Night Commuters” - the school children who walk over 15 miles every night to sleep rough in towns to avoid abduction.

 

The NPI’s Peace Education Programme teaches tolerance, human rights and empowers young people to tackle social justice issues through a range of activities but needs further support to reach more youths.

We currently have four key programmes which need support;

·           The Peacemania, a newsletter giving school children a voice
and educating them about their rights

·           Peace Camps bringing youth of different tribes together

·           Peace Culture road shows, peace edu-tainment

·           Website, bringing together young people online

 

"Thanks to the Peacemania, members can now exchange views as well as get friends in various schools and learn more about our rights and freedoms"
Karungi, Mengo Senior School, Uganda and reader of Peacemania

 

You can help NPI with just

£150
enough to host and maintain the  Peacemania website for 1 year

£430
1000 copies of The Peacemania newsletter (1 quarterly run)

 

£1450
To buy equipment needed to reach larger Peace Culture Roadshow audiences, would include a projector, public address system and educational documentaries. 

 

For further information please contact:

Victoria Brasier (UK), UNESCO Youth Ambassador Liaison

Tel: 07985337641 Email: victoria.brasier@ba.com

Ndozireho Jessy Winterbonn, NPI Programme Director
Tel: 00256 772 342805, 41531 572
Email: peaceinitiativesuganda@unesco.co.uk

 

Please make any donations payable to
UNESCO UK UGANDA,
6 St Andrews Road, Hanwell, London, W7 2NX.
All donations are used for the delivery of education programmes,
not for administration costs or volunteer expenses.