Ouagadougou: the Prefect, president of the special delegation of the commune of Titao, proceeded on Thursday, December 14, 2023 to the installation of thirty young people as ambassadors of peace.»It is an opportunity for us to have young ambassadors of peace, willing to work to promote peace in this particular context of crisis. » These are the words that the prefect, president of the special delegation of Titao installed on Thursday December 14, 2023 around thirty young people from the commune of Titao as 'ambassadors of peace' after a training and coaching process started in June 2021 in Titao . The initiative called 'School of Peace' was led by the Atelier ThéStre du Loroum (ATL) in collaboration with the NGO Gret and the Citizenship Laboratory as part of the Trois Frontières project.» We will fight to deserve the title of ambassador of peace that we have just received. » underlined Zoubaidatou Ouédraogo. She continues: 'We will relay the messages of peace to our comrades in the community.'Like her, Yacouba Sankara demonstrated her availability to 'work for peace and social cohesion. » He emphasizes that he and his comrades will adopt 'behaviors which promote peace and social cohesion. »It was a matter of 'identifying thirty young people within the different social strata of the community and then training them on conflict prevention and management,' explained the head of the Trois Frontières project at the Citizenship Laboratory, Ms. Sonia Belemvire. »These young people then underwent immersion in the services of the civil status chain in Titao (high commission, departmental court and town hall) and the high court and the services of the defense and security forces in Ouahigouya. » she clarified.From December 12 to 14, 2023, the youth group capitalized on the project's achievements and exchanged views with community leaders and the prefect in his capacity as president of the departmental observatory for the prevention and management of community conflicts.The security situation has put peaceful co existence between communities to the test. Several initiatives are developed by civil society organizations to promote living together. Source: Burkina Information Agency
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