Nairobi, Kenya June 16 2015 – Today Global Peace Foundation – Kenya (GPF Kenya) participated in the Countdown to Peace Day forum held at the Intercontinental Hotel to share best practices and promote the relevance of the International Peace Day celebrations in schools. The forum brought together various stakeholders from Government Agencies, UN bodies, NGOs, Faith-Based Organizations, Sports and Cultural Corporations among others.
Representing GPF Kenya, the Executive Director, Mr. Daniel Juma, shared the activities the organization in collaboration with National Cohesion and Integration Committee (NCIC), and the Ministry of Education among other stake holders did to mark the 2014 International Peace Day Celebrations at state. He emphasized the need for Education to inspire young people in schools to get involved in Peace Day” reiterating the need to raise a “total child” with the values and competencies required to succeed in the 21st century economy.
“We need to transform our education system to incorporate universal values and competencies that can churn out moral and innovative leaders as well as peace ambassadors. We must therefore start nurturing our youth while they are still young through programs like the Character and Creativity Initiative in high schools, Peace Day activities among other things” he added.
This inspired the participants of the forum to also involve the communities in for forthcoming 2015 Peace Day celebrations in order to achieve a greater impact.
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