HomeNewsPolitics

Politics

Peace drive launched

  Share Bookmark Print Email
Email this article to a friend
Submit Cancel
Rating

Mary Wanjiku, a student at Khalsa Secondary School, entertains guests with a poem at Heshima primary school in Nakuru during the launch of a Peace and Reconciliation volunteer scheme on Sunday. Photo/JOSEPH KIHERI 

By SIMON SIELE
Posted  Sunday, August 17  2008 at  21:21

Some 900 volunteers will take part in a countrywide peace and reconciliation drive in areas that were hard hit by the post-election violence.

The United Nation Volunteers is sponsoring the programme, which targets 21 districts.

UNV country coordinator Ms Annet Mpabulungi-Wakabi said in Nakuru at the launch of the project that each district chose 50 people who underwent training in conflict management.

They will counsel traumatised people, prescribe peace-building mechanisms as well as disburse relief supplies.


Add a comment (1 comments so far)

  1. Submitted by SJ502

    Way to go! Involve more youths in this UNV initiative (Just stay away from politicians for any meaningful success to occur) and good Luck to you all.

    Posted  August 18, 2008 11:35 PM