Eagle Down’s Fatmire Feka to speak at “Empowering Children as Peacebuilders” conference in Manila

From November 03 to 07, 2009, Fatmire Feka, Eagle Down’s Director, will be speaking and acting as a mentor at a global “Empowering Children as Peacebuilders” conference in Manila, Philippines. 

The forum will bring together approximately 50 children and youth peacebuilders from various countries of the Asia-Pacific Region, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean to share their views, experiences and knowledge about peace and conflict and to build harmonious relationships despite their diverese cultures, faiths and traditions.  The forum’s theme is “Young Peacebuilders Shaping the Future”.

Both policy makers and academics are often guilty of underestimating the unique power of children and youth and the role they can play as positive agents of change and key actors in peacebuilding initiatives.  This forum, organized by World Vision, hopes to counteract the prevailing attitudes and aims to equip the young peacebuilders with the necessary tools to help them promote peace within their own comminities.

We hope to post some interesting results from this conference once Fatmire returns home.

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