25/09/2012

„MasterPeace” Project-Reunion 21/09/2012 – Promote peace locally!











Facing the multiple conflicts all around the world, celebrating the international day of peace seems to be an idealistic, perhaps even naïve project. How can we seriously celebrate peace? In Douala, Cameroon a meeting of various youth organizations lead by Un Monde Avenir gave realistic answers: Changing the global context in which wars, exploitation and the challenge of terrorism are omnipresent, peace has to start at the local level. For the participants promoting peace starts in their communities, families, schools and between the people who are around them. Having the experience to live in an environment that is affected by different problems such as economic inequality, corruption, the young participants agreed on the importance to find solutions by actively criticizing and discussing problems in their environment. It is not possible to be at peace if the people around you are not at peace. After an interesting debate about the question where peace starts and what could be your contribution to it, a young artist (Donzy-Donz'Art) expressed his interpretation of peace in a contemporary dance. His presentation included the participants’ contribution as he started to create a painting and invited everyone to join his art. The day found an interactive ending with the reading of five pre-selected poems composed by young students. All in all, the meeting gave new creative impulses how to promote peace locally.




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Un Monde Avenir is a Non-Governmental Organization (politically independent, non-religious and non-profit making) founded in 2003 and lead by Philippe NANGA. The adherents of 1MA are convinced that change is only possible if the civil society is capable of influencing the political process. That means to promote the participation of the population at a local level towards a new direction of development on the grass roots level. Hence, the final objective is to improve the general living conditions of all people. 1MA is working primarily in the town of Douala, Cameroon’s economic capital and home of about 3-5million inhabitants. But, cooperating with other NGOs and associations, 1MA is also oriented towards the other cities in the region Littoral as well as the whole country. Three main concepts are guiding 1MA’s projects: the access to rights, the fight against all forms of discrimination and the mobilization of the public. Therefore the citizen is the most important actor to create change. 1MA – organization for social development and civic participation on the local level, for a solidly united world, for a people of citizens for a local and sustainable development.