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Call for Participation and Draft Agenda1

Eighth Youth Peace Ambassador International (YPA8)

Abuja, Nigeria

7-11 July 2014

Co-organizers: Special Adviser to the President on Ethics and Values of Nigeria, Eubios Ethics Institute, American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN) and Youth Peace Ambassadors (YPA) International Call for Participation We invite you and your organization to join the Youth Peace Ambassadors International in building peace in the Nigeria and the world through empowering youth to share experiences of working to promote good values and ethics, the culture of peace and to develop practical action plans with the inspiration of the young people. Since 2010, Eubios Ethics Institute, in cooperation with partner institutions have organized seven Youth Peace Ambassador Training Workshops with 600 youth from many countries and circumstances. Together, the youth have worked to identify issues that can promote a culture of peace, and developed 220 action projects promoted at making a difference in their communities. 2 Through the Youth Peace Ambassador International Programme, we are jointly harnessing the power, optimism and influence of young people to promote action and change for Peace. The Youth Peace Ambassador International programme is global in reach, and the YPA8 will focus on

1   This  is  the  version  of  7  June  2014  (Note  that  the  dates  were  moved  to  7-­‐11  July)  2 The action plans are on the YPA website http://www.eubios.info/youth_peace_ambassadors_international

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promoting good values, ethics and integrity as tools to peaceful national development. There have been only a few Nigerian trainees of YPA so far, in the Trainings with have taken place in Hiroshima, Japan; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Penang, Malaysia; Etajima, Japan; Bangkok and Kaeng Krachan, Thailand; London, England; and Kathmandu, Nepal. In order to empower youth from all 109 Senatorial districts of Nigeria, and to bring together some of the many groups working for Peace in Nigeria, we hold YPA8 in Abuja. We also hope that this venue will be more accessible for our African friends. The outcomes you could help achieve include: • Strengthening the youth peace ambassador network of young people to a more global forum for the exchange of ideas and good practices for effecting social change for peace. ; • Reducing the suffering from conflicts and violence; • Broadening aspects of participant life plans from a multicultural perspective; • Support for specific youth-led projects to be implemented in different countries; • Expand the integration of security and peace activities into policy making, with special relevance to young persons; • Promoting ethics and values of all citizens through youth empowerment; The programme is especially for young citizens who have already started to make a difference in their community to overcoming the challenges for their communities, and persons who are actually doing things to rebuild communities.

International Faculty and Facilitators include Professor Darryl Macer, Director, Eubios Ethics Institute, New Zealand; and Provost, American University of Sovereign Nations, USA; Coordinator, Youth Peace Ambassadors International Dr. Sarah N. Jibril, Special Adviser to the President on Ethics and Values, Nigeria; Professor I. O. Taiwo, London School of Economics & Political Science, Director General, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) Ms. Ananya Tritipthumrongchok, General Manager of Eubios Ethics Institute, and International Peace and Development Ethics Centre, Thailand; Mr. Tsuyoshi Sotoya, National Coordinator of YPA in Japan, Japan; Mr. Rimesh Khanal, Youth’s UNESCO Club, Nepal

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Ms. Bunrong Kouy, National Coordinator of YPA in Cambodia, Cambodia; Ms. Dolapo Fakuade, Centre for Risk, Resilience and Renewal, University of Canterbury, New Zealand; Prof. Jerry Gana, University of Aberdeen, Former Minster of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Prof. Ogundare Samuel, Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria Dr Simon A. S Dolly, Official Peace Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Hon. Daniel Emmanuel Gengle Mr. Turnoe Hyacinth Horvel, Israel International Security Academic, Israel Local YPA Trainees and Committee (under Dr. Sarah N. Jibril and Dr. Darryl Macer): Mr. Dada Samson Adewale, YP Ambassadors Sing for peace; Secretariat Mr. Stephen Granville, President PATFON, Rivers State Mr. Chibuike Mokwe, Executive Director, Youth for peace project (YPP) Ms. Morenike Olufon, Coventry University Other YPA Trainees from Nigeria Invitation to all youth from abroad: We invite all youth from around the world who can come on their own travel expense. We may charge a registration fee of USD300 for the event to cover all costs of accommodation, for international delegates. There may be subsidies, if you require one please include in your application a covering letter, within the same file as your registration form. Send these to: Mr. Dada Samson Adewale, Email: psalmist87@gmail.com The YPA workshops are exciting because they include persons with diverse skills and experience in youth networking in different spheres, and you learn skills of evaluation, fund raising, and feedback in many areas of action that you may not have considered before.

Youth Peace Ambassadors International:

http://www.eubios.info/youth_peace_ambassadors_international

Note: YPA9 will be held at AUSN, USA on 21-28 August 2014.

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Draft Agenda Day 1 Registration

Informal discussions with YPA Coordinators Lunch Welcome. 13:00-17:00 Introduction to YPA International by Prof. Darryl Macer Self Introductions of All Participants Introduction to Good Practices in Promoting Ethics and Values in Nigeria by Dr. Sarah Jibril; SA-P Expert and Youth lectures Welcome dinner

Day 2 Expert Lectures and Workshops by youth and faculty from around the world. Reports of Youth Peace Ambassador (YPAs) Action Plans in different countries and Nigeria (All faculty and past YPA trainees). Community leaders from Nigeria and Abroad. Workshops on Evaluation and Development of past Action Plans. Workshop on Peace and the Olympic Truce by Rimesh Khanal, Nepal

Day 3 Am. Workshop on Ethics and Values by Darryl Macer and Tsuyoshi Sotoya Also includes faculty and youth from around the world. Pm. Development towards everyone drafting their own action plans (groups and individuals) with training sessions by faculty include:

-­‐ Funding bid and Proposal writing, -­‐ Lobbying leaders for actions, project management &

implementation, -­‐ Team building, -­‐ Recruiting volunteer(s) and support for project delivery

Day 4 Action Plan Development and Presentations We expect approximately 50 action plans from 150 participants to be developed, with a draft presentation, revisions and then shorter more formal final presentations during the workshop. All participants will be expected to prepare a written action plan for follow-up, with linkages to their communities. Closing Session.

Day 5 Local sights and field trip, follow up as needed

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Application  Form  for  Eighth  International  Youth  Peace  Ambassador  

(YPA8)  Training  workshop  in  Abuja,  Nigeria  

(Fill  in  and  return  as  a  Word  document  to    Mr.  Dada  Samson  Adewale,  Email:  psalmist87@gmail.com)  

 Name:   (Given  name)  ____________________________  

(Family  name)____________________________    Affiliation(s):     __________________________________________________    Gender:___________________________   Date  of  birth:__________________________  Address  (postal):    

   

City/Country  you  will  be  flying  from?:                                                        Nationality  (Passport  to  enter  Nigeria):  ________________    E-­‐mail:  ____________________________________  Telephone:  ________________________________    Which  YPAs  and  LBDs  have  you  attended  before?    Accepted   applicants   from   overseas   should   send   flight   information   (number,   time,   departure  point)  as  soon  as  confirmed.  Arrival  Details:  __________________________________  Departure  Details:  ____________________________________  Name  of  preferred  room  companion(s)  (if  on  same  arrival  and  departure  dates):  _________________________    Also  send  a  letter  of  intent  typed  in  this  same  file  (unless  a  previous  YPA  or  LBD  participant):