[HWPL] Peace can be Realized by Action

 

Nathan Musonda, Springs of Poetry President 

Hi everyone, My name is Nathan Micheal Musonda. I'm the president of youth organization called Springs of Poetry. We are located in Zambia Copperbelt Kalulushi. So Zambia is a Christian nation and it is a smallest country in the continent of Africa. And half of the population is consisted of the youth. Also today I prepared a video to show you our activities as Springs of Poetry and the peace education in cooperation with HWPL and IPYG. 

So, talking about Zambia is small country which has got 72 tribes in 10 provinces. And to talk about these tribes, they have got different cultures, different traditional ceremonies yet they live in peace and harmony with each other. So Springs of Poetry, it is a group that has been affiliated to IPYG. And whatever that we learned from IPYG and HWPL we are implementing it in Kalulushi and we are also implementing it in such with a we are using our activities such as drama, poetry, dancing and singing. These are the tools of these are the ways that we are using in order to spread the message of peace to the people in Kalulushi. 

It's true that Zambia is facing a lot of challenges such as unemployment, drugs and alcohol abuse, especially conflicts. But last year, through our special program with IPYG YEPC, I discovered a way of solving this issue in our community. So I moved to the Kalungwishi where we are gathering, and most of the youth could not manage to attend online classes so we began to have offline classes. And through that a lot of youths have gained knowledge and also sharing the message of peace in our community. And some of them could not understand the language rather than the lessons in English. So we were translating all our messages of lessons into our Zambian local languages. 

When I was teaching, all of the participants liked it, and they were so passionate about learning and even though it was more than an hour walk, but everyone managed to complete the YEPC class. So last February, 44 people from the Springs of Poetry completed the YEPC program and they also joined the completion ceremony that was held in Kalulushi New Covenant church. And also we invited 200 people from the community that gathered to exist the completion ceremony of the YEPC Class. 

Resource https://bit.ly/3miazPC <Peace can be Realized by Action>