TRUTH AND JUSTICE ARE KEY TO END CONFLICTS.

divergent views/ideology cause conflicts

Truth and justice are the key drivers for peaceful co-existence and are strongly needed in the communities of Bundibugyo District. This was mentioned by Ms Jane Kacura a member of Bundikeke Village of Kirumya Sub County during a training of more Foot Peace Ambassadors (FPAs). The training was conducted in the sub counties of Bubukwanga, Kirumya and Ngamba on the 7^th, 8th and 9^th September respectively in bundibugyo District.

The objective of the training was to equip members from the community with knowledge and skills to understand conflicts, cause and actor analysis and develop community led actions that can help to prevent and manage conflicts and human rights violations in the community. 

Female peace activists facilitating on peace building

Some of the identified community actors were; isolating leaders and elders who agitate for segregation and violence, form clusters of 10 households in every village where peaceful information can be shared regularly, guide and educate elders and youth to understand their roles and responsibilities in social economic building, and ensure that community members critically examine the information given.

Sometimes the community acts out of ignorance.To achieve these, FPAs agreed to be agents of Truth, Justice, Mercy and Peace in the communities where they hail from. In doing this “we shall ensure to give the community the right information from their right sources”. The sources of information were identified as the information departments of the cultural institutions and information officer at the district.

some of the FPAs of Ngamba sub county