By: ALI MUSSA MWADINI

ALI MUSSA MWADINI — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:22:47 +0000

Dear all Friends in Peace
We greet you all in True Peace & Solidarity. My name is Ali Mussa Mwadini and I am the Founder of our Organization, and currently voluntarily working as Executive Secretary & Peace Activist and Founder of Zanzibar City of Peace Clubs Project.
Our Organization Zanzibar Peace, Truth & Transparency Association (ZPTTA NGO), is committed to build a True Culture of peace (P0SITIVE PEACE) & peace related issues. True Culture of peace is essential prerequisite, because without peace it will not be possible to achieve the level of trust, cooperation, or inclusiveness necessary to solve these challenges as, violent conflicts, depute and war let alone empower the institution and organization necessary to help address them. We believe, without the appropriate measures and Community understanding of the factors that support peace, it is not possible to know what polices, what project and programs work needed to be implemented to bring Positive Peace in the country.
Zanzibar Peace, Truth & Transparency Association is a Non-government, non- profit, non-political welfare and non- Military, registered in Zanzibar with its headquarters in Zanzibar Town. ZPTTA NGO is working in both two Islands Unguja and Pemba, to respond to the NEEDS of people living in the rural communities and in Town, in True positive Peace & Peace Related issues, Human Rights, Gender Issues and Non- violence way of life in Zanzibar Community. Our Organization (ZPTTA NGO) is struggling against the calamities such as Disputes, Violence, Conflicts, Terrorism and Genocide.
As our Organization contemplated our work as an educator of True Culture of Peace, Conflict resolution on the Peaceful means, Democracy, Interfaith & Gender equality. We are quite aware How do we do this? How do we go beyond trying to just change people’s minds, to reaching people’s hearts? I have a sense that it lies in personal relationships, reaching across divides, in true dialogue for understanding—often starting with our own families and our neighbors
The project is therefore, proposed to bring together Zanzibar Community and all organizations from across the country to promote, implement and sustain a true culture of peace. The projects specific Objectives are
(i) To create awareness among the various groups in the country of the values of True Peace-building;
(ii) To build Local knowledge in Peace education for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, and created community trust confidence building and forgiveness;
(iii) To create safe environment for learning and healing so as to contribute in the process of national reconciliation; and tapping into profitable networks to help the peace clubs grow and empowered with skills and ability to contribute to the constitutional and legal rights.
The project at its core philosophy, intends to build and recover the broken traditional cultures, in socialization in Zanzibar community, (the process by which people beginning at infancy acquires the habits, beliefs in positive peace; and accumulate knowledge of peace building through education and training for all strata of the community.
We believe that only through joint action can we break the cycle of violence
Our direction is that of nonviolent struggle, and we call on both nations to join us to achieve peace and reconciliation in Zanzibar Community
Peace does not happen by itself; it requires commitment, perseverance and continuing efforts.
LET US UNITE FOR ZANZIBAR CITY OF PEACE & CITY OF PEACE CLUBS TO CHANGE ZANZIBAR COMMUNITY in positive peace
LET ‘S MOVE INTO 2020 WITH THE POWER OF PEACE TOGETHER.
To build a more peaceful and just world, we need to work effectively at community and local/regional levels in every country, starting with our own

By: Ann Bender

Ann Bender — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:31:52 +0000

I am reminded many times that Titus, the person I lived with for nearly sixty years was one of the persons who dreamed of the work you and your colleagues are doing and making happen in our world. By the way, our relationship continues. I ask myself many times, how can I, an 84-year-old be involved in this process. Thank you for what you are doing.

By: Celina Garcia

Celina Garcia — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 22:18:27 +0000

Very inspiring for us old-timers!!!
Thank you,
Celina Garcia
Costa Rica

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