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	SOMALI SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN
DOWNLOAD THE SSC BROCHURE Greetings Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of the Chairperson and Board Members of The Wajir Peace University Trust, I wish to most profusely thank you for honouring us with the pleasure of sharing this very important event of launching The Somalia Solidarity Campaign with you in South Africa. Due to unavoidable circumstances, we are not able to physically be there, but our spirits are with you as we also send positive energy your way. Our moral support is with the Action Support Centre for initiating this wonderful campaign to raise awareness to the Southern African people on the real issues and contribute to the change process that shall help transform the situation in Somalia for the better. The idea of having a Peace University in Wajir was brought forth in September 2007 by some of the founders and key members of Wajir Peace and Development Agency. The team felt that for the long term sustainability and continuity of the culture of peace to continue as a heritage for the future generation, the lessons Learnt, knowledge and skills gained through the experience of Wajir Peace and Development Agency needed to be carried forward, institutionalized and shared widely in Kenya and globally. It is envisaged the acquisition of relevant knowledge and skills by the students will immensely help in the transformation of conflict-ravaged society. As most of you might remember our sister Dekha Ibrahim (may God rest her soul in eternal peace) was one of the key persons of this initiative and even donated her award money for the Rights Livelihood towards realizing this dream. She was motivated by the words of South Africa’s state man HE Nelson Mandela who said ‘a good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. Dekha has climbed many a great hills but there are many more hills to climb by the trustee to reach the mountain top of her desires. With this spirit and challenge deeply ingrained in our minds, the trustee has been working on fast tracking this process to realize our dream come to fruition. Wajir has had its share of conflict and over the time, developed its own home grown mechanisms of conflict resolution and peace building which has now been taken as a bench mark for Conflict Management and Peace building interventions and education all over Kenya. This is complemented by the history of Wajir as a centre of education in the region that dates back to pre-independence era. Most of our recent work in civil society has been to build connections between committed peace builders working in different conflict situations, across different parts of the region. We have developed close network relations that provide support and opportunities for exchange and strengthening of peace practice in the region. We have recognized the need to create opportunities in education and research as ways of strengthening our human and material resources in working for peace. We believe in building a network of social capital globally to achieve sustainable peace. We have done this through The Center for Peace and Applied Research (CEPAR), which is the precursor for the University as we continue to work towards the legal and infrastructural requirements for the university. We would like to thank you once again for giving us this opportunity to be part of this noble process and also tell you a little about ourselves. To the public and friends of this initiative, you are welcome to the family and by being here today you have shown us that chivalry has not died in Africa. You have shown us that it is hard for us to sleep when our brothers and sisters are suffering. You have shown us what African brotherhood is all about. You have reminded us how important it is for us to be connected and assist each other at times of need. We are proud of you and proud to be Africans as this proves that our traditions are not dead. Thank you. Be blessed! Contact: The Wajir Peace University Trust P O Box 26084 – 00504 Nairobi Email: wajirpeaceuniversitytrust@gmail.com TO DOWNLOAD THE FULL DOCUMENT OF THE ABOVE TEXT, PLEASE CLICK HERE

SOMALI SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN

somali solidarity

Greetings Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen

On behalf of the Chairperson and Board Members of The Wajir Peace University Trust, I wish to most profusely thank you for honouring us with the pleasure of sharing this very important event of launching The Somalia Solidarity Campaign with you in South Africa. Due to unavoidable circumstances, we are not able to physically be there, but our spirits are with you as we also send positive energy your way. Our moral support is with the Action Support Centre for initiating this wonderful campaign to raise awareness to the Southern African people on the real issues and contribute to the change process that shall help transform the situation in Somalia for the better.

The idea of having a Peace University in Wajir was brought forth in September 2007 by some of the founders and key members of Wajir Peace and Development Agency. The team felt that for the long term sustainability and continuity of the culture of peace to continue as a heritage for the future generation, the lessons Learnt, knowledge and skills gained through the experience of Wajir Peace and Development Agency needed to be carried forward, institutionalized and shared widely in Kenya and globally. It is envisaged the acquisition of relevant knowledge and skills by the students will immensely help in the transformation of conflict-ravaged society.

As most of you might remember our sister Dekha Ibrahim (may God rest her soul in eternal peace) was one of the key persons of this initiative and even donated her award money for the Rights Livelihood towards realizing this dream. She was motivated by the words of South Africa’s state man HE Nelson Mandela who said ‘a good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. Dekha has climbed many a great hills but there are many more hills to climb by the trustee to reach the mountain top of her desires. With this spirit and challenge deeply ingrained in our minds, the trustee has been working on fast tracking this process to realize our dream come to fruition.

Wajir has had its share of conflict and over the time, developed its own home grown mechanisms of conflict resolution and peace building which has now been taken as a bench mark for Conflict Management and Peace building interventions and education all over Kenya. This is complemented by the history of Wajir as a centre of education in the region that dates back to pre-independence era.

Most of our recent work in civil society has been to build connections between committed peace builders working in different conflict situations, across different parts of the region. We have developed close network relations that provide support and opportunities for exchange and strengthening of peace practice in the region. We have recognized the need to create opportunities in education and research as ways of strengthening our human and material resources in working for peace. We believe in building a network of social capital globally to achieve sustainable peace. We have done this through The Center for Peace and Applied Research (CEPAR), which is the precursor for the University as we continue to work towards the legal and infrastructural requirements for the university.

We would like to thank you once again for giving us this opportunity to be part of this noble process and also tell you a little about ourselves. To the public and friends of this initiative, you are welcome to the family and by being here today you have shown us that chivalry has not died in Africa. You have shown us that it is hard for us to sleep when our brothers and sisters are suffering. You have shown us what African brotherhood is all about. You have reminded us how important it is for us to be connected and assist each other at times of need. We are proud of you and proud to be Africans as this proves that our traditions are not dead.

Thank you. Be blessed!

Contact:
The Wajir Peace University Trust
P O Box 26084 – 00504
Nairobi
Email: wajirpeaceuniversitytrust@gmail.com

TO DOWNLOAD THE FULL DOCUMENT OF THE ABOVE TEXT, PLEASE CLICK HERE