PROMOTING PEACE AND RECONCILIATION IN COMMUNITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BAMENDA
JPC Bamenda organizes workshops in Ndop and Fundong with the aim of identifying, assessing and consolidating local capacities for peace.
This came as a mitigation strategy to the current socio political crisis in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon which has greatly hampered peace and left devastating effects on the local populations. Embedded in this are local conflicts emanating from discrimination, lack of access to resources, misinformation, misunderstanding, falsehood, ethnic-tribal quarrels and more.
The first workshop took place in Fundong on July 1, 2022 with 29 participants, while the second took place on October 11, 2022 in Ndop with 30 participants. The personalities in attendance included municipal council representatives, Quarter Heads, Religious leaders, JPC members and more. All participants in both communities confessed to missing peace, harmony, social cohesion and freedom of movement and also added that peace has always been a concern for all communities.
Both workshops ended with participants taking the commitment to create awareness within their various groups on their capacity as communities to ensure their local peace.
Woman with Flashcard on Peace
Working Session in Fundong