What is the role of youth in peacebuilding?

Youth will be part of the future local development and assume important roles in the resolution of conflicts within their communities. Thus building their capacity as peacebuilding actors is key to strengthening democratic governance and solving problems at the local and national levels.

Is there any role for the youth in the prevention of conflict?

The lives and experiences of young people are more complex than generally portrayed and youth can play many roles within fragile and conflict settings including perpetrators, victims, and peacemakers. Empowering youth is essential for prevention and peacebuilding efforts.

What are the two approaches to peacebuilding?

In a very broad sense, there are three primary approaches to peacebuilding, which each correspond to three primary types of peace: (1) negative peace vs. (2) positive peace (Galtung) vs. (3) justpeace (Lederach, sometimes spelled “just peace”).

What is the role of education in peacebuilding?

While education is central to peacebuilding it is important to note that it has two facets. There is evidence to the view that when equitably available, of good quality, relevant and conflict sensitive, education can help promote peace and provide safe environments.

How do you engage youth in peacebuilding?

1. Create spaces for youths to express their opinions — and listen to them.
2. Enhance the peace-building knowledge and skills of young people.
3. Build trust between youths and governments.
4. Promote intergenerational exchange.
5. Strengthen monitoring and evaluation.
6. Support youths who are positively contributing to their communities.

How can youth play a leading role in developing harmony?

The role of Youth in Promoting Communal Harmony

1. Education : One of the biggest mobilizing factors is education.
2. Social media : This is another of the important mobilizing factors that can bring about peace between communities.
3. Art : Art is very important in spreading a message of peace and brotherhood.

How do you promote peace building?

Post on social media promoting peace. Attend a peace rally. Invite a peace speaker to your event, workplace, and/or community. Visit museums and cultural centers in your city.

What are the characteristics of peacebuilding?

It requires reducing drivers and strengthening mitigators of conflict across political, security, rule of law, economic, and social spheres, while building the host nation’s capacity to manage political and economic competition through peaceful means.

What is the connection between peace and education?

Education can lead to peace and be a part of ‘building back better’ by supporting the transformation of the security situation, political institutions, economic regeneration and social development. However, education policies can also contribute to the escalation of conflict if they are poorly designed or implemented.

How peace education is a pathway to peace?

Peace education does not simply mean learning about conflicts and how to resolve them peacefully. It should also involve participation of young people in expressing their own ideas and cooperating with each other in order to eliminate violence in our individual lives, in our com- munities and in our societies.

Why is it important to empower the youth?

When youth are empowered, they feel confident and capable. They become active contributors and collaborators, excited to explore their impact on the world around them. Boys & Girls Clubs’ caring mentors and life-enhancing programs empower millions of young people each year.

What is the role of the youth?

The role of the youth is simply to renew, refresh and maintain. Youth have a role to renew and refresh the current status of our society including leadership, innovations, skills etc. Youth are expected to advance the current technology, education, politics, peace of the country.

How can you promote peace and unity in your community?

To make peace in your community, get involved in local events and talk to people in your area. Consider planning an event, like a community picnic, a food drive for a local food bank, or a peaceful protest to raise awareness for a local issue. You can also volunteer at local organizations to help your community.

What are the strategies for peacebuilding?

Peacebuilding can include conflict prevention; conflict management; conflict resolution and transformation, and post-conflict reconciliation. Peacebuilding becomes strategic when it works over the long run and at all levels of society to establish and sustain relationships among people locally and globally.

What are the 5 types of youth empowerment?

Youth empowerment programs are aimed at creating healthier and higher qualities of life for underprivileged or at-risk youth. The five competencies of a healthy youth are: (1) positive sense of self, (2) self- control, (3) decision-making skills, (4) a moral system of belief, and (5) pro-social connectedness.

What are the benefits of youth empowerment in Nigeria?

Benefits of youth empowerment

• Financial freedom.
• Good education standards.
• Eradicate poverty.
• Reduce the crime rate.

How can you contribute as a youth to our country?

When young people pair their assets with supportive resources and opportunities to interact with others, they make positive contributions to their communities. Youth can connect with diverse groups of people in their communities through volunteering and outreach.

Is it possible to stimulate youth participation in agriculture in Nigeria?

Unfortunately, the present environment makes it even more difficult to explore their full potential in agricultural production and to stimulate youth participation in agriculture. With the current development agenda of Nigeria, agriculture is no doubt now recognized as a huge economic pillar contributing heavily to the country’s GDP.

What is the relationship between agriculture and development in Nigeria?

With the current development agenda of Nigeria, agriculture is no doubt now recognized as a huge economic pillar contributing heavily to the country’s GDP. The nexus between agriculture development and the nation’s ability to achieve its food and nations security goals are inextricably linked.

What are the benefits of increased involvement of youths in agriculture?

Increased involvement of youths in agricultural activities will help reduce the problems of the ageing farm population and increasing youth unemployment in the country.

Do youths have a passion for farming?

Findings has indicated that most youths have no passion for farming. They rather develop what is called “quick money mentality” that generates from the fat remunerations in the oil and gas sector of the economy; and which injects impatience against long-term investment like the agribusiness.