African Students For Interfaith Tolerance (ASFIT) invites applications for the Young Peacebuilders Fellowship Programme for Ghanaian Residents in 2021.
ASFIT Young Peacebuilders Fellowship Programme is designed to offer young people already in peacebuilding and those interested in peace the opportunity to be mentored, coached and trained by seasoned experts of dialogue, youth, peace, and security.
The fellowship includes an initial interaction or orientation webinar, in-person and visits to religious sites and leaders as well as intensive three training-focused webinars. The fellowship will begin with 50 fellows as a start and will be competitively selected.
- Participants are expected to exhibit a better understanding of the various concepts of peacebuilding including a clear understanding of the various forms of violence (cultural, structural, and physical) negative/positive peace, conflicts, etc.
- Participants will become aware of the various policy frameworks on youth4peace and apply them in their peacebuilding activities. For example, localization of the UNSCR2250 etc.
- Additionally, participants and to a large extent the community will learn more about the sustainable development goals known as global goals and how they can assist in their achievement.
- Empowerment of youth participants with the right skills and tools to actively engage in peace processes and advocacy.
- Participants are expected to become focal persons of youth4peace agenda localization and work towards the achievement of sustainable development goal 16.