The Congo Peace Catalyst Scholarship
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Since 1997, the Democratic Republic of Congo has gone through several series of civil wars that have killed 6 million people, have displaced thousands and traumatized a nation.
The current situation is that youth graduate from Universities but don’t receive coaching or mentorship about their professional career. As consequence, a large number of youth are joining rebel and militia groups to find a way of interring into politics; since politics seems to be the best way of quickly getting rich because of fraud and corruption.
Congo Peace Network, a Non-Governmental Organization created by Congolese youth who are passionate about Peace has started taking action through Peace Education around the topics of Non-Violent Conflict Resolution, Human Rights and Advocacy, Critical Thinking, and Negotiation and Mediation.
This project aims at providing scholarship to on student every year for the three coming years. Congo Peace Network has promised to provide space to these changemakers for trainings in its local Peace Clubs throughout Eastern DRC. These trainings will be facilitated by youth based on the knowledge they acquire in college over their academic vacation time throughout the program. After they graduate, apart from their part time intervention, they are invited to apply their knowledge in local Peace Clubs of Congo Peace Network throughout Eastern DRC. In order to strengthen their professional skills throughout the program, these changemakers will be assigned mentors by Congo Peace Network who will help them shape and implement their visions for Peace in the communities they are from.
The funds raised from this campaign will be directly sent to Congo Peace Network which will be coaching them throughout their college time. Congo Peace Network will use the funds to pay for their tuition, their living expenses and health insurance per year. Donors to this campaign will be updated about the use of these funds by email.
Below is a video of testimonies of youth who have gone through the same process:
Objectives
The main objective of this project is to foster Peace Education within the Congolese communities.
The short term goals are as follows:
- To school Peace Elites in Peace and Conflicts Studies to foster Peace Education within the communities
- To create a network of these elites throughout North Kivu province basing on the Congo Peace Network’s branches
- To extend the action scope of Congo Peace Network in all the territories of North Kivu province through the transformation of existing Peace Clubs into branches of the main office
The long term goal is to build a strong organization and create a Center for Conflict Transformation to create a culture of Peace in DR Congo and the Great Lakes Region of Africa.
Outputs
At the completion of this project:
- 5 Peace Elites ( from Rutshuru, Lubero, Beni, Masisi, Walikale and, Goma town) will graduate in Peace and Conflict Studies having both theoretical and field experience
- Creation of CPN Peace Clubs in Lubero and Beni territories in addition to the 4 existing in Ruthsuru, Masisi, Walikale, Nyiragongo and 20 in Goma town.
- 2250 youths (750 non-schooling, 500 secondary school students and 1000 University students) from the 7 territories of the CPN action scope will receive advanced trainings on Human Rights in Theory and Practice, Active Non-Violence, Advocacy, Critical Thinking and, Negotiation and Mediation.
This group of girls and boys will be trained by these changemakers during the three years period. These trainings will be happening during their holiday’s periods when they travel back to their home places.
Identity of the Campaign manager
I, David Mazimpaka Nyiringabo, am aslo from the Democratic Republic of Congo and currently studying at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. I am a Peacebuilder and am passionate about Peace Education in formal and informal ways.
The young people I am raising funds for are my fellow members of the Peace Clubs of Congo Peace Network, a Congolese NGO that is also supporting these youth.
As Assistant Coordinator at Congo Peace Network, I will withdraw the funds from my US bank account and transfer them to the Accountant of Congo Peace Network, which is also supporting the training of these young peacebuilders.
For more information reach out to me at: [email redacted] or [email redacted]
The current situation is that youth graduate from Universities but don’t receive coaching or mentorship about their professional career. As consequence, a large number of youth are joining rebel and militia groups to find a way of interring into politics; since politics seems to be the best way of quickly getting rich because of fraud and corruption.
Congo Peace Network, a Non-Governmental Organization created by Congolese youth who are passionate about Peace has started taking action through Peace Education around the topics of Non-Violent Conflict Resolution, Human Rights and Advocacy, Critical Thinking, and Negotiation and Mediation.
This project aims at providing scholarship to on student every year for the three coming years. Congo Peace Network has promised to provide space to these changemakers for trainings in its local Peace Clubs throughout Eastern DRC. These trainings will be facilitated by youth based on the knowledge they acquire in college over their academic vacation time throughout the program. After they graduate, apart from their part time intervention, they are invited to apply their knowledge in local Peace Clubs of Congo Peace Network throughout Eastern DRC. In order to strengthen their professional skills throughout the program, these changemakers will be assigned mentors by Congo Peace Network who will help them shape and implement their visions for Peace in the communities they are from.
The funds raised from this campaign will be directly sent to Congo Peace Network which will be coaching them throughout their college time. Congo Peace Network will use the funds to pay for their tuition, their living expenses and health insurance per year. Donors to this campaign will be updated about the use of these funds by email.
Below is a video of testimonies of youth who have gone through the same process:
Objectives
The main objective of this project is to foster Peace Education within the Congolese communities.
The short term goals are as follows:
- To school Peace Elites in Peace and Conflicts Studies to foster Peace Education within the communities
- To create a network of these elites throughout North Kivu province basing on the Congo Peace Network’s branches
- To extend the action scope of Congo Peace Network in all the territories of North Kivu province through the transformation of existing Peace Clubs into branches of the main office
The long term goal is to build a strong organization and create a Center for Conflict Transformation to create a culture of Peace in DR Congo and the Great Lakes Region of Africa.
Outputs
At the completion of this project:
- 5 Peace Elites ( from Rutshuru, Lubero, Beni, Masisi, Walikale and, Goma town) will graduate in Peace and Conflict Studies having both theoretical and field experience
- Creation of CPN Peace Clubs in Lubero and Beni territories in addition to the 4 existing in Ruthsuru, Masisi, Walikale, Nyiragongo and 20 in Goma town.
- 2250 youths (750 non-schooling, 500 secondary school students and 1000 University students) from the 7 territories of the CPN action scope will receive advanced trainings on Human Rights in Theory and Practice, Active Non-Violence, Advocacy, Critical Thinking and, Negotiation and Mediation.
This group of girls and boys will be trained by these changemakers during the three years period. These trainings will be happening during their holiday’s periods when they travel back to their home places.
Identity of the Campaign manager
I, David Mazimpaka Nyiringabo, am aslo from the Democratic Republic of Congo and currently studying at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. I am a Peacebuilder and am passionate about Peace Education in formal and informal ways.
The young people I am raising funds for are my fellow members of the Peace Clubs of Congo Peace Network, a Congolese NGO that is also supporting these youth.
As Assistant Coordinator at Congo Peace Network, I will withdraw the funds from my US bank account and transfer them to the Accountant of Congo Peace Network, which is also supporting the training of these young peacebuilders.
For more information reach out to me at: [email redacted] or [email redacted]
Organizer
David Mazimpaka Nyiringabo
Organizer
Harrisonburg, VA
