ILE-IFE, NIGERIA (September 13, 2007) - Nigerian youth activists in Ile-Ilfe will hold a summit addressing methods of sustainable peace-building in Africa. Acting with international youth democracy organization Student World Assembly's coordinator Akponah Charles, the event will be held at Obafemi Awolowo University on October 31st, 2007. The summit will allow attendees to share concerns, ask questions, share knowledge and develop strategic action plans in support of peace building & development.
There are expected to be approximately 500 students at the summit, which is designed to increase the knowledge of the attendees about the cultivation of a culture that uses proactive methods of peace building.
The summit hopes that by looking at issues in depth and sharing information on Human Trafficking, conflict resolution and peace building, the movement for peaceful sustainable development will be strengthened.
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The Student World Assembly believes that true global democracy affirms fundamental human rights, which include the dignity and worth of all human beings, the equal rights of men and women, social, economic, and cultural justice for every person, and the freedom to promote these causes. SWA's representative democracy offers a powerful instrument for addressing the vital social and political conditions that threaten our global future. The informed wishes of the people, conveyed through the collective of a democratic assembly, need to be heard in the decision-making processes. By giving students from the most remote to the more accessible institutions an equal voice, we are enabling all students to educate, participate, and take action, and to begin thinking of themselves as global citizens.
