GAP-Somalia-
DATES:
15th-22nd September-2005
PLACE: Baidoa National theatre show and National Afar
irridood of Baidoa.
Kind
of the event: Lectures, debates and Drama shows.
Themes:
Culture of Peace and Celebration of international peace day.
Organized by: GAP-Somalia, Somali Civil society
Forum, Baidoa Women Development Network.
Main
purpose of GAP in Baidoa National theatre show and National
Afar irridood of Baidoa.
Ø
Promote peace culture and widen
GAP Somalia
in order to have GAP expanded.
Ø
Promote the Culture of peace
and Understanding (anti youth delinquency)
Ø
Lectures and debates provided
for the target audience in conference rooms.
Ø
Drama Shows on peace, since the
Somali communities are oral society.
Target Audience.
School Children,
Women, and Youth, Elders, Authorities, Professionals and Marginalized
people.
GAP SOMALIA Report on peace day.
21st September, International peace day is a global peace day celebrated
all over the world; Baidoa is one of the areas that had an opportunity
to celebrate the day.
The
celebration of the peace day was jointly prepared, arranged
and implemented by GAP Somalia, Bay women Net work and Civil society forum.
The international
peace day preparation
started 10th
September 2005,
it started by consulting all the stakeholders in the region
especially Women, youth, Elders and Religious leaders.
It was a brief consultation made all over;
mainly this was how to carry the peace day ceremony and peace
match in the region.
In our schedule we have planned to start direct
involvement with our stake holders as from 17th Sept 2005, to clearly identify good strategies and ways of jointly
celebrating the peace day.
Our
target audience.
Peace working groups.
- Youth.
- Women.
- Elders.
- Militia
officers.
6. Local authorities.
7. School
children.
8. Business
groups.
9. Former
Government officers.
10. Sports groups.
11. Networks.
Ceremony
and its speeches.
The arrangement of the
ceremony was identified two committees an arrangement and refreshment
committee to facilitate the festivals.
The festival started as follows:-
It started eight in the morning
of 21st September 2005, all those who were
invited come and the ceremony begun and it was attended by 300
participants of different parts of the community including NGOs,
C.B. Os and Local Authority.
.Hassan Adan Mohamed from Isha human
rights was coordinating the program and started program by Opening
with Koran.
The
occasion officially opened by Nurudiin representing international
agencies and in his speech he focused the importance of peace
and explained that its global festival in the world to mark
such a day and he thanked the organizers of the workshop and
those who participated.
Bay Child protection Network:-Ibrahim
Ahmed Shegow
The chair person of CPN in Baidoa also addressed
the need for peace and our role as communities, he added that
children are vulnerable to the problems and we must contribute
to any peace processes.
Bay women network.
Hawa Hussein adan. - She welcomed the
participants and explained the importance of the day “Women
are the most vulnerable of conflicts”. And then thanked to the
organizers of this occasion and participants.
Community care center.
Chairperson of CCC Mr. Mohamed Abdi Mayow briefly
explained the importance of the day and he said it’s important
that well all engage our self to promote peace and plan on how
we can co-operate to form our regional autonomy so that we can
cope up with the on going Somali politics and save our people
from sufferings.
Isha
human rights organization.
Alin
hilowle Hassan spoke on the conflict that has ravaged all the
communities in bay region of Somalia
socio-politically and economically, he also explained that during
conflicts grave human rights violations happens and mass displacements
and therefore he urged and requested the participants of the
ceremony to stand for peace and help innocent civilians to be
saved.
Elders-Abdullahi
sheikh Hamud. “Today is the world Peace day” and then he
said if all of us here are true of what we are doing and we
stand for a change we can do, please fear GOD and let us forgive
each other and force our people to negotiate and build trust
among ourselves.
Religious leader
Sheikh Hassan Doyow. Addressed about
Islam and the importance of Peace explained how Allah has emphasized
in his Koran and in the prophets sayings, he gradually requested
all the people living in the region to solve disputes and be
the parents of peace.
Poets.
Mohamed Hassan Osman (Aanjeex) and Isaack abgaalow. Addressed about the importance of peace.
Bay haw Band
After the conclusion of the speeches of participants,
Bay haw Band performed a drama concerning Peace, and sung songs
about the importance of peace.
Strategies Used in celebrating
the day.
- Consultation
meetings.
- Drama
Shows.
- Media
coverage.
- Speeches
in the ceremony.
- Slogans.
- Message
development.
- Dissemination
Peace declarations.
- Dissemination
of Kofi Annans Speeches.
- Audio
visual.
- Peace
matches.
- Poetries.
- Religious
lectures.
- Minute
of Silence.
Weakness and challenges.
Communities not very much familiar with the
peace day and needs more orientation.
Achievements.
I.
Successful Celebration of the peace
day.
II.
Mass participations.
III.
Integrations among the community.
IV.
Vibrant civil society oriented.
V.
Successful peace matching.
Baaq
Nabadeed
Baydhabo
soomaaliya.
Ayadoo ay maantu
tahay maalinta nabada aduunka ee ku began 21 September
2005, Lagana xusayo dhammaan daafaha aduunka oo dhan loona aqoonsaday
in ay noqoto maalinta nahbada aduunka Sanadkasta 21September
in laxuso ayaa anagoo kafaideysaneeyno munaasabadaan nabada
laguxusaayo ayaan waxaan baaq nabadeed ujeedinneynaa dhammaan
umada somaaliyeed meel kastoo ay jooganba,gaar ahaan kuwa kudhaqan
gobolada Bay,Bakool iyo Gedo iyadoo ay geysteen dagaallada xadgudubyo
Isugu jira
Dil,kufsi,dhawaco,jirdil iyo barakac, bulshaduna ay laildarantahay
tacadiyadaan aan joogsiga laheen oo lagula kaco shacabka aan
waxba galabsan.
Haddaba Anagoo
kala aha hayadaha aan dowliga aheyn oo isku baheeystay
xusida muunaasaba daan ayaan waxaan soo jeedineynaa:-
1.
In
la taageero dadaallada nabadeeynta isla markaana loo istaago
sidii loo dhameystri lahaa nabadeynta.
2. In
laga hortago falkasta oo dhalin kara iska horimaad.
3.
In
si wada jir ah looguguntado sida loo joojin lahaa dadaalada
soo noqo noqda.
4.
In
lacanbaareyo ruux kasatoo loo arka in uu bulshada dhexdeeda
ku abaabula dagaal sokeeyo danbe.
5.
In
la dhowro nabada iyo xuquuqda aadanaha.
Mosques/Public
stadiums/Schools
|
Baidoa.
|
Amounts of people
|
Observations
|
|
Jamia.
|
Baidoa
|
4500.
|
|
|
Alrahma
|
Baidoa
|
6000.
|
|
|
Bulo jimac
|
Baidoa
|
1200.
|
|
|
Baidoa Stadium.
|
Baidoa
|
3000.
|
|
|
Baidoa Model School
|
Baidoa
|
1500
|
|
|
Aran Girls primary School
|
Baidoa
|
320
|
|
|
Salahudii primary and secondary school.
|
Baidoa
|
1800
|
|
Organized by:
GAP Somalia.
|
Event
|
Community
|
People participants
|
|
Drama
Show.
|
Somali Communities
|
Grass root people
|
|
Lectures and Debates
|
Somali Communities
|
Youth, women and School Children
|
|
|
|
|
PRAYING FOR PEACE and MINUTES
OF SILENCE Time: 12 o’clock PM
DATE:
21st SEPTEMBER Promoted
by: GAP Somalia
and Mosques.
TOTAL 18,300
Media covered:
. National Television and National radios will
cover and report the events.
