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Mia Farrow in Guinea to Launch SFCG and UNICEF Peacebuilding Program

2010 May 10
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Very important elections are to take place in the Republic of Guinea on June 27th. The elections are intended return the country to civilian rule after the 2008 coup by junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara. September 2009 saw violent reaction to opposition protestors during which at least 157 people were killed. A UN panel recommended that Camara and others be tried by the International Criminal Court for “Crimes Against Humanity,” for the massacre. A failed assassination attempt on Camara this past December put General Sekoouba Konate in power while Camara recovers. There are some doubts about whether or not the elections will go as planned but Konate has said that the transition back to civil rule will go as planned.

Goodwill Ambassador and actress, Mia Farrow (media.prsa.org)

In the lead up to these elections, Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow traveled to Guinea to launch a youth peacebuilding program, implemented by Search for Common Ground and UNICEF.  The project will encourage youth (who make up 30% of Guinea’s population) to be peaceful actors of change.

SFCG Guinea Country Director, Quentin Kanyatsi says, “Through our programme, young people learn about their rights, non violent ways of dealing with adversarial situations, and about democratic change. Better informed, they are able to resist political manipulations and will become a non violent drive of positive change during and beyond the transition in Guinea.”

Read the full article here.

Check out what else SFCG is doing in Guinea.

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