Thursday, March 14, 2013

Peace Bench Event




So thing are going great. The office held the first peace bench event, which included a group of youth leaders from different informal settlements around Nairobi. We also invited a group of pastors and bishops from different communities in Nairobi. Together we had a discussion about peace, being agents of peace, what is our role as a leader, etc. The second part of the event involved working on the peace bench. Weeks before, the office has told the youth leaders to collect plastic bags. The person who collects the most bags (calculate by weight) would receive a prize. Once all the bags were brought and weighed, we got stated working. The group helped stuff plastic bottles with plastic grosser bags. These plastic bottles become hard and will be used to construct the peace bench. At the end of the event, we were able to fill 70 bottles in just 3 hours time. We are hoping to hold another event to reach the 200 stuff bottles we need for the bench.

I really enjoyed hearing the discussion about peace and hearing the different question and issues that people brought up. It was great to meet all the people and talk with them about their communities. It was also good to see everyone working together and taking the first step toward our goal.
 
The next week we saw the office close as people lined up to vote for the elections. During this time I was just watching the local news coverage of the elections and seeing the numbers come in.

I am now back at the office and starting work again. It is nice to see the people at the office again. Things are still a little slow around here and the rain has made the streets muddy. I think it might be time to buy some rain boots and an umbrella.











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