As part of planning for the International Day of Peace set to take place on 21st September, 2017, GNRC–Bosnia and Herzegovina led by the Women's Association for Interreligious Dialogue in Family and Society (Mosaic) working in partnership with the World Vision International, held an awareness workshop for women in Zenica. The one-day event was to empower women to be change agents in their communities. The workshop brought together ninety (90) participants from the Catholic and Islamic community.

Topics such as the Role of Women in Ending Violence Against Children and the Role of Women in Peace Building were discussed. Participants also explored the significance of a woman in child upbringing. With the emergence of violent extremist groups, it was deemed necessary to educate participants on ways of preventing radicalization and violent extremism, and how to tell the ‘Tell-Tell Signs’ of a child exposed to violent extremism.
 

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Strengthening GNRC Network in Africa

The GNRC Secretary General, Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali met with Ms. Saydoon Sayed and Sr. Gladonald Chikelue, coordinators of GNRC South Africa and Nigeria respectively, at the Arigatou International Nairobi offices on 31st August 2017. Also present during the meeting was Dr. Dorcas Kiplagat, GNRC’s Network and Programs Coordinator. They discussed many issues including ways to strengthen the GNRC Network in the two countries and Africa as a whole.

Dr. Ali commended the coordinators’ efforts in upholding the values of the organisation through their activities in the first half of 2017. Other issues such as resource mobilization at local level were discussed. The coordinators applauded Arigatou International’s effort towards a successful GNRC 5th Forum since it exposed them to worldwide perspectives on ending violence against children.

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