COUNTDOWN TO PEACE DAY FORUM 2015

Kigali,

Mille Collines Hotel

28 April

With the generous support of

#PeaceDay #21Sept #PeaceOneDay Event Schedule 2015

REGISTRATION: 8:00 – 9:30

OPENING PLENARY SESSION: 9:30 – 10:10

Welcoming speech from (Founder of Peace One Day) Opening speeches from Said Djinnit ( Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region of Africa), Dr. Jean Baptiste Habyalimana (Executive Secretary, National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (NURC)), Hon. Jean-Philbert Nsengimana (Minister of Youth and ICT), Zoë Compston (Deputy British High Commissioner & Consul, British High Commission to Rwanda).

PEACE DAY 2014 ACTIVATION: 10:10 – 10:40

A panel of speakers, from different sectors of society, who have previously marked Peace Day will discuss the strengths of the day, to offer inspiration and guidance to the attendees for marking Peace Day 2015.

THEMATIC SESSION PART 1: 10:40 – 12:00

-- The role of government, the UN and the international community in promoting Peace Day.

-- How Peace Day can offer a moment of collective action on issues surrounding domestic and sexual violence.

-- How faith groups can unite their communities behind Peace Day.

Finished by Q&A session.

BREAK: 12:00 – 12:15

THEMATIC SESSION PART 2: 12:15 – 13:10

-- How education can inspire young people to get involved in Peace Day.

-- The role of sport and culture in promoting Peace Day.

-- How the private sector can mobilise its consumer and employee base to raise awareness of Peace Day.

Finished by Q&A session.

LUNCH BREAK: 13:10 – 14:10

DISCUSSION GROUPS: 14:10 – 15:30

Four groups focused on NGOs/Faith/Education/Sport & Culture, providing an interactive discussion on how Peace Day can support the work of organisations operating in the region and benefit local communities.

BREAK: 15:30 – 15:45

CLOSING REMARKS: 15:45 – 16:30

Finished by Q&A session with Peace One Day team.

1 Dear Friends,

First of all, I would like to offer my deepest gratitude Of course, April is an important month in Rwanda to you all for coming today to the first Countdown to – I join the world in commemorating those who lost Peace Day Forum here in Kigali. their lives in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. But from those dark days has come hope. The remarkable Thanks to the generous support of the Howard progress that Rwanda has made should be a true G. Buffett Foundation we began the Peace One inspiration to every person across the globe. Day campaign in the Great Lakes region of Africa last year, and it has been truly inspiring to see the I believe Peace Day can be the day we come region embrace Peace Day, 21 September. Last together to overcome divisions and to celebrate our year over 3,000 activities took place across the common humanity. With your help we can make region on the day, including peace marches, this a reality in Rwanda, the Great Lakes region of dedicated peace education lessons, concerts, Africa and beyond. conferences, workshops, prayer groups and large- scale humanitarian efforts such as the distribution of I hope you all enjoy taking part in today’s discussion. aid in IDP camps. Here’s to Peace Day 2015 in Rwanda.

This is an incredible starting point for Peace Day Kind regards, 2015 and here at Peace One Day we are keen to magnify and deepen the engagement of every In peace, sector of society including governments, UN bodies, NGOs, faith communities, schools, corporations and civil society more widely, with the goal of institutionalising Peace Day.

By taking part today we can start the discussion Jeremy Gilley for Peace Day 2015, we can share ideas, voice Founder, Peace One Day opinions and get informed – this can be the first step in ensuring Peace Day 2015 will be the biggest yet.

2 About Peace One Day

Founded in 1999 by filmmaker Jeremy Gilley, Peace One Day is a non-profit organisation that in2001 successfully campaigned the member states of the United Nations to unanimously adopt the first ever annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence with a fixed calendar date– 21 September, Peace Day.

With the day in place, Peace One Day’s objective is now to institutionalise Peace Day, 21 September, making it a day that is self-sustaining, an annual day of global unity, a day of intercultural cooperation on a scale that humanity has never known.

With the support of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Peace One Day is currently engaged in a three-year project focusing on the Great Lakes region of Africa. This campaign seeks to engage with all sectors of society in the region, encouraging all parties to stand together in the name of peace and manifest action on Peace Day, 21 September.

As well as this, Peace One Day utilises the unifying power of sport and culture through our four initiatives: One Day One Goal, Try For Peace, One Day One Dance and Set For Peace to bring people together to celebrate and raise awareness of Peace Day.

Peace One Day Education aims to inspire young people to become the driving force behind the vision of a united and sustainable world by advancing active learning in the areas of reconciliation, intercultural cooperation, and global citizenship – using Peace Day, 21 September as a focus.

3 With the generous support of

Campaign in the Great Lakes region of Africa 2014-2016 Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, ,

Jeremy Gilley “When you build a house, you start with one brick. Founder, Peace One Day If we want to build peace, we should start with one day.”

Overview of 2014 Going forward...

• The free Peace One Day Celebration 2014 at the • We will continue to work with all sectors of Goma International Airport was headlined by society, including governments, UN bodies, five-time Grammy-nominated hip-hop/RnB star NGOs, educational institutions and broader civil Akon, with performances from local artists Lexxus society to help manifest a significant increase in Legal, Dety Darba, Sango’A and Mzee Mbukuli. life-saving and humanitarian activities on Peace • Over 3,000 Peace Day activities were organised Day, 21 September across the region. in the region across all sectors of society. • In the next two years, we aim to distribute free • Major humanitarian activities, organised by our peace education resources across all schools in partners, took place on Peace Day, 21 September. Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi, inspiring new gen- erations to become global peacemakers. • A free peace education resource, developed in collaboration with the DRC Ministry of Education and UNICEF, was distributed to 51,380 primary schools in the DRC.

Countdown to Peace Day Forums 2015 How can Peace Day, 21 September help inspire positive action in the Great Lakes region of Africa?

Purpose • To engage a wide range of stakeholders in the Great Lakes region in order to mobilise activity on Peace Day; • To provide a platform for partners to build new connections and deepen existing relationships in the region; • To share the experiences of and take inspiration from Peace Day 2014; • To exchange ideas on how Peace Day can support the work of organisations operating in the region and benefit local communities.

4 Plenary and Keynote Speakers

Find out who will be speaking at today’s forum.

Peace One Day would like to thank all speakers for their involvement in this event.

All speakers may be subject to change.

OPENING PLENARY

SAID DJINNIT DR. JEAN BAPTISTE HON. ZOË COMPSTON United Nations HABYALIMANA JEAN-PHILBERT Deputy British High Special Envoy of the Executive Secretary, NSENGIMANA Commissioner & Secretary-General National Unity and Minister of Youth Consul, British High for the Great Lakes Reconciliation and ICT Commission to region of Africa Commission (NURC) Rwanda

PEACE DAY 2014 ACTIVATION

SELEMAN NIZEYIMANA ANGE KAMUGISHA REV. SYLVESTRE Founder, The Association Programme Manager, BIZIMANA for Youth Literacy Rwandan Girl Guides General Secretary, and Trades Education Association National Council of (ASOLATE) Churches of Burundi (CNEB)

THEMATIC SESSIONS: THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT, THE UN, AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN PROMOTING PEACE DAY LAMIN FLORIDE TUYISABE MANNEH Unity and Reconciliation Resident Researcher, National Coordinator, Unity and Reconciliation One UN Commission (NURC) HOW PEACE DAY CAN OFFER A MOMENT OF COLLECTIVE ACTION ON ISSUES SURROUNDING CECILE NYIRAMANA BETTY MUTESI PIERRE NZEYIMANA DOMESTIC & SEXUAL Coordinator of Project Manager, Programme Director, VIOLENCE Department of Peace and International Alert in International Rescue Reconciliation (Rwanda), Rwanda and Burundi Committee (IRC) African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries (ALARM)

HOW FAITH GROUPS CAN UNITE THEIR COMMUNITIES BEHIND PEACE DAY THE MOST REV. DR. H.E. MGR. SMARAGDE EMMANUEL ONESPHORE RWAJE MBONYINTEGE MURANGIRA Member of the Board of President, Episcopal Country Director, Directors of the Rwanda Conference of Rwanda Rwanda and PDM/PEACE Plan, and (CEPR) and President, Burundi, Tearfund the Archbishop of the Association of Province of the Anglican Episcopal Conferences Church of Rwanda of Central Africa

HOW EDUCATION CAN INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN PEACE DAY FLORENCE BATONI MARC GWAMAKA Peace Building Programme National Youth Coordinator, Coordinator, Never Again Aegis Trust Rwanda Rwanda (NAR)

THE ROLE OF SPORT & CULTURE IN PROMOTING PEACE DAY

ERIC MURANGWA EUGENE ZACHARIE DUSINGIZIMANA Former Rwandan National Ubumwe Community Center Football Team Captain & Executive Director Founder of Football for Hope, Peace & Unity (FHPU) & FREDERICK NDABARAMIYE UCC Assistant Director Peace One Day Staff

JEREMY GILLEY LIZA BEL LAURENCE KHAN JONATHAN COLLIER CEO & Founder Great Lakes Region Global Campaigns Global Campaigns Programme Coordinator Manager, Faith Manager, NGOs

Liza.Bel@ Laurence.Khan@ Jonathan.Collier@ peaceoneday.org peaceoneday.org peaceoneday.org

KATE STANLEY DANIELA PALOU ROGER BASEDEKE LUNA KEZA Sports Engagement Education DRC Campaigns Rwanda and Burundi Manager Campaigner Coordinator, Faith Campaigns Coordinator, Faith

Kate.Stanley@ Daniela.Palou@ Roger.Basedeke@ Luna.Keza@ peaceoneday.org peaceoneday.org peaceoneday.org peaceoneday.org

BRUIN MAUFE NIK WILLIAMS NICK HINE ALEX MASON Corporate Manager Digital Communications Film Crew Film Crew Manager

Bruin.Maufe@ Nik.Williams@ peaceoneday.org peaceoneday.org

[email protected] St. Georges House, 15 St. George’s Road, www.peaceoneday.org Richmond, TW9 2LE, United Kingdom

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With the generous support of

Previous supporters of Peace One Day

Akon - Five-time Grammy award-nominated hip-hop star Sister Angélique Namaika - Nansen Refugee Award recipient Father Arsène Masumbuko - Deputy Director of Caritas Goma Barbara Bentein - Former UNICEF Representative in the DRC Innoss’B - Youth representative and musician Jean Philbert Nsengimana - Rwandan Minister of Youth and ICT Koen Vervaeke - EU Special Representative to the African Union Lexxus Legal - International musician Maker Mwangu Famba - DRC Minister of Education Martin Kobler - SRSG for the DRC and the Head of MONUSCO Mary Robinson - Former UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region Rebecca Besant - Regional Director, East Africa, Search for Common Ground Robert Kidiaba - DRC national footballer Said Djinnit - UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region Stefano Severe - UNHCR Regional Representative

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