Let’s Make Peace Festival
PURPOSE
Explain progress on the peace process and the agreed points to youth.
IMPLEMENTATION DATES
2015-2016WHO DID IT TARGET?
- University students
REACH
110.000
Young people participated at different universities
ACTIVITIES
- General and specialized talks on the Peace Agreement’s contents
- Learning activities, art displays, and delivery of pedagogical materials on the Peace Agreement
PLACE OF OCCURRENCE
IMPLEMENTING PARTIES
- Office of the President of Colombia
- Regional university partners
FUNDERS
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Office of the President of Colombia
- Regional university partners
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
LECCIONES APRENDIDAS
- The communication strategy for young people must be active and proactive regarding the benefits of peace, leveraging university-facilitated spaces for interaction.
- It is necessary to provide information in a timely and transparent way in order to avoid speculation and information gaps.
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