PeaceJam Mentors training held in Accra

The 2016 Ghana edition of the PEACEJAM youth leadership conference has unofficially began with a mentors training in Accra.

The training held on Saturday is aimed at equipping the 30 mentors with the necessary skills they need in coaching this year's peace jamers from Ghana expected at the two days conference with Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee of Liberia.

The conference will be hosted by the West Africa Centre for Peace Foundation.

The foundation has its core mandates as promoting peaceful coexistence and respect for all, empowering the young generation through education and skills building in nonviolence, human rights and advocacy for social change in schools and communities. It is the official chapter of the PeaceJam Foundation in Ghana.

PeaceJam is an international education program built around Nobel Peace Prize Laureates who works personally with youth to pass on the spirit, skills, and wisdom they embody. The goal of PeaceJam is to inspire a new generation of leaders who will transform themselves, their local communities, and the world.

The PeaceJam Program sparks commitment to justice and peace, builds cross-cultural understanding, increases social responsibility, global awareness, academic performance, provides positive role models and engages students in service-learning.

About 400 peacejamers, comprising Junior and Senior High School students from Accra and Eastern region are expected at the conference scheduled to take place on 24th and 25th June 2016 at the University of Ghana.

Young people between 14 and 20 years, as well as their adult advisers, would have the opportunity to spend two days interacting with the world leader for peace. Participating in workshops around current issues, volunteer projects, and family groups.

Leymah Gbowee received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for her leadership of a nonviolent women’s movement that unified Christians and Muslims to end the 14-year civil war in Liberia.