By Ghati Mahenye- Voices of North Mara Youth
Youth taking
part in transforming conflicts in villages around North Mara Gold Mine have
been provided with more modern equipments that will help them collect information
aimed at transforming conflicts.
The equipments
included laptops cameras, tape recorders and advanced mobile phones that are
suitable for new media practices.
Search for Common
Ground (SFCG) donated the equipments yesterday under its project called Youth
in Transformation of Conflict in Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining (YTCASM).
A total of
80 youth from Ingwe and Bwirege secondary schools are involved in implementing
the project under the coordination SFCG, an international non- profit making
organization supporting conflict transformation in the area.
Ms
Chresensia Joseph and Mr Emmanuel Mabodo, both officials from SFCG at Tarime office
handed over the equipments to the youth on behalf of the organization.
“ It is now
time for you to go to the field and collect useful information that will help transform
conflicts and save children from
engaging in artisanal and small scale mining “,Ms Chresensia said on her brief
handing over remarks .
The youth promised to make good use of the equipment.
In June this year, the youth received a special
training on research and journalism techniques
under the project that has also been given green light by key
stakeholders including local leaders.
They are conducting research on a number of issues mostly in
relation to children seen working in artisanal and small scale mining areas
during schools hours.
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Mr Emmanuel Mabodo from SFCG Tarime office hands over
laptop to chairman of Voices of North Mara Youth chairperson at Ingwe secondary
school Samson Kihinda
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| Mariam John, a student of Ingwe secondary school displays one of the modern cameras that will be used by Voices of North Mara Youth in implementing Youth in Transformation of Conflict in Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining project. Close to her from left is an official from Search for Common Ground (SFCG) Tarime Office Ms Chresensia Joseph |
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