AMBONYoung Ambassadors for Peace (YAP),Ms. Onya Debi Sriyanti Ely

Young Ambassadors for Peace

Our Activities in Peace Building

Prepared by YAP Maluku - Ms Onya Ely for Uniting Church in Australia’s 12th Assembly Sydney, July 2009

Peace is a mission…not a choice

Comprises 3 components :

Training Networking Movement

To develop “peace culture” in societies

suffering conflict in the Asia and

Pacific regions

Vision :

A peaceful world through the promotion of interfaith dialogue and the

empowerment of local communities thus enabling a peaceful cross cultural co-existence become a reality for all

Mission

To actively engage in interfaith dialogue, peace building and

human development

YAP Everywhere

1. Ambon, Indonesia2. Mindanao, Philippines3. Honiara, Solomon Island4. Papua new Guinea5. Burma6. North East India

Ambon, Indonesia

YOU ARE YOU WORD(Principally in YAP)

TO BE A PEACE MAKER

We hold fast to our words. We learn that our words is our commitment and it’s not just  sweet words. We strive for a better YAP by learning from our previous mistakes

and successes

Workshop since 2003 – 2009 Interfaith Youth Discussion and Fast together on

Ramadhan month between Muslim and Christian Peace Camp   Youth Camp  Youth Dialog: Understanding Pela and Gandong  Mini-Workshop: Dealing with fighting between schools  Anti-Liquor Campaign Gathering 2008

YAP AMBON: Activity since foundation

Capacity Building Training:- How to write proposal and- Program Management and Organization Management

Capacity Building Training:- How to write Report- Writing Skill, Documentation skill and public speaking skill

Capacity Building Training: Financial Management

Capacity Building Training: How to develop effective and impacted program

WORK IMPACT

Now people in Maluku (the communities we assisted) understand and realize that it is very important to live in a peaceful environment

Those who participated in our workshops and discussions now understand how to deal with --or to solve-- problems in non provocative and non violence ways

Now we have network in whole world (whose representatives participated in our workshop and discussions

CHALLENGES

A continuous and smooth communication is very important, and must always be maintained.Very limited income of the people in the communities/villages, where most people are jobless

There are still sources of conflict among others, such as land borders, and addiction to alcohol

There are still trauma, prejudice in each other

OUR WEAKNESSES

It was not easy to get people who are willing to commit themselves to work for peace

It was not easy to making mutual understanding after conflict between Moslem and Christian

ACHIEVEMENTS

The people in the communities/villages are eager to live in peaceThe people in the communities/villages are willing to be agents of peaceIn general, the people of Ambon and another country like to help others, although sometimes it was hard to encourage them to work together with each other

We have spirit, idea, commitment to be a peace maker wherever we are because We Are We Word

PLAN FOR THE FUTURE

1. Sustainable/continuous village/group/community discussions

2. To make the communities work together in social events like cultural shows (peace through culture), in other voluntary social works

3. To continue the Conflict Management Workshops

We realized that there are many young people we haven’t touched, many youth in trauma and resiliency  need to be rescued and many effort need to put forward to prevent and to create an immune community to future conflict.

Therefore, we need support from all party to continue this mission. YAP in

the whole world will live everyday to ... Think Peace... Talk peace... and

Live Peace...

Because YOU ARE YOU WORD

OUR GRATITUDEMost of what we have done was because of the help

from the Uniting Church. So on this opportunity I, represent all YAP members would like to present our

very high gratitude for the Uniting Church and its congregations for your effort to also make us being able to help our people how to live in peace and keep it like

that generation to generation.We are nothing, we are unable, we cannot afford to

repay what you all have done to us, but believe that we always pray for the Uniting Church, for its congregations and all your efforts, and for all of you who are willing to share from what you have, with us and with those who

need help, that the Almighty God will bless you all in your work, your life, and your family!

thank you!AMATOOO!!