PEACE TOTO is a platform for the young people to explore their potential and capabilities in peace building.The program aims to promote a healthy lifestyle for young people based on peace building and human right issues and will include art as tools of good practice.Therefore, PEACE TOTO program is a platform for Kenyan children to pass a message of PEACE through ARTISTIC activities towards peace building and agitation for children rights.
While the extent of the 2007-2008 in Kenya crisis were devastating, the deadly conflict perpetuated a pattern of violence that has repeatedly marred Kenya's tribal notions. Issues including widespread impunity, high rates of youth unemployment, food insecurity, and lack of land reform have consistently plagued Kenya's citizens.Women and children end up suffering most, and total distortion of human rights is experienced, and children are never given opportunities to air views
By investing in grassroots peace building and civic education, coordinating preventive diplomatic efforts, encouraging greater accountability from the Kenyan government and preparing to respond rapidly to any violence that might occur, Master Peace Kenya can empower children to make concrete contributions toward reducing/preventing future crisis and agitate for their own rights as they will have medium of presenting their grievances.
The program involves youth people between the age of 7 to 15 years that will be actively involved and organize different artistic activities throughout the project, such as songs, skits, presentations from their communities, team building, sport games and cultural events. This will greatly help to develop and curate thematic of peace building, healing and reconciliation processes in Kenya.The program aims to train and impart children with peace building and conflict resolution skills.
