ACDHRS Sunday commenced Nationwide Reconciliation Tour

The African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) and its partners on Sunday commenced a nationwide tour aimed to promote cultural dialogue between women and youth of different ethnic background on the urgency of supporting the peace and reconciliation process.

It is also aimed to mitigate present as well as future conflicts between communities in the Gambia in the four (4) regions stated above.

According to a press release issued by the Institution indicated that the tour would be hold in radio talk shows with Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC).

The community outreach would cover topics centered on, the Mandate of the TRRC and as well as the role of the community in engaging with the TRRC, the release stated.

It is expected to attract a cross section of the public including; religious leader and traditional leaders, women, children, Alkalo and chiefs within the community.

will hold a community outreach and radio talk show on the Peace Building and Reconciliation Process in the Gambia from the 13th – 18th January 2019, at Central River Region, Lower River Region, Upper River Region and North Bank Region of the Gambia.

The Community outreach and radio talk shows are activities under the project ‘Contribution to the Peace and Reconciliation process in The Gambia, through sensitization, dialogue and exchange activities between women and youth at community level’ funded by the Canada Fund for Local Initiative (CFLI) and being implemented by the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) and The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC).