How To Engage And Bring Community Together To Teach Peace

One of the questions asked by leaders around the world and community leaders is a greater understanding of FIC role.

That's why we created this blog which will later develop to a professional official blog, for peace, development, educating and inspiring communities by using the Power of Football.

To Celebrate the Efforts ad Hard Work of the Team, I'd like to share briefly exactly what has been achieved so far.

I'll upload very soon the report from each community and it reveals the hard work of FIC; the many miles they had travel, the commuication and meetings with community leaders and community members.

So I'll upload these reports very soon as pdf documents.

For now, here are some of the achievements and the results.

2006 - 2010
In 2006, I wanted to find a way to bring the communities in DR Congo together, particularly South Kivu.

It had to be done without force and it had to be with knowing how to engage all the community leaders, tribe leaders and get them involved.

It was a huge task because our major challenge was funding.

And yet, we are now, in 2010 and FIC, Football between communities achieved what seemed impossible. What has been achieved are the following:

1. South Kivu Unity Festival which was also broadcasted live on TV and Radio. Its purpose was to unify all communities from all territories of South Kivu.

Bringing people together and who have not been in touch and in contact with each other, for more than 10 years. We filmed everything; we have the tapes because we know results matter.

We also had the vision to create a global platform to let everyone see the work.

2. School For Peace. Its aim and purpose to empower young people; who we know will be the next generate for our country; and the next leaders.

We educated about peace, tolerance, reconciliation and how they can engaged in the development of their community they live in and as a country as whole.

3. Working with Youth Centres. We educated the youth centres about the danger of conflict caused by war; and how they can prevent disease, such as HIV.

4. Sansibilsation - Community Engagement. To empower people the community to work together, live together without fear conflict, discrimination, racism and cultural clashes.

The FIC workers travelled to different villages and going to different community; meetings, with community leaders and people within the community by expressing the message of peace, tolerance and unity.

Desbon Bushiri
Sport For Peace Expert
FIC Coordinator