Caraga celebrates Peace month
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Sept 22 (PIA) -- A series of
activities were conducted in the region, in line with this year’s Peace Month
celebration.
The celebration is organized by the Caraga
Region Institute of Peace (CRIP), Caraga Youth Leaders’ Network CYLN),
Generation Peace Network, in partnership with the Commission on Human Rights
(CHR) Caraga, Department of Education (DepEd) Caraga, Local Government of
Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur State University (SDSSU) and Butuan City Vice
Mayor atty. Lawrence Fortun.
CRIP Chairperson and Executive Director Rex
Ybañez said students from different schools actively participated in the
different activities set for the month-long celebration as advocates of peace.
“This is the biggest peace celebration of the
year here in Caraga region. Students from different schools were united in its
aim for peace and development,” said Ybañez.
Series of campus tours were conducted by the
organizers at the following schools: 1) Sunrise Christian College on Aug. 24;
2) Lumbocan National High School on Sept. 5; and 3) Agusan Colleges on Sept.
12.
Along with the conduct of campus tours for
peace, poster and story-making contests, the DepEd Butuan City and Agusan del
Sur also conducted the simultaneous division-wide Student Leaders and Advisers’
Seminar on Peace and Human Rights.
On Sept. 21, the Caraga State University, Holy
Child Colleges of Butuan and Father Urios High School also conducted the same
seminar held at their respective schools.
The CRIP is a nonprofit institution with purpose
to create and establish civic engagement, education and leadership development
opportunities for Caraganons to support peace initiatives at the grassroots
level, and advocate for policies which support peace and unity. (RER/JPG/PIA-Caraga)
