Promoting Peace
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Unity football Match for Peace
Peace building is one of the focuses of ASCOA in which they create awareness and educate the communities/ population on promoting peace building in the society, a world where peace reigns amongst all. Peace building is more effective at the community level where needs are known and solutions come from collaboration and cooperation between all sectors of society and with this, we are able to understand and tolerate one another. Thus, the members of ASCOA join the international community to mark with a theme: “UNITY FOOTBALL MATCH FOR PEACE” day through a friendly football match for peace between the members and volunteers of ASCOA and members of surveyors and friend’s veteran club scheduled on Saturday the 21st of September 2019 at 9am in Buea town stadium to commemorate the international day of peace.
ASCOA Activities for Peace Day
Both Members and volunteers of ASCOA and members of surveyors and friend’s veteran club joined together in Buea Town stadium at 9am, followed by group pictures taken with the other party, a march-past with the banner and peace crane in commemorating the international day of peace. It was immediately followed by a football match with the members and volunteers of ASCOA and members of surveyors and friend’s veteran club in which they played for one hour thirty minutes (1:30 mins- 45-45mins). The scores were rated at thus: (2- 3) 2 for members and volunteers of ASCOA and 3 for the surveyors and friend’s veteran club.
Capacity to transform
After the football match, we had a peace crane where we took pictures and demonstrated with the members of surveyors and friend’s veteran club. Also the CEO of ASCOA (Mr Linus Embe) was being interviewed by the Hi-TV where he made the general public to understand the purpose for celebrating the international day of peace. He also said that peace, means the capacity to transform conflict with empathy without violence. He also makes mention of peace as a concept of societal friendship and harmony and that peace can only be implemented when everyone is ready to stand for peace and to be an ambassador for peace building.
Veteran Club
Members and volunteers of ASCOA and the members of surveyors and friend‘s veteran club all move to ASCOA office at Bunduma immediately the football match at Buea town stadium. There, everyone took their seats and the health director (Mr Anye) acted as the MC for the occasion where he called to the attention of everyone by introducing the president of ASCOA to give a brief talk. The president of ASCOA acknowledged everyone present and told them to feel free at home by giving a warm welcome to everyone present. He further appreciated all those who took part in the football match and participated in the activities for the day which was indeed a success. More so, after the he finished talking, the MC asked the president of surveyors and friend’s veteran club to give a brief talk also. He thanked the ASCOA family for inviting them in our midst to join and commemorate the international day of peace that they are grateful to ASCOA family for thinking about them to take part in such an activity. He went further to say, their doors are widely open to receive further invitations from ASCOA and to also invite them when they have their own activities.
