AMMAN — Al-Ghad newspaper signed a
memorandum of understanding with
Generations for Peace, emphasizing the daily
newspaper’s role in supporting social responsibility and contributing to
raising awareness about social cohesion and peace building.
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The memorandum was signed on behalf of Generation
for Peace by its Chairman Dr Muhannad Al-Arabiyat, and on behalf of Al-Ghad by
Director-General Ala Al-Qassim.
Under the memo, Al-Ghad will shed light on the
message of Generations for Peace and its role, in cooperation with its
volunteers, in implementing its various programs aimed at consolidating a
culture of peace.
Arabiyat expressed his appreciation for the
partnership. He said “At Generations for Peace, we are working on building
fruitful partnerships in order to deliver our message to a wide base of local
and global audiences, and to all stakeholders involved in our business.”
“Our partnership with a reputable and reliable local
media agency, like Al-Ghad, comes within the framework of our continuous
endeavor to focus on the impact we are making in the field of peacebuilding,
which contributes to multiplying it and leaving a larger imprint at the level
of societies,” he added.
Qassim said the partnership with Generations for
Peace, “provides an opportunity for us to demonstrate our commitment to
improving local communities.”
He said both institutions share a “common goal,”
which “is to change the lives of societies for the better by increasing
communication between their members, strengthening their bonds, and supporting
young people to become leaders of change for the better within their
societies.”
“All initiatives adopted by Generations for Peace
reflect the positive energy of the community, as well as achieving success
stories in transforming various types of conflicts into points of convergence
between young leaders who will be the change makers in the future, in addition
to promoting the values of tolerance and responsible citizenship,” Qassim
explained.
He asserted that Al-Ghad newspaper “always believes
that dialogue is the best practice to confront violence and conflict, which is
at the heart of the organization’s work.”
Generations for Peace is a non-profit organization
founded by HH Prince Faisal bin Al-Hussein, and works to consolidate a culture
of peace in the world at the grass-roots level to transform conflicts and
disputes into sustainable peace.
Generations for Peace works to expand the scope of
its activities in
local communities to include all Jordanian governorates. It
also establishes programs on an international scale to support young people of
all cultural backgrounds.
Methods used include sports, arts, dialogue,
advocacy, empowerment, and media as an entry point to engage young people, and
to enable them to transform their struggle in local communities to create
opportunities for change, in line with Jordanian values of acceptance,
tolerance and unity.
Since its inception in 2007, Generations for Peace has
witnessed rapid growth, as it has trained, mentored and directly supported more
than 19,450 male and female youth leaders, and positively impacted the lives of
1.5 million people from 52 countries around the world.
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