International Youth Leadership Program
June 30 - July 8, 2003
Volta Hall, University of Legon Ghana
“YOUTH UNITED FOR A GREATER
UNDERSTANDING”
jointly organized by Children of the Earth, Inc.;
Office of the Secretary General of the
United Nations on Children in Armed Conflict;
and Apeadu
Children’s Peace Center
The Second International Youth Leadership
Program of the Apeadu Peace Center began on the 30th of
June 2003 with a prayer led by Chief Nana Apeadu (Ghana)
followed by Audrey Kitigawa's recitation of Gayantri Mantra.
The audience after the recitation took turns to introduce
themselves and the missions of the organizations they
represented. Dr. Nina Meyerhof described Apeadu
Peace Center as an initiative of Chief Nana Apeadu Yiadom
II with the support of Children of
the Earth (USA) and the Office of the Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General on
Children and Armed Conflict. The conference brought together over seventy
participants from fifteen countries. Also in attendance were
ninty members of a spiritual
family from Hawaii.
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Shri Shri Shri Saidas Baba, Sai Foundation, India
Osei Boakye Yiadom II Nana Apeadu, Apeadu Peace Center, Ghana
Nina Lynn Meyerhof, Children of the Earth, U.S.A.
Nana Audrey Kitagawa, Advisor to the UN Secretary-General’s
Special Representative on Children and
Armed Conflict
Participants delivered a total of
twenty-four presentations and workshops. Each was
followed by a question and answer session. The theme was
peace education. Knowing full well that world peace
begins with personal peace, the challenges of HIV/AIDS and
health issues were among the areas of focus.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (left to right)
Shri Shri Shri Saidas Baba,
Nana Audrey Kitagawa,
Osei Boakye Yiadom II Nana Apeadu,
Nina Lynn Meyerhof
©2003 Children of the Earth, Inc.