1. AMBON Young Ambassadors for Peace (YAP), Ms. Onya Debi Sriyanti Ely

2. Young Ambassadors for Peace Our Activities in Peace Building   Prepared by YAP Maluku - Ms Onya Ely   for Uniting Church in Australia’s 12th Assembly   Sydney, July 2009

3. Peace is a mission…not a choice

4. Comprises 3 components :   Training   Networking   Movement To develop “peace culture” in societies suffering conflict in the Asia and Pacific regions

5. Vision : A peaceful world through the promotion of interfaith dialogue and the empowerment of local communities thus enabling a peaceful cross cultural co-existence become a reality for all

6. Mission To actively engage in interfaith dialogue, peace building and human development

7. YAP Everywhere 1. 1. Ambon, Indonesia 2. 2. Mindanao, Philippines 3. 3. Honiara, Solomon Island 4. 4. Papua new Guinea 5. 5. Burma 6. 6. North East India

8. Ambon, Indonesia

9. YOU ARE YOU WORD (Principally in YAP) TO BE A PEACE MAKER We hold fast to our words. We learn that our words is our commitment and it’s not just sweet words. We strive for a better YAP by learning from our previous mistakes and successes

10.   Workshop since 2003 – 2009   Interfaith Youth Discussion and Fast together on Ramadhan month between Muslim and Christian   Peace Camp   Youth Camp   Youth Dialog: Understanding Pela and Gandong   Mini-Workshop: Dealing with fighting between schools   Anti-Liquor Campaign   Gathering 2008 YAP AMBON: Activity since foundation

11.   Capacity Building Training:- How to write proposal and- Program Management and Organization Management   Capacity Building Training:- How to write Report- Writing Skill, Documentation skill and public speaking skill   Capacity Building Training: Financial Management   Capacity Building Training: How to develop effective and impacted program

12. WORK IMPACT  Now people in Maluku (the communities we assisted) understand and realize that it is very important to live in a peaceful environment  Those who participated in our workshops and discussions now understand how to deal with --or to solve-- problems in non provocative and non violence ways  Now we have network in whole world (whose representatives participated in our workshop and discussions

13. CHALLENGES  A continuous and smooth communication is very important, and must always be maintained.  Very limited income of the people in the communities/villages, where most people are jobless  There are still sources of conflict among others, such as land borders, and addiction to alcohol  There are still trauma, prejudice in each other

14. OUR WEAKNESSES  It was not easy to get people who are willing to commit themselves to work for peace  It was not easy to making mutual understanding after conflict between Moslem and Christian

15. ACHIEVEMENTS  The people in the communities/villages are eager to live in peace  The people in the communities/villages are willing to be agents of peace  In general, the people of Ambon and another country like to help others, although sometimes it was hard to encourage them to work together with each other We have spirit, idea, commitment to be a peace maker wherever we are because We Are We Word

16. PLAN FOR THE FUTURE 1. 1. Sustainable/continuous village/group/community discussions 2. 2. To make the communities work together in social events like cultural shows (peace through culture), in other voluntary social works 3. 3. To continue the Conflict Management Workshops

17.   We realized that there are many young people we haven’t touched, many youth in trauma and resiliency need to be rescued and many effort need to put forward to prevent and to create an immune community to future conflict.

18. Therefore, we need support from all party to continue this mission. YAP in the whole world will live everyday to... Think Peace... Talk peace... and Live Peace... Because YOU ARE YOU WORD

19. OUR GRATITUDE Most of what we have done was because of the help from the Uniting Church. So on this opportunity I, represent all YAP members would like to present our very high gratitude for the Uniting Church and its congregations for your effort to also make us being able to help our people how to live in peace and keep it like that generation to generation. We are nothing, we are unable, we cannot afford to repay what you all have done to us, but believe that we always pray for the Uniting Church, for its congregations and all your efforts, and for all of you who are willing to share from what you have, with us and with those who need help, that the Almighty God will bless you all in your work, your life, and your family!

20. thank you! AMATOOO!!