Highlighting Wars to Promote Peace: Forgotten Diaries Explores
"War in the east, war in the west War up north, war down south War, war, rumours of war" It is a little known fact that dozens of wars are currently being waged around the world. Outside of the Middle East , most of these conflicts are shunned by, and receive almost no attention from the media. An even less known fact is that of the vastly untapped potential of young people in these zones and the significant role they can play in peace building. "That until there are no longer first class And second class citizens of any nation Until the colour of a man's skin Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes Me say war" These two little known facts form the heart of the motivation driving the team of seven hard working young people behind ‘Forgotten Diaries’. Forgotten Diaries (FD) is a project which aims to raise awareness of the dire situation facing over 100 million children and youth living in conflict ridden environments. Their ...