A total of 30 participants from different walks of life and different ethnic communities took part in the one-day event, which was led by Sanja Angelovska, a certified Generations For Peace Pioneer and a master's degree student in conflict resolution.

Angelovska was helped by a group of six Generations For Peace delegates, whom she had trained on the principles of working with children and youth in multi-ethnic societies during the peace building training programme she organised herself in April this year.

"I am very happy to be continuing the peace building efforts in my community," she said.

"My fellow delegates and I are devoted to achieving a peaceful society filled with dialogue, tolerance, respect and responsible citizenship.

"It is up to us as community leaders to bring about positive change, so we will keep working on it."

During the event, values-based peace building education and sport-based games and activities were presented to teachers from two selected schools in Skopje as well as parents whose children are attending those schools.


The media representatives who followed Angelovska's previous programmes also expressed interest in attending the event, organised at a moment when ethnic tensions are increasing in Macedonia, which became recognised by the United Nations (UN) in 1993 after the break-up of former Yugoslavia during the 1990's Balkans conflicts.

"I am very happy to attend this event with parents and other teachers and to see the commitment and passion of these young leaders who want to see change among our children and peace for generations to come," said Sonja Nikolova, a teacher from Naum Naumovski-Borche.

Muhamad Duraki, a Generations For Peace delegate who helped deliver event, also expressed the importance of it.

"Only people who are willing and ready to change their communities can actually create change," Duraki said.

"We want to see change in our community and we are willing and ready to make it happen."

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