TEGLA LOROUPE PEACE FOUNDATION

3rd July 2010 – 7th Edition of Moroto Peace Race
 Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation will this year be hosting its 7th edition of Moroto Peace Race, in Moroto Uganda on 3rd July 2010 in Moroto township.
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Our mission, our vision, our measure of success

 TEGLA LOROUPE PEACE ACADEMY (TLPA)

 
Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation (TLPF) is a Registered Charity in Kenya under the PERPETUAL SUCCESSION ACT, CHAPTER 164, LAWS of KENYA. The charity is in honor of Tegla Chepkite Loroupe, a renowned international athlete who has dedicated her track and field achievements, skills and friends to promote peaceful coexistence and socio-economic development of poor and marginalized pastoralists and agro-pastoralists:  men, women and children in the Greater Horn of Africa Region.


OUR VISION.
"A Peaceful, Prosperous and just world in which sports is a unifying and livelihood factor".
           
OUR  MISSION
"To improve Peace Building, Livelihoods and Resilience of poor people affected by and vulnerable to conflicts and civil strife in the world".

OUR AMBITION.
"TLPF aims to become the leading international authority in the realm of conflict resolution and poverty reduction strategies. TLPF will build on its own distinctive and unique approach to conflict resolution and peace building while envisaging a lasting peace not only in the Sub Saharan Africa but also in other parts of the world wrecked and mutilated by conflicts". 

TLPF KEY PROGRAMMES

1. Peace Building and Conflict Mitigation Programme
• Peace Races
• Peace forums and peace gala
• Consultative Security Forum
  Community
  Cross border
  Early warning networks
• Warriors Athletic Training Camp
• Conflict sensitivity, development Planning (Conflict Impact Assessment-CIA)
• Volunteer non violent peace movement (peace volunteerism).

2. Education for Peace Programme
• Academy
• Girl Child Support
• Sponsorships Computer Distribution to Schools/Text Books
• Exchange Visits
• Promotion of Cultural Peace Initiatives (Cultural festivals, Peace Museum, Peace March)
• Community Free Play Radio Distribution
• Orphanage Homes for Conflict Victims
• Polytechnic Initiative

3. Enterprise and Livelihoods Programme
• Dairy Project
o Livestock Market
o Livestock policy
o Livestock insurance
o Milk processing and marketing
o Modern slaughter house
o Veterinary services
• Restocking , De-stocking
• Micro-Financing (women/youth)

4. Environment for Peace Programme
• Environment
• Afforestation
• Income generation from natural resources (aloe Vera, Gum Arabica, Gem stones)
• Water preservation and harvesting
• Soil Conservation
 
5. Research
Community radios
  National Peace Radios

6. Communication Programme



 
 
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