Über die Friedensmission

 

🇬🇪 Mandela Day 2025 – Tbilisi, Georgia

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International Youth Peace Mission – In Solidarity with the Global South

 

📅 Date: 18 July 2025

📍 Venue: Sokhumi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

🎙️ Theme: Memory, Diaspora, Youth & Peace

 

🧭 Event Overview

In commemoration of Nelson Mandela International Day, a high-level international symposium took place at Sokhumi State University in Tbilisi, Georgia. The event gathered distinguished representatives from academia, civil society, youth organizations, and peacebuilding institutions across regions.

 

This impactful gathering served as a vibrant platform to honor the legacy of Nelson Mandela through the lens of youth empowerment, diaspora engagement, and South–South cooperation, with the South Caucasus playing a key bridging role between Africa and Eastern Europe.

 

The symposium formed part of the Global South Peace Agenda and laid the foundation for the upcoming “Spirit of Tbilisi Distinction”, scheduled to be launched in Vienna on 10 December 2025.

 

🏛️ Co-Organizers & Institutional Partners

 

• Sokhumi State University (Tbilisi, Georgia)
• UPF Georgia – Universal Peace Federation
• Peace Ambassadors Network (Georgia / Global)
• ADYNE Switzerland – African Diaspora Youth Network in Europe
• RECOVI – Réseau de la Coopération Volontaire Internationale
• CIRID – Centre Indépendant de Recherches et d’Initiatives pour le Dialogue (ECOSOC-accredited NGO)
• CEDAC – Centre d’Études pour le Développement de l’Afrique Centrale

 

🎤 Keynote Speakers & Interventions

 

• Prof. Mariam Tsiklauri – Sokhumi State University (Human Rights, Literature, Peace)
• Dr. Lika Tsulukidze – Dean, Faculty of Education, Sokhumi University
• Amb. Joel Hakizimana – Advisor, Parliament of Rwanda; Secretary, CIRID (ECOSOC); UPF Peace Ambassador
• Mr. Erick Otia Okoth (Amuka Sasa) – President, ADYNE Switzerland; UPF Peace Ambassador; PhilanthroPriest
• Ms. Chantal Gnamien – President, Peace Ambassadors (Ivory Coast / Global)
• Ms. Tamta Kurdadze – Youth Representative, Sokhumi University
• Mr. David Mirzoyan – Peace Ambassador, Armenia
• Dr. Rubin Rwabukwisi – Special Envoy (Virtual participation), Uganda

 

🎶 Cultural & Youth Contributions

 

• Georgian Traditional Music Ensemble – Performed by Sokhumi University students
• Spoken Word by Amuka Sasa – A powerful tribute to Mandela’s legacy, connecting African diaspora youth to the hopes and struggles of the Global South
• Presentation of the “Spirit of Tbilisi Distinction” – A symbolic peace recognition for future international peace gatherings

 

 

 

🫂 Key Highlights & Outcomes

 

• Strengthened academic and cultural diplomacy between Switzerland and the South Caucasus
• Elevated the role of Georgia as a bridge between African and Eastern European youth
• Visibility for diaspora-led peacebuilding and youth leadership on the global stage
• Laid the foundation for an African–Eastern European youth exchange platform
• Recognition of ADYNE Switzerland as a rising hub for African diaspora youth engagement
• Confirmed follow-up event: Vienna, 10 December 2025 – official launch of the Spirit of Tbilisi Distinction

 

 

Ergebnisse und Ausblick

Die Teilnahme an der Jugendfriedensmission 2025 war für ADYNE Switzerland von grosser Bedeutung. Wir konnten wertvolle Erfahrungen sammeln, neue Perspektiven gewinnen und unser Netzwerk im Bereich Friedensförderung weiterentwickeln.

Wir sind besonders stolz auf unseren Beitrag zur Stärkung der Stimmen der afrikanischen Diaspora und zur Förderung von Frieden, Erinnerungskultur und Gerechtigkeit – in Georgien und darüber hinaus.

Diese Mission war ein wichtiger Meilenstein für die internationale Sichtbarkeit unserer Arbeit und für den Aufbau nachhaltiger Partnerschaften zwischen der Schweiz, dem Südkaukasus und dem Globalen Süden.