INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PEACE, CULTURE AND ARTS FESTIVAL April 24 - 26, 2015 at Kampala International University, Kansanga - Uganda
SPEAKER PROFILE: Opany Nelson Ochieng (Kenya) Nelson is a youth leader from Kenya with a great passion for youth empowerment, peace building and environmental education. He possesses great experience in these fields through his many years of involvement with the Scouting Movement and other youth organizations in Kenya, Africa and globally. Currently, he serves as the National Youth Representative and a member of the National Executive Committee of Kenya Scouts Association. He also chairs the Eastern Africa Scouts Youth Forum which brings together Scouting youth from the East African Community countries including Ethiopia and South Sudan. Nelson is a Global Ambassador of the World Scout Movement’s Messengers of Peace Initiative; and doubles up as the National Coordinator of the initiative in Kenya. Since 2011, Nelson has been involved in Climate Change Advocacy with various initiatives locally and globally. Non Formal Education and Intercultural Learning are some of his other interests. In September 2013, he was among seven international Scouts who received the World Scout Messengers of Peace Hero Award in Saudi Arabia – in recognition of his efforts and leadership towards promoting peace building among young people in Africa. During the International Youth Peace Culture and Arts Festival, Nelson will be presenting on “ Youth Advocacy and Peace Building”; where he will share his perspectives on the topic as well as the work of the Scouting Movement in Africa and beyond through the Messengers of Peace initiative. CONTACTS: Email: nopany@scout.org or nelochop@gmail.com Facebook: CaptainOpany Nelson Twitter: @CaptainOpany LinkedIn: Nelson Opany Web: www.nelsonopany.webs.com / www.scout.org