Model United Nations

e Model United Nation (MUN) simulates the activities of United Nations Organization and aims to build up the con dence and enhance the debating skills of all the participants. It allows pupils to immerse themselves into the world of the United Nations.

A delegation of 19 pupils from Peponi School had the opportunity to participate in the 29th Annual MSMUN Conference held at the United Nations O ces in Nairobi from January 29th to February 3rd, 2023. is conference, themed "Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are," brought together hundreds of pupils from di erent schools in Kenya and beyond. After months of remote learning due to the pandemic, the pupils were thrilled to attend the rst physical conference in years.

e East African Model United Nations program consists of the EAMUN conference, for pupils aged between 14 to 19 years, and the MSMUN conference, for pupils aged between ages 11 to 14 years. For over a decade our pupils have created a tradition of excellence at all Model United Nations levels.

e Peponi School delegation was tasked with representing ve countries: Ghana, Estonia, Bangladesh, Antigua and Barbuda, and the Press Corps. Each day, the General Assembly kicked o the proceedings, followed by a keynote speaker invited by the executive committee to address the assembly. Peponi School pupils took an active part in the debate, proposing amendments to motions and participating in lively discussions. eir level-headed and convincing participation resulted in an enriching, educational, and exhilarating experience.

e hard work and commitment of Peponi School pupils paid o in the form of numerous awards and honourable mentions in various categories. Several pupils, including Amara Pannu, Shayan Dewany, Baraka Kahugu, and Nahla Jeilan received Best Resolution and Best Delegate awards in di erent committees, with Tanya Haria receiving Best Photographer for Press Corps. Furthermore, Rian Shah, Yuv Galaiya, Nesa Kochhar, Diva Karania, and Darsh Shah received Honourable Mentions.

On the last day of the conference, Dr Terry Howard, the founder of the MSMUN programme, gave an inspiring and emotional speech, prompting the pupils to give a standing ovation to the organising committee for putting together a highly successful conference. e MSMUN Conference was an absolute success, and the participating pupils are eagerly anticipating the next conference.

East Africa Model United Nations

e same spirit and enthusiasm exempli ed in MSMUN was replicated in the 41st annual gathering of the East African Model United Nations conference-EAMUN. From a massive turn up of over a thousand delegates from across 9 nations, delegates from Peponi School displayed their debating and persuasive skills in the Political, Economic

Aarav Patel freshly graduated from the MSMUN conference energized to prove the executive committee wrong in having a junior chair scaling the monumental leadership ladder, to make it to the top echelons of the organization. Sheer determination, resilience, hard work and belief in self-con dence summarised his celebrated award as a Senior Chair and honorable member of the Executive committee. delegate from Serbia.

Saahir Dewany walked into UNON Assembly representing the delegation Mauritania in the Political and Economic committee. His determination to be heard by chairs by teaming up with delegates from other nations to either support or vote against resolution paid o handsomely. He summed up our achievements with Honorary Best Speaker mention.

Special thanks to Ryan Gontier for spending his afternoons to ensure the quality of debate presented was simply exemplary. His passion for the programme is evident in the number of hours he spent to train our MSMUN delegates inspiring the young ones to build con dence by believing in themselves.