Zimbabwe`s most decorated musician Dr Oliver Mtukudzi, will
lead the group of diverse artists who will give performances at the Family
Federation for World Peace and Unification`s Peace and Family Festival to be
held at the National Sports Stadium on Wednesday (November 21).
The roster also includes Mathias Mhere, Minister Michael
Mahendere, Hope Masike and Vabati Vajehova and among others. The day long
festival is centred on fostering peace among families in Zimbabwe.
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification General
Coordinator Reverend George Ogurie said they are expecting 40 000 couples to
attend the event.
“Peace begins in the family before it gets to a national
level. The festival is meant to set up a foundation for our peace advocacy in
Zimbabwe. We are an interdenominational organisation which accommodates people
of different faiths, our common principle is peace and co-existence,” Rev
Ogurie said.
Beyond the festival, there are also plans to continue
promoting peace in Zimbabwe.
“We will also be engaging with authorities to try and
incorporate the peace element in the educational curriculum. I believe that way
we can prepare a peaceful world for generations to come,” Rev Ogurie said.
One of the local organisers of the event, Archbishop
Johannes Ndanga said couples will also be blessed at the fete.
“We were expecting to bless 40 000 couples but it has been
surpassed overwhelmingly. We need enough security to ensure people can move to
their sitting places with ease. We need to have screens outside the stadium to
cater for those who fail to fit in the stadium. But it will be a big day,” he
said.
Archbishop Ndanga added; “This function will be dominated
by people from four provinces — that is Harare, Mashonaland Central,
Mashonaland East and Mashonaland West. But there will be two buses for each of
the remaining provinces.”
The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification is a
global faith based organisation with roots in South Korea, the gathering is a
brainchild of their Zimbabwe chapter. Herald
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