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Ethiopia: Awra Amba Community Receives 'Golden Rule' Award
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The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa)
17 April 2008
Posted to the web 17 April 2008
Addis Ababa
The Awra Amba community in the Amhara regional state received this year's good will ambassador prize from the Interfaith Peace-building Initiative (IPI) for its role to build a just society, the initiative announced on Monday.
IPI said the community's rule which emphasises on the motto: "Treat others the way you want to be treated" was acknowledged and thus designated a Golden Rule.
The tribute was bestowed up on the community for the role in advocating good behavior among the members of the community, IPI said in a statement.
Interfaith Peace-Building Initiative further indicated that the community played a significant role in building a consensus for peace and equality including good governance among its members who come from different cultures and religions.
IPI is a peace building organization promoting the Golden Rule, interfaith harmony, a culture of peace, reconciliation, non-violence, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings.
IPI awarded the Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebreselassie similar award for his outstanding contribution in promoting culture of peace, harmony and international solidarity among peoples of different cultures through the Ethiopian Great Run, according to the statement.
Burundian Sheikh Salaha Habima and Canadian David Kiten as this year' also ceiled similar awards from the initiative.
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Awra Amba is an Ethiopian community of about 400 people, located 62 kilometres from Bahir Dar towards Debre Tabor. This community is the brain child of Zumra Nuru, a 60 year old farmer, who founded and cochairs Awra Amba. In Awra Amba commune men cook, women plow, and religion has no place.
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