Participants at Interfaith Youth Forum in Kenya Urged to Leverage on Technology to Promote Diversity

Fr. Taucen Hotlan Girsang urged young people at the Annual Interfaith Youth Forum in Kenya to use technology and social media to promote diversity and combat misinformation. Speaking on the first day of the forum held September 18–19 at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Fr. Girsang said that using digital tools responsibly can strengthen dialogue and help people of different faiths coexist peacefully.

The two day event followed the theme of youth in faith, renewable energy access, and fair and peaceful elections in Kenya. Fr. Girsang, a member of the Order of Friars Minor and vice director of the General Office for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation in Rome, encouraged participants to use their creativity, energy, and networks to address community challenges. He noted that Kenya's religious diversity, which includes Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and followers of traditional African faiths, should serve as a way to build bridges rather than create divisions.