The MPJD began with a letter from the poet Javier Sicilia, when he lost his 24-year-old son, Jaunelo, as a result of the violence of the war. 
Kundi hili la MPJD lilianza kufuatia barua iliyoandikwa na mtunzi wa mashairi Javier Sicilia, wakati alipompoteza mwanaye mwenye umri wa miaka 24, Jaunelo, kwa sababu vya vurugu ya vita.