Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Consolidating a Spirit of Peace
USIP’s Virginia Bouvier and Susan Hayward recently traveled to Colombia in order to strengthen the connection between religion, women and peace. This "In the Field" is an account of their trip.
Peacebuilding Workshop for Pakistani Religious Leaders
USIP sponsored a peacebuilding and conflict management workshop from September 20 through October 1 in Turkey. Eleven leaders represented all of the major Sufi orders and came from both rural and urban centers. In addition to an intensive workshop, the program intended for the Pakistanis to learn from Turkish civil society organizations and to better understand their model of religious moderation.
On the Eve of the Oslo Peace Talks
USIP's Ginny Bouvier just returned from Bogota, where -- with some 75 percent of the population backing the upcoming peace talks between the government of Colombia and the FARC -- the mood in Colombia’s capital city is more upbeat than in previous years.
USIP Grant Supports Innovative Film-Based Peacebuilding in Kenya
As part of an effort to increase dialogue and prevent violence between ethnic and religious groups during Kenya’s 2013 general election, United States Institute of Peace has once again partnered with FLT Films, a UK-based non-profit organization, to make the story of Nigerians Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye more widely known among Kenyan communities.
Advancing Peace in Karachi
In 2009, the Academy began a Training of Trainers (ToT) project to train Pakistanis in how to mediate and manage conflict non-violently. The Academy expanded the network into Sindh province in June 2011 with particular focus on Sindh’s capital, Karachi. USIP's Nina Sughrue reflects on her October 2012 workshop in Karachi.
Trust: An Essential Ingredient in Building Peace, Justice and Security
Peace is more than just the absence of conflict. Peace is the presence of mutually respectful relationships among individuals and groups. Those relationships enable disputes to be handled with tact, understanding, and a recognition that everyone shares some common interests. At the heart of those relationships is trust. USIP's Colette Rausch reflects on her recent trip to Libya.
USIP Holds Two Sudans Course
USIP's Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding offered its course on "The Two Sudans: Managing Ongoing Conflict" for the second time October 15-17, 2012.
Mentoring Youth to Confront Extremism in Pakistan
Pakistani youth face an increasingly challenging array of extremist messaging from media outlets, school curriculum, and jihadi organizations that encourage intolerance, prejudice and violence. This is exacerbated by the country’s youth bulge that overextends the capability of the government and civil society to meaningfully build the capacity and aptitude of youth to reflect on extremism and challenge violence. However, universities supply the structure necessary to provide vitally needed ed...
USIP Supports Intervention with Youth Affected by War in Sierra Leone
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is currently supporting a team of Harvard University researchers who are carrying out a group psychosocial intervention in Freetown, Sierra Leone with youth affected by the 1991-2002 civil war in that country. The program, the “Youth Readiness Intervention” (YRI), is the first intervention of its kind to be tested in Sierra Leone.
Strengthening Communication in the Central African Republic
A poor communication infrastructure further hampers the prospects of the Central African Republic to overcome political, social, and economic challenges. With USIP support, several NGOs are working to improve the situation.