Category: Goldin Global Fellows

By Jamal Alkirnawi, 2018 Goldin Global Fellow, Rahat, Israel “We all feel that the violence in Israeli society is increasing and threatening to get out of control. To prevent this grim scenario, it is not enough to deploy police forces and create deterrence. We must deal with the unrestrained functioning of the social networks that… Continue reading Hands-On Peace: how youth leadership leads to peace 

By Lissette Mateus Roa, Facilitator, Goldin Global Fellows We want to share the unique and inspiring journey of twenty-four year old Johnatan Cordoba from Florencia in the Caqueta region of Colombia. Johnathan is a 2022 Global Fellow (Spanish Edition). He is a trained attorney who combines his skills with the arts to support youth development and youth leadership… Continue reading Freestyling for Change: inspiring youth in Caqueta, Colombia

By Omar Arturo Diaz, Goldin Global Fellow, Colombia The “Peace and Unity festival” was initiated to use football as a fundamental element to hatch social ties, where different ways of thinking meet to look for new ways of reconciliation, social peace, and unity, so Colombia becomes the country we dream of. This year, we wanted to… Continue reading Unity, Peace and Reconciliation Through Soccer

By Diana Rocio Gomez Torres, 2022 Goldin Global Fellow, Argentina Last Thursday, August 25, we held the discussion “Social Movements and State Violence: past and present” organized by Trenzar Memorias, Memory and Culture Network in Latin America and the Caribbean. The discussion took place at the Institute for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (IEALC), attached to… Continue reading Social Movements and State Violence

By Lissette Mateus Roa, Co-Facilitator, Goldin Global Fellows The Goldin Institute is proud to introduce the inaugural Goldin Global Fellows (Spanish Language Edition)! We invite you to learn about each of the outstanding Goldin Global Fellows who live and work in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Haiti, Mexico, Spain, the United States and Venezuela. This diverse group… Continue reading Meet the 2022 Goldin Global Fellows (Spanish Language Cohort)

By David C. Metler, 2022 Goldin Global Fellow “Swingset activism asks us to close our eyes and feel that exhilarating liberation you feel as a child on a swing soaring to new heights, perspective, and possibilities.” Confucius once said that “we have two lives, and the second one begins when we realize we only have one.”… Continue reading Swingset Activism: The Promise of Social Justice Education Inspired by Childhood

There is a strong relationship between peace building and the role of volunteerism in the promotion of social cohesion, reconciliation, civic engagement, and the development of local human capacities. Volunteerism generates forms of social capital that are indispensable to peace-building, and it plays an important role in aiding the development of citizens capacities. While every… Continue reading Volunteering: the Key to Peace in Bangsamoro

By Yusuph Masanja, Co-Facilitator, Global Alumni Network Goldin Global Fellow Mahdar Tahir from Malaysia and founder of the Crescent Collective contributed as a panelist to an online discussion and celebration about Religious Freedom. This online event brought together contributors from India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, and Malaysia to share wisdom and knowledge about how religious freedom promotes social harmony.… Continue reading Crescent Collective Calls for Religious Freedom and Understanding

By Cynthia Luvlee, Goldin Global Fellow, President and Chief Visionary Officer, SHYNE SD Shyne is growing exponentially this year! We started 2022 with 8 survivors on the Shyne Survivor Business Network™ and we are delighted to announce that a few weeks ago we enrolled our 50th survivor entrepreneur and launched our new website www.shynesd.org! When I began… Continue reading Building a Brighter Future for Survivor Entrepreneurs at Shyne

By John Kamma, Goldin Global Fellow, Liberia Catalyst 2030 is a global movement of social change innovators. Members include NGOs, social enterprises, intermediaries, funders and other social change innovators collaborating with urgency to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Catalyzing Change Week was organized by C2030 as a dedicated annual week of in-person and online gathering… Continue reading Grassroots Perspectives on Liberia’s Health, Sanitation and Justice Issues