Category: News

By Yusuph Masanja, Co-Facilitator, Global Alumni Network What’s your reason for hope?  As a grassroot leader with a commitment to learn and partner with my neighbors to transform our lives, this question becomes more critical in challenging times. Times when my society is beset with climate related disasters in Northern Tanzania — taking over 63… Continue reading Twenty More Reasons for Hope! Celebrating the graduation of the 2023 Global Fellows

By: Gresë Sermaxhaj, Communications Associate Coming from different countries and diverse backgrounds, three individuals joined on a remarkable journey through the 2023 Goldin Global Fellowship.  In this piece, Jill Langhus-Griffin from Arizona, U.S., Hajra Hussein from Mchinji, Malawi, and Kurt Isaacs from Johannesburg, South Africa, share their experience with the fellowship and the utilization of… Continue reading Three Diverse Voices United during their Goldin Global Fellowship Journey

By Gresë Sermaxhaj, Media Coordinator My memory of the Kosovo War in the late 1990s is somewhat blurry. Glimpses of paramilitary uniforms, burned houses, gray piles of debris, and crying children remain scattered in the back of my mind. This is where we put our most difficult memories to gather dust. However, the dust fails… Continue reading The 21st Anniversary of the Goldin Institute: Celebrating Community-Driven Social Change

By Gresë Sermaxhaj, Media Coordinator One day recently James Offuh, 2022 Goldin Global Fellow and Founder of United for Peace Against Conflicts International (UFPACI) from Côte d’Ivoire, saw kids playing with his barber tools. Realising the hazards here, he instead offered them some books as an alternative which saw the creation of his Peace Library… Continue reading Transforming a Barbershop into a Library for Children: James’ Inspiring Initiative

By Gresë Sermaxhaj, Media Coordinator Visual artists, dancers, poets, thespians, and vocalists between the ages of 14 and 25 were brought together in a lively event in Kenya promoting green skills and environmental justice, aligning with the International Youth Day 2023 theme.   This event was made possible by Nicholas Songora, 2021 Goldin Global Fellow from… Continue reading Anika Talent Show: Empowering Kenya’s Youth for Environmental Education

By Gresë Sermaxhaj, Media Coordinator This July Andy Alegre, 2021 Goldin Global Fellow from the Philippines, engaged in the Regional G20 Interfaith Meeting in Manila (the capital city of the Philippines), moderating a session focused on the online sexual exploitation of children. In this piece, he speaks to Goldin Institute about his experience at the… Continue reading Embracing and Respecting Differences to achieve Shared Goals in the Philippines

By: Gresë Sermaxhaj In this captivating piece, Santoshi Wagle, a 2022 Goldin Global Fellow, shares her experience and reflections leading an event for International Peace Day 2022 in her own country, Nepal.  Santoshi unpacks her challenges, the invaluable lessons she learned, and the profound impact she is making by using the skills she gained through… Continue reading Empowering her Community for Peace: A Goldin Global Fellow’s Journey

By: Zeki Salah, Communications Associate In August of 2023, Chicago Beyond, a philanthropic organization that invests in organizations working to ensure that young people and community members are free to live full lives, announced a $1.6 million investment in Centro Sanar. Centro Sanar, co-founded by 2022 Chicago Peace Fellow, Edwin Martinez, provides free mental health… Continue reading Chicago Peace Fellow partners with Chicago Beyond to provide Mental Health Services on the Southwest Side

By: Zeki Salah, Communications Associate On June 17, Mr. Dad’s Father’s Club held their fifth annual Father’s Day March in Ogden Park. Mr. Dad’s Father’s Club was founded in 2017 by Joseph Williams, a 2020 Chicago Peace Fellow, to get fathers and male-mentors actively involved in their childrens’ lives. Mr. Dad’s Father’s Club uses literacy… Continue reading Father’s Day March Brings Community and Connectedness to Englewood

By: Zeki Salah, Communications Associate A new resource for families of victims of gun violence was recently launched by 2020 Chicago Peace Fellow, Pamela Montgomery-Bosely. Her organization, Purpose Over Pain, recently launched a 24-hour crisis response hotline for people coping with the loss of a loved one from violence. The hotline is active from 7pm… Continue reading A New Resource for Victims of Gun Violence