Category: News

Timely because of our own recent updates and project work from Colombia, this story from the Miami Herald, personalizes the impact of the half-century old civil conflict and how critical it is that the country succeed in the current peace negotiations. Central to the story, are the first-hand accounts of victims of the violence and… Continue reading Victim of the violence in Colombia highlights the Peace Negotiations importance

Greetings from the Goldin Institute! We are excited to share this month’s newsletter highlighting the work of our global associates who are positively contributing to their communities by stepping up their efforts and stepping out of their safety zones to ensure that their good work moves forward. Watch a brief video overview of this newsletter: … Continue reading October 2014 Newsletter

In this Skype conversation direct from Bogotá, our global associate Lissette takes us through the recent strides made to end the 50 year conflict between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Lissette gave us her perspective of what the negotiations mean to her as someone leading community development projects and working… Continue reading Colombia | Update from the field

Because our own project work takes us frequently to the African continent, we continue to follow and stay engaged with “the complex geography of the global fight for gay rights.”  This article in Foreign Policy illustrates just some of the challenges for Westerners running up against the issue, even when working on projects seemingly unrelated… Continue reading Foreign Policy and Gay Rights in Africa

On Friday, our own Global Associate, Dr. Susana Anayatin, took part in a tree-planting effort which broke the world record for trees planted in a single hour. The full story of the TreeVolution: Greening MindaNow can be found here. Partial and unofficial tally of entries sent from around the six regions in Mindanao already recorded 2,003,251 trees… Continue reading Global Associate Plants Trees for Future Environmental Health of Mindanao

It has been several weeks since we’ve given you an update on what we have been up to. Locally and abroad, much is moving forward and we are excited to share this newsletter with you! Watch a brief video overview of this newsletter:  Philippines As usual, there is much activity and progress in the Philippines.… Continue reading Fall 2014 Newsletter

It has been a busy summer for us at the Goldin Institute! Visits from global advocates, interviews with local community leaders and progress with our partners around the globe have kept us moving forward both locally and abroad. We are thrilled to share this latest update with news from our recent work on the ground… Continue reading Summer 2014 Newsletter

This June, Institute co-founders Diane Goldin and Travis Rejman returned to Uganda to participate in our first ever cross-continental Child Soldier Reintegration and Reconciliation Training Workshops. Because of her work in developing and using the ESPERE methodology in her native Colombia, our Global Associate Lissette Mateus Roa was the natural candidate to lead the training in Uganda.… Continue reading Goldin Institute Successfully Returns to Uganda

Goldin Institute Update and Newsletter As we celebrate the welcome news that our partners at the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti are bringing at least a dozen sexual violence cases to trial to hold perpetrators accountable, we ask for your help in raising awareness about the danger our Global Associate Malya Villard-Appolon and her… Continue reading June 2014 Newsletter