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In 2012 the Goldin Institute conducted research to understand and improve the lives of former child soldiers (FCS). In collaboration with former child soldiers, parents of former child soldiers, community leaders, district leaders, non-governmental organizations and opinion leaders, the Goldin Institute worked to engage those impacted by the Northern Uganda civil war to obtain an… Continue reading Uganda Update: Report on the Creation of a Regional Platform

Combating Sexual Violence in Haiti We are pleased to share this broadcast of Malya Villard-Appolon of KOFAVIV, lecture in Chicago on April 22, 2014 at Loyola University. In this public lecture, Malya spoke about her advocacy work from the courtrooms and IDP camps in Haiti to venues around the world including the UN Commission on… Continue reading Malya Villard-Appolon Addresses Sexual Violence

Spring is making its way slowly toward the Goldin Institute’s headquarters in Chicago. While seasonal change is in the air locally, systemic social change is underway at our global offices abroad. In this issue of the e-newsletter, we document the important work of our Global Associates. We are pleased to share these success stories from… Continue reading Spring 2014 Newsletter

Building on Two Years of Partnership Planning: An update to the National Platform for child soldier prevention and re-integration in Uganda This past June, co-founders of the Goldin Institute, Diane Goldin and Travis Rejman spent two weeks in Africa to coordinate and take part in the official launch of the National Platform for Child Soldier… Continue reading Uganda Update

One of the core issues of the Goldin Institute’s mission has been our work partnering with communities to promote co-existence, reconciliation and peace-building efforts. Our partners in Colombia have made great strides in achieving this mission by building community-driven reconciliation tools that are an inspiration to our global network. Since 2007, when we convened with… Continue reading GI Global Associate Issues Progress Report on Project in Colombia

In this short video, Lissette Mateus Roa brings us up to date on what the partnership project has meant to the teachers, parents and students involved. This multi-sector approach has allowed for practices on how best to bring about change that will allow for acceptance and a better understanding of the issues faced by those… Continue reading Update on Pedagogy of Care and Reconciliation Partnership Project

  Like the film we featured and reccomended to our network recently, this is a story much bigger than the game of baseball – and although cholera continues to be one of the most dire issues faced by the Haitian people, seeing one of the kids featured in the movie realize his dream and throw… Continue reading First Pitch

Drawing parallels between his native New Orleans and Haiti, writer Lolis Eric Elie writes a short and compelling piece on why we should care … ” Haiti is similar (to New Orleans). If you took it out of the world market picture, financial markets would not collapse. But if you took Haiti out of the… Continue reading Lessons From Isaac

  Goldin Institute Article Featured In Huffington Post Can the #Kony2012 campaign grow to #rebuilduganda2012? With over 30 million views this week, the super viral Kony 2012 video is clearly raising awareness of the horrors of the LRA in Uganda. But is the Kony 2012 campaign a good idea? The Goldin Institute is pleased to… Continue reading Huffington Post Features: Kony 2012?