Tag: child soldiers

In the tradition of the Goldin Institute’s Forgiveness and Reconciliation Project, and utilizing the ESPERE methodology developed with our colleagues in Colombia, our efforts towards building child soldier reintegration continues throughout Northern Uganda.  As our Global Associate on the ground in Uganda (Denis Okello) recently reported to us in this summary paper, both Kitgum and… Continue reading Colombia Brings Reconciliation Methods to Uganda

GI Partner organization Arigatou International offers real-life solutions to fighting child poverty We are proud of our history working on behalf of children with the organization Arigatou International. Our longtime partner and director of Arigatou, Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali, is excited to share the latest yearbook chronicling their work in bringing communities together to eradicate… Continue reading Arigatou Fights Child Poverty

This week we turn our attention to stories that our project work has us personally vested in: the human rights toll of ‘conflict minerals’ in the DRCongo and how best to reintegrate child soldiers into civil society after they have paid the price in the name of these minerals.  Here in Chicago, not far from… Continue reading Conflict Minerals: Impact and Hope

Partnership with Arigatou International Continues Effective Peacebuilding   Because we remain committed to the issue of child soldier prevention and reintegration, our project work often exposes us to the disturbing reality of youth participation in militant violence. East Africa in particular has suffered from a growing problem of terrorist groups focusing their recruitment efforts on the… Continue reading Partners in East Africa Build Community Strategies to Fight Violence

It is with deep sadness that we share our condolences to our colleagues and friends in Kenya in the aftermath of the senseless and tragic attack at Garissa University. We join with our global network around the world to hold the friends and families of the 147 who were killed and the dozens more wounded in… Continue reading The Goldin Institute Stands with our Friends in Kenya

Working towards the peaceful evolution of their country, two Uganda-based organizations, the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) and the Interreligious Council of Uganda (IRCU) worked closely to conduct two workshops using the ESPERE Methodology in January and early February 2015 in the District of Gulu. The facilitators for the workshops had the benefit of… Continue reading Uganda: Forgiveness and Change Starts At Home

We Reluctantly Join the UN in Having to Acknowledge Today Today is recognized by the UN as International Day to End the Use of Child Soldiers. While we appreciate that the issue of child soldiers being used in conflict around the world is receiving a spotlight today to gain more awareness, we’re also more than… Continue reading It Should Not Take An ‘International Day’

As we begin the new year, we take notice of fresh reports coming out of the Central African Republic (CAR) on the increase of child soldiers being recruited into the armed conflict during the last calendar year. Both this story from the Reuters Foundation and this one from Humanosphere, tell the concern of the year-long… Continue reading Alarming Numbers from Central Africa

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

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