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This week we mark the anniversary of one of the Institute’s defining events: the 2003 Building Social Cohesion in the Midst of Diversity and Migration conference held in Manresa, Spain.   At that Event, community leaders from over 20 cities gathered to explore best practices from their practical experiences building social cohesion. The Conference came… Continue reading This Week in GI History and Building on a Key Past Event

In our own efforts to try and get the word out about the plight of child soldiers, and the progress that is being made towards former young combatants we work with in returning to civil society – we’re always interested in new ways to connect with those who wish to help. Visiting our website, you… Continue reading Poignant Child Soldier Stories Connect with Wider Audience

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

A recent study published in Pediatrics points to the long-lasting payoffs to treating depression and anxiety in former child soldiers and other youth impacted by the civil war in Sierra Leone.  Lead author and director of the Research Program of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Health, Theresa Betancourt, commented… Continue reading Study Shows Benefits of Child-Soldier Reintegration

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

It’s been a long winter, but we finally see hints of spring as the light changes ever so slightly. And each day we see more than a hint of our work making a difference in the communities we partner with. Watch a brief video overview of this newsletter:  New Community Leaders Taking Root GULU, UGANDA… Continue reading March 2015 Newsletter

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’

There has been a flurry of reports since the Lord’s Resistence Army commander Dominic Ongwen surrendered to stand trial for war crimes during his time with the the LRA. This story suggests that Ongwen surrendered at least in part, to avoid being killed while still at large in the bush. More background on the personal… Continue reading Latest on Surrendering LRA Commander