Eastern Mennonite University professor Carolyn Stauffer is leading the development of a new Strategies for Trauma and Resilience (STAR) curriculum focused on sexual harms. The… Read more about ‘Changing the Narrative on Sexual Harms’
Tecla Namachanja Wanjala MA ‘03 was honored as the 2019 Peacebuilder of the Year in May during the Summer Peacebuilding Institute. She accepted the award… Read more about Tecla Namachanja Wanjala Honored as CJP’s 2019 Peacebuilder of the Year
In Ghana this spring on her capstone project research travels, Talibah Aquil stepped into a slave castle-dungeon, where over the course of 400 years, hundreds… Read more about “Ghana, Remember Me…”
THE DESTRUCTIVE FORCES OF WIND, flood or machete do not defeat the resilient Haitian reed wozo. Instead, they only make way for it to grow… Read more about WOZO: Duo crafts performances exploring trauma and healing themes
For some participants, STAR I is an “entry point,” the first opportunity for an extended conversation about trauma and resilience, how traumagenic events can lead… Read more about The Expanding Universe of STAR II
In Kenya a new social healing and reconciliation program called Kumekucha – Kiswahili for “It’s a new dawn” – is empowering local leaders to create… Read more about Green String Network’s ‘Kumekucha’ Supports Resilience and Strength
The full-tuition scholarship for an international or indigenous person “new to peacebuilding” requires an application from the individual and a partnering organization. A six-week internship… Read more about 2017 Winston Fellows
TRAUMA AWARENESS SUPPORT IS ‘AS IMPORTANT AS BREAD: ONE FEEDS OUR SPIRITS AND THE OTHER OUR BODIES.’ —Syrian Orthodox Church clergy member WHEN DOUG AND… Read more about Transforming the Front Lines: Syrian Caregiving in Crisis
In January 2017, on their first day of winter break, a group of Palestinian teachers, administrators, counselors and other school workers gathered in Bethlehem to… Read more about Palestinian Educators Enjoy Week-Long STAR Training in Bethlehem
More than two decades after the war that tore apart the former Yugoslavia, the scars remain. Memorials and ruins stand as physical reminders of the conflict… Read more about STAR staff, CJP alumni and faculty aid in Sarajevo conference