Doreen Ruto Archives

Doreen Ruto, alumna and peacebuilding partner in Africa, is remembered warmly for her many gifts

January 26, 2016Last updated June 29, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Doreen Ruto Jemutai, MA ’06, an integral supporter and partner of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. Doreen’s peacebuilding work, anchored in her

Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program graduates 13 from Kenya and East Africa

January 26, 2016Last updated May 26, 2016 by Walt Wiltschek

Ruth Nalyanya works at a university in Kenya where ethnic conflicts regularly spilled over into campus life. She decided to address this negative pattern by conducting training sessions about acceptance

New STAR director brings vast experience with trauma, from 9/11 in Manhattan, through Kenya, to Swiss grad studies

February 26, 2015Last updated March 16, 2015 by Steve Shenk and Bonnie Lofton

The first leg of her journey toward directing Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) began in 2001 when Katie Mansfield, then a divisional vice president of Goldman Sachs, lived

South Sudanese trainings under USAID highlight importance of trauma awareness, resilience, in conflict zones

October 2, 2014Last updated October 20, 2014 by Lauren Jefferson

Nearly 100 people in South Sudan, all employees of the U.S. government, recently benefited from intensive trauma awareness and resilience trainings facilitated by Eastern Mennonite University. The USAID-sponsored workshops in

Alumni relish returning to SPI

June 22, 2014Last updated August 22, 2014 by

Instead of returning for EMU’s “homecoming” celebration – always held over one weekend each October – degree-holding alumni of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) often show up for

Ripple Effect: Grad Leads STAR Trainings in Somalia for USAID

October 16, 2012Last updated October 30, 2012 by Andrew Jenner

A graduate of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), as well as the center’s Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) program, is playing a

Community life: the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (Doreen Ruto, CJP alumna)

March 2, 2009 by admin

Doreen Ruto (MA in Conflict Transformation, 2006) discusses the sense of community at CJP, which is very similar to her home community in Africa. The spiritual side is present as

My Work after CJP (Doreen Ruto, CJP alumna)

March 2, 2009 by admin

Doreen Ruto (MA in Conflict Transformation, 2006) discusses her current work, especially around the 2008 Kenyan election violence. She is currently blending her various Peacebuilding skills working with UNICEF and

Peacebuilder Focuses on Alumni Work in Kenya

December 10, 2008 by

The Fall / Winter issue of Peacebuilder, CJP’s alumni magazine, digs deep into the post-election violence in Kenya and the experiences of alumni in the field all over the world.

Widow of Nairobi Bombing Helps Others Heal

May 28, 2004 by Chris Edwards

Doreen Ruto from Nairobi, Kenya, now a student in EMU’s Conflict Transformation Program, tells her story at a Summer Peacebuilding Institute luncheon meeting. Photo by Jim Bishop As her husband

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