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Tecla Namachanja Wanjala named CJP’s Peacebuilder of the Year

February 4, 2019Last updated May 7, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University has named Tecla Namachanja Wanjala as the 2019 Peacebuilder of the Year. Wanjala, who received her master’s in conflict

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

First graduates of EMU’s Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program recognized in Somaliland ceremony

February 6, 2014Last updated February 20, 2014 by Paul Souder

As she boarded the first flight of her globe-circling journey, Jayne Docherty, PhD, program director at EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), carried a clutch of certificates she would

USAID-Supported Somali Women Gain Peacebuilding Skills

June 4, 2013Last updated June 19, 2013 by Bonnie Price Lofton

It’s a diverse group of five women. Among their many roles and areas of expertise, one can find law, information technology, business administration, political advocacy, rehabilitating youth with the UNDP,

EMU Peace Profs Go to Women in Somaliland

November 20, 2012Last updated December 7, 2012 by Chris Edwards

Six of the women who planned to study at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in the summer of 2012 in the brand-new Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program were unable to enter the

First Women’s Peace Leadership Program at EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute

June 6, 2012Last updated June 25, 2012 by Andrew Jenner and Bonnie Price Lofton

Little more than six months after alumna Leymah Gbowee won the Nobel Peace Prize, Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) has hosted its first participants in a program designed to train more

27 Nationalities at Summer Peace Institute

May 9, 2012Last updated May 25, 2012 by Bonnie Price Lofton

On the week that Bill Goldberg welcomed 67 people from 27 countries to the first session of the 2012 Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI), he pondered the changes he has seen

EMU Alum to Head Reconciliation Efforts in Liberia

December 6, 2011Last updated January 4, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

When Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) alum Leymah Gbowee won the Nobel Peace Prize she expressed a desire to “promote peace and reconciliation” in her home country of Liberia. She now

EMU Grieves Peacebuilder’s Death in Kenya

July 15, 2011Last updated February 3, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

HARRISONBURG, VA. – Dekha Ibrahim Abdi, a former student and instructor in the Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) Summer Peacebuilding Institute, died Thursday, July 14, in Nairobi, Kenya, from injuries sustained

EMU Presentation Examines Kenya Crisis

February 21, 2008 by Jim Bishop

Jan Jenner “Rocks in the Road,” a presentation with discussion on the recent post-election crisis and peace efforts in the east African nation of Kenya will be held 4-5:30 p.m.

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