{"id":7511,"date":"2016-10-05T08:27:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T12:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/?p=7511"},"modified":"2016-10-06T14:57:24","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T18:57:24","slug":"we-can-make-the-world-a-better-place-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/2016\/10\/we-can-make-the-world-a-better-place-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"We Can Make the World a Better Place for Everyone: Support CJP!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CJP alum Hero Brzw reviews current CJP materials with WPLP director Leda Werner during a fall 2015 trip to Iraq.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our alumni have often been\u00a0deeply impacted, both personally and professionally, by their CJP\u00a0experience. Too often they must go to extreme lengths and surmount\u00a0incredible odds to join CJP for their studies. While here, members of\u00a0our community build strong bonds.<\/p>\n

Hero Anwar Brzw<\/a>, MA \u201809<\/strong>, showed the power of that connection. In\u00a0the fall of 2015, she drove three hours from her home in Sulaimaniya,\u00a0Iraq, to Erbil, the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan, to visit with Executive Director Daryl Byler<\/strong><\/a> and Women\u2019s Peacebuilding Leadership Program\u00a0Director Leda Werner<\/strong><\/a>. A native of Iraq, Hero is deputy director of\u00a0REACH, a large NGO in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.<\/p>\n

Hero introduced Daryl and Leda to the country director of Oxfam\u00a0and urged him to send some of his staff to the Summer Peacebuilding\u00a0Institute. She described CJP as unique because of its emphasis on per-\u00a0sonal formation and community building, in addition to strong conflict\u00a0analysis and peacebuilding training.<\/p>\n

Before they left for the airport, Hero handed Daryl an envelope with\u00a0$1,000 for CJP. She said that she hoped every CJP alumnus would start\u00a0giving $100 per month.<\/p>\n

I spoke to Hero via Skype in May of 2016 to hear more about her CJP experience and thank her for this generous gift.\u00a0She shared with me that her time at CJP was transformative, a turning point in her life. She says she now believes that\u00a0each individual has the power to make change in our society, and peace is not a distant dream but it can be a reality.\u00a0\u201cCJP is a place of hope. Students who have experienced violence, trauma and discrimination begin to rebuild and\u00a0take steps forward to enjoy life again. I wish everyone who lives in Iraq could come here; the country would be a very\u00a0different place.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Hero, her donation to CJP was a small way to show her gratitude for all that CJP did for her. \u201cEveryone can do\u00a0this. Maybe people just need a reminder. I\u2019m happy to remind them: find a way to give back!\u201d<\/p>\n

Your gifts to CJP<\/a> make it possible for these transformative journeys to begin and take shape. I invite you to consider\u00a0supporting CJP by becoming a monthly or annual donor. With a gift of $84\/month or $1,000\/year, you will join our\u00a0Partners in Peacebuilding giving level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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