by Anna Tervahartiala | Aug 10, 2017 | News
A young, trendy and engaged crowd filled the sunlit room of Soutupaviljonki, the Rowing pavilion, in Helsinki on Friday afternoon the 4th of August. Located next to the historical rowing stadium built for the Helsinki summer Olympics of 1952, the atmosphere in the...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Jul 27, 2017 | News
What is PeaceTech? To put it simply, peacetech is peacebuilding and technology combined. For decades, technology has been used in order to wage war, but now, slowly a new trend leaning to the opposite direction has emerged. Non-governmental organizations, activists...
by Annalisa Jackson | Jul 25, 2017 | News
Surviving over five decades of war, Bishop Isaiah Dau remains committed to striving toward peace in South Sudan. His story sheds light on the positive impact that faith communities are making toward peace. As a Network, we are continuing to develope sustainable...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Jul 19, 2017 | News
“I firmly believe in the power of faith leaders to shape our world for good,” António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, began his speech at the United Nations Headquarters at the launch of the action plan addressing religious actors and their role in...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Jul 14, 2017 | News
More than 80 percent of the world’s population belongs to a religious community. The lives of the vast majority of people are thus affected or guided by religious values or beliefs. Due to this, religions and religious leaders and actors have a pivotal role in...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Jul 12, 2017 | Kenya, News, Somalia
The lack of livelihood and employment opportunities has broadly been recognised as one of the root causes driving individuals, particularly youth, to join extremist organisations. Studies carried out by the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers on violent...
