by Anna Tervahartiala | Jan 26, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
The northern Kenyan plains of Marsabit receive an annual rainfall of 846 millimeters. During the wet season, rain is plentiful, but in the dry season, the ground opens in cracks. So do the fault lines between local clans and communities. As the ground dries,...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Dec 12, 2017 | Central African Republic, News
The Central African Republic (CAR) has undergone a surge of violence since in March 2013. With up to 1.1 million people forcefully displaced since then, the crisis has become one of the worst humanitarian disasters of our time. There are more than 500.000 CAR refugees...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Oct 16, 2017 | News
Somalia elected a new president in February 2017, a selection that was widely applauded both in Somalia as well as among the diaspora communities stretching across the globe. The key themes the president promised to pursue included tackling corruption and fighting...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Mar 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
A recent trip to Kenya showed me the depth of the work involved in peacemaking. On the surface peacebuilding appears to be a simple conversation, the story in fact tells itself. Yet, further interrogations indicate that peacemaking is more than building communal...
by Tom Strömman | Jul 4, 2016
Resources Global 2025 Side by Side: Connecting Sacred Dialogue and Responses in Promoting Gender Equality and Human Rights Across global forums, the advancement of gender equality and women’s rights continues to face complex...
