by Anna Tervahartiala | Nov 22, 2017 | News
Drivers that could push youth in at-risk communities towards violent extremism are manifold. The perceptions of unjust treatment by authorities in charge of the criminal justice system could however have a particularly heavy impact. Episodes or attitude of...
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...
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...
