Blog Post: A once-tragic setting for peace dialogues ›
Country: Uganda
Once a site of great tragedy, the village of Lampono, Uganda is now a place where people from two contentious ethnic groups gather to talk about peace.
Blog Post: A chance for the people of Zimbabwe ›
Country: Zimbabwe
This week I had the honor of testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Zimbabwe, along with a range of distinguished representatives.
Blog Post: A cultural bridge ›
Country: Kosovo
A recent multi-ethnic concert, sponsored by Mercy Corps, brought together people from different communities in Kosovo to celebrate the International Day of Peace.
Blog Post: Finding a voice in northern Uganda ›
Country: Uganda
Through Mercy Corps' Pader Peace Program, Ugandans who were once bruised by conflict and battered by neglect are engaging in collaborative dialogue that finally gives them a voice.
Seeds of Sunshine ›
Country: Uganda
Alex Odongo is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. After decades of an insurgency by the Lord's Resistance Army — a rebel group defined by its brutal tactics, which often targeted civilians — that left the country ravaged and its people nearly hopeless, the sun is beginning to shine again in northern Uganda.
Blog Post: Working on a road to hope ›
Country: Uganda
They say if you want something done you must do it yourself — and that is exactly what Grace Awor is doing for her village of Lamoi, Uganda.
Blog Post: Forgiveness ›
Country: Uganda
Over the weekend, I paid attention to news of rioting in Uganda — but now am thinking about what happens in the aftermath of violence.
One Table: Women take the lead ›
Country: Liberia
It’s not just the UN or farmers or the government improving food security in Liberia. Some of the most creative and effective efforts are by local women’s organizations.
Blog Post: U.S. ambassador visits women's peace-building program in Iraq ›
Country: Iraq
Last Wednesday, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill met with six participants of a Mercy Corps program that empowers women as peace-builders.
Blog Post: Peace and clean on Independence Day ›
Country: Indonesia
Independence Day is an occasion for all Indonesians to be proud of their beautiful and diverse country — but that seems even more so for the neighborhood of Urimessing.
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