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When Lara Traum talks about peace, it sounds less like an abstract ideal and more like a daily practice that begins at home. It shows up in family conversations, moments of uncertainty, and the quiet work of helping people navigate change with care. “Peace is not the absence of conflict,” she says. “It’s the recalibration…

“We’re all a little bit ‘works in progress’,” Courtney Friesen says. It is a simple statement, but one that quietly anchors the way she moves through the world. For Courtney, peacebuilding is not about having all the answers. It is about staying open, staying curious, and showing up with compassion, even when things feel uncomfortable…

Maciej Witek’s life is not best understood as a straight line, but rather as a series of crossings. Between Poland and Japan, academic research and grassroots community work, personal ambition and service to others, he has come to understand that peace is rarely built through grand gestures. More often, it grows quietly through dialogue, patience,…

David Shimoni speaks about mediation with affection, patience, and a deep belief in its power to change lives. Stationed in Tel Aviv, he is a father of three and a grandfather of six, and for many years he has worked at the heart of conflict, helping people find understanding where communication has broken down. Before…

Marcia Moncrieffe speaks about peace the way some people speak about home. It is lived, practiced, and protected. Her story stretches across countries, professions, decades, and yet it is grounded by a consistent inner compass that has guided her from childhood curiosity in Jamaica to a life of mediation and mentorship globally. Born and raised…

Anne Healy sits at the intersection of labour, community, and peacebuilding, carrying with her decades of experience shaped by justice, activism, and a deeply rooted belief in people’s capacity to heal and work together. Now based in Toronto, Ontario, however Anne’s story begins much earlier and much farther away. Originally from Ireland, Anne immigrated to…

Radwan speaks quietly, but with the certainty of someone who has lived through the consequences of conflict and still believes in dialogue. Originally from Syria, he fled the country in 2006 and moved to the United States in 2007, carrying with him the weight of a homeland already beginning to fracture. Distance did not dull…

Mia Jeandonnet-Richard’s path into peacebuilding did not begin with a dramatic turning point but with a gradual unfolding. A series of small impulses that eventually revealed a clear direction. Growing up in Montreal, she felt an early pull toward humanitarian work and what she describes as “political social work.” Even before she understood the vocabulary…

For Anupriya, the path to peacebuilding has been layered and interdisciplinary, similar to her relationship with art and music that has woven itself throughout her personal and professional lives. Born and raised in New Delhi, India, she describes growing up in a relatively liberal space, but for her, “it was still never enough for me….

Born and raised in Singapore, Elijah Lee grew up surrounded by diversity only understanding its deeper value later. Like every male citizen, he served his National Service in Singapore Armed Forces for at least two years, developing skills that later shaped his work in peacebuilding and conflict resolution. Elijah explains that national service is not…