Posts by Megan Casey
Mediators Beyond Borders International Partners With Rotary To Bring Local Solutions For Lasting Peace
Arlington (Aug. 17, 2018) — Preventing conflicts from escalating into violent crises is 60 times more cost effective than intervening after violence erupts, according to the Carnegie Corporation of New York. A recent…
Read MoreProject Highlight: IPTI Women Instilling Truth and Building Relationships in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe
MBBI’s International Peace Training Institute (IPTI) equips women around the globe with peacebuilding skills to transform their local communities. Since the first training in Istanbul, Turkey (2013), MBBI has hosted…
Read More‘Do it Through Dialogue.’ Member Spotlight: Ramon Tena Pera
A global peace advocate has identified dialogue as the most effective approach to peace-building and conflict resolution. Ramon Tena Pera believes resolutions reached through dialogue are “much more sustainable” as…
Read MoreWebinar: Mediating Prejudice, Bias, Stereotyping, and Cross-Cultural Conflicts – August 8 At 2:00 PM EST
Join us in a Conversation on “Mediating Prejudice, Bias, Stereotyping and Cross-Cultural Conflicts” by Kenneth Cloke on August 8, 2018, At 2:00 PM EST. Register here. Please note that registration will…
Read MoreProject Highlight: Inspiring New Leaders, Sierra Leone
In February 2018, 350 individuals in Sierra Leone were intensively trained by MBBI as peace ambassadors before the national elections. Inspired by an appeal for even more peace training, the…
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