Emerging Projects and Initiatives

International Peace Camp for Teenagers

The International Peace Camp for Teenagers is designed to equip young people, ages 14-17, with practical conflict-resolution skills while bringing together participants from different countries to foster meaningful cross-cultural connections. In a world where communication is often fast, reactive, and filtered through screens, the camp creates a slower, more intentional space for listening, sharing stories, and practicing empathy. Through interactive trainings, dialogue circles, creative exercises, and collaborative project work, participants learn core skills in communication, mediation, negotiation, emotional literacy, and problem-solving—tools they can carry into their families, schools, and communities as they grow into future decision-makers. 

The camp’s flexible design allows it to be offered virtually, in hybrid formats, or in person, extending its reach across regions and school calendars. Mediators Beyond Borders International, in consultation with an experienced steering committee, will lead the camp, employing a train-the-trainer model, strong youth-safety safeguards, and a curriculum grounded in intercultural learning, human rights, restorative practices, and trauma-aware approaches. Ultimately, the camp aims to grow a global community of young peacebuilders who can support one another and model healthier approaches to conflict long after their time at camp ends.

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ASEAN Youth Peacebuilders Training Programme

A partnership led by the Rotary Club of Ipoh Central D3300 Malaysia and in collaboration with the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) Australia, Sunway University, Malaysia and the ASEAN Rotary Network creating a network of youth peace ambassadors in the region.

MBBI has been a Service Partner of Rotary International (2017- 2024) and supports local clubs and districts globally in their local peacebuilding efforts. This is an extraordinary initiative originating before covid, delayed by the pandemic and now being implemented with MBBI as the program lead. MBBI members in the Philippines and Singapore are key leaders in this effort. It is the first multidimensional program designed for youth across the ten ASEAN Countries and clubs in those countries.

Within Southeast Asia, ASEAN has been a cornerstone of regional stability. For decades, the association has fostered dialogue, cooperation, and economic integration, aiming to maintain peace and security among its member states. However, evolving regional dynamics and complex transnational issues continue to test its capacity to ensure enduring harmony.

We believe that sustainable peace is built by individuals dedicated to bridging divides. This effort focuses on training and empowering Peace Ambassadors. These individuals are equipped with the skills in conflict analysis, mediation, non-violent communication, and intercultural understanding.

India: The Rise of Community Mediation

The passage of the Indian Mediation Act has created a unique opportunity to build an equitable dispute resolution system that works for all Indians. The Indian Community Mediation Project envisions a people-centered justice system in India, where mediation becomes the first and most empowering recourse for resolving everyday disputes.

This initiative is a collaboration between Mediators Beyond Borders International, the Centre for Law and Transformative Justice, and Camp Arbitration and Mediation Practice—three organizations with deep expertise in mediation and the local context.

The program will be implemented across the south Indian states: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana. Over three years, the Indian Community Mediation Project will develop evidence-based policy recommendations for implementing the Mediation Act, establish community-based mediation centers, and train more than 100 community mediators—at least half of whom will be women, Dalits, Adivasis, OBCs, religious minorities, informal workers, and other historically marginalized groups. Click here for the slidedeck.

Climate Justice Mediation in Pakistan

This is a partnership that arose from MBBI’s participation in the UN Conference of the Parties. The Climate Change team has been advocating for the use of mediative practices in climate negotiations and Pakistan’s leaders in mediation and climate adaptation and mitigation were interested in our expertise.

In Collaboration with the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) in Karachi, Pakistan, we will launch a nationwide series of events, training sessions, workshops and consultations. This program builds participants’ capacity to mediate in the urgent field of climate justice and adaptation. Expanding on mediation foundations, it develops skills in stakeholder engagement, conflict analysis, negotiation, and dialogue specific to environmental and climate disputes.

Through interactive learning, participants will engage in stakeholder mapping, simulations, and role-plays on issues like resource allocation, displacement, and energy transitions. Supported by Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) experience, the program applies tools such as trauma-informed peacebuilding, systems thinking, and indigenous knowledge. Participants will build their ability to generate sustainable agreements, navigate deadlocks, and design workable solutions in diverse contexts.

Click here for the brochure of this training in December of 2025.

AI Integration and Mediation: Corporations, Communities, and Governments

We provide conflict management and stakeholder engagement services for corporations, communities, and governments. Our collaborative services improve development and public works projects, strengthen decision making, and performance of organizations. Our expert consultants have:

    1. developed training and offered coaching to several INGOs to develop processes for managing internal conflict
    2. facilitated dialogues within a number of academic settings to open spaces for sharing of different perspectives
    3. worked with a community to enable them to successfully negotiate with a hazardous waste company
    4. conducted mediation within organizations to address staff and management conflict

In a newly developing partnership with Euda, MBBI plans to facilitate a series of workshops (AI Transformation Kickoff) designed to address a critical challenge facing international NGOs, advocacy organizations, and democratic campaigns: how to leverage AI for competitive advantage without compromising values, security, or mission integrity.

In this program, organizations prove AI works by transforming one critical workflow — that your team actually wants to improve — achieving time savings with custom governance frameworks adapted from military-grade operational risk management. Unlike generic AI training that leaves teams with tools but no transformation, or Big 4 consulting that creates dependency, Euda’s methodology builds internal capability and ensures humans remain accountable while gaining AI-powered productivity.

We are developing an approach that is particularly vital for mission-driven organizations operating under resource constraints, facing well-funded opposition, or navigating election cycles, where AI capability gaps directly threaten organizational effectiveness and democratic outcomes.