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 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 partnership between Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) and the membership service organization Rotary International aims to bring community-based solutions to prevent conflict in more communities. […] |
ITI Spotlight – Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe - MBBI’s International Training Institute (ITI) equips women around the globe with peacebuilding skills to transform their local communities. Since the first training in Istanbul-Turkey (2013), MBBI has hosted trainings in three additional world regions. A previous article shares incredible stories of women from the Andean region and the Middle East. In this part II, women […] |
‘Do it Through Dialogue.’ Member Spotlight: Ramon Tena Pera - By: Fatoumata Fofana Bility, MBBI writer, July 20, 2018. 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 it relates to gaining and retaining world peace. He stressed the need for mediation especially considering […] |
Project Spotlight: 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 MBBI Sierra Leone Project is now dedicated to empowering women and youth leaders. Building Unity Before the 2012 and 2018 general elections, MBBI directly helped […] |