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Member Spotlights

MBBI calls its members Peace Builders. Our members contribute their time utilizing their skills and experiences to participate in Working and Regional Groups, and Capacity-Building & Advocacy Initiatives. We hope that through our Spotlights, our members, individually and collectively, will inspire you as much as they inspire us to continue the important work.

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A growing number of international requests reach MBBI for partnerships, services, and projects. Help us build our capacity to say “yes” to these requests; consider joining us as a Peace Builder. For more information on how to become involved and for internship and volunteer opportunities, please visit our Join Us page or contact us at info@mediatorsbeyondborders.org.

Our Peace Builders

Connecting Ethics and Peacebuilding Throughout Oceania. Member Spotlight: Susan Hayes

Susan Hayes is an experienced peacebuilder, mediator, and conflict management coach, with a career that has ranged across teaching, community education, public sector administration, and international development. She has been…
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COVID-19 Prevention Projects in Yemen. Member Spotlight: Hussam Bazara’a

Hussam Bazara’a is a brand-new member of MBBI, based in the city of Ibb in his home country of Yemen. He is 22 and a student in the department of…
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Spreading Awareness of Peacebuilding. Member Spotlight: Dorcas Arorote

Dorcas Arorote is a highly trained and experienced lawyer and mediator, with a passion for engaging the people around her and spreading awareness of the peacebuilding properties of mediation. She…
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The Vision and Willpower of a Young Change-Maker. Member Spotlight: Dr. Sarah Babaian

Sometimes, what it takes to lay the foundations for a major change in the state of things is forward-thinking, vision, and willpower in the face of obstacles. All these three…
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Weaving Between Worlds. Member Spotlight: Lorelei Higgins

As a Métis Canadian, Lorelei Higgins comes by her peacebuilding roots naturally. Lorelei’s Métis heritage can be traced from the Red River in Winnipeg, Manitoba where her great-grandfather came across…
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From Energy Law to Mediation. Member Spotlight: Gaëlle Ezan

The issue of Climate Change is getting every year more pending and severe, affecting many communities around the globe. On the bright side, the urgency of the matter is moving…
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Non-Violent Communication in Myanmar. Member Spotlight: Joanne Lauterjung

Joanne Lauterjung is an experienced peacebuilder, communications consultant and trained mediator specializing in dialogue training and facilitation. She completed her mediation training in 2010 and was halfway through her MA…
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Giving People a Voice. Member Spotlight: Gerry O’Sullivan

Giving a voice to those who do not have one. This is the main guiding principle connecting all the events in the life of Gerry O’Sullivan, as well as the…
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Building Sustainable Peace Through STEM Education. Member Spotlight: Winifred Ereyi

Winifred Ereyi is a Nigerian who studied in the UK and now lives in the USA. She is the CEO/Founder of the ThinkSTEM Foundation (a subsidiary of eWirecommunications), the Women…
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The Democracy, Politics, and Conflict Engagement Initiative. Member Spotlight: Dr. Wendy Wood

Dr. Wendy Wood took on the role of a mediator from a very young age. As a young social activist in a small rural desert community, she recognized, the need…
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