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By Valentine Chauchereau, Communications Intern at Generations For Peace “Why pay for a girl’s tuition fees if she is more likely to drop out or become pregnant? Society’s future is in the hands of boys, not girls.” Just before Sharon entered her first semester at...

By Sally Bisharat, Communications Specialist Standing in the middle of Beirut’s streets, Ayman observed the shards of glass piled on the roads, the blood stains on the sidewalks, and the black charcoal covering the buildings that survived the blast.  Flashbacks of...

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the challenges already faced by teachers around the globe. With already limited resources and the added uncertainty facing the future of traditional education systems, teachers have been forced...

By Rosie Awad, Communications Specialist at Generations For Peace “Inclusive peace is sustainable peace. Only when we all work together will we be able to shape peace effectively…” The words echoed in Branka Markoviki’s head. She smiled with pride as she overlooked at...

“What has been the impact of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement on, and the response of, your peacebuilding organisation?” In the ninth post of our “Ask the Experts” blog series, Generations For Peace is joined by experts from the world’s leading peacebuilding NGOs...

By Sally Bisharat, Communications Specialist There is no aspect in life that COVID-19 has not affected. Countries around the world have announced strict measures, such as lockdown, to contain the pandemic at the local level. In Jordan, for example, the government...

By Valentine Chauchereau, Communications Intern Growing up in the residential town of Epworth in Zimbabwe, Tafadzwa saw violence turn his life upside down. Having lost both of his parents in the violence that occurred during the 2002 presidential elections, 25-year...

By Sally Bisharat, Communications Specialist Research shows that children can have a great impact on and shape the lives of their siblings. Mark Feinberg, a Research Professor of Health and Human Development at Penn State University, says that “Sibling relationships...

By Valentine Chauchereau, Communications Intern Christian was 20 years old when the Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi happened. The Genocide, which began in April 1994, resulted in the death of 800,000 women, men and children. The memory of the atrocities that...