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Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) During COVID-19
By Muhammad Abuyassin, MEAL Manager at Generations For PeaceAs the implications of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) are felt around the world, few will escape its economic repercussions. Competition for financial resources is fierce, not only between...
Escaping Terror to Spread Peace | Jethero’s Story
By Jethero Okare, Generations For Peace Pioneer in UgandaIn a blink of an eye, everything changed…It was around 10 PM on the night of 15 June 2003. My cousin and I were heading to a village nearby to see if we could find work by tending to some gardens. I...
Geographically Diverse Yet More Connected Than Ever | Interning Virtually with Generations For Peace
By Gillian Olortegui, Generations For Peace Inc. Research and Outreach InternApril 2021 marks a little over a year since our world made up of scheduled activities for the future and predictable timelines was replaced with widespread cancellations....
Building a Better Future in Rwanda | International Day of Reflection
By Valentine Chauchereau, Generations For Peace Communications Intern “Why did Rwandans kill their own people? How is it possible? What exactly happened during the genocide? These are all questions my students would constantly ask,”...
Empowering Youth Through Sport | IDSDP 2021
By Amira Qattan, Programmes Coordinator at Generations For Peace “Sport has the power to change the world; it is a fundamental right, a powerful tool to strengthen social ties and promote sustainable development and peace and well as solidarity and respect.” As a...
Solving Local Challenges with Technology | Code for Jordan
What if you could solve any problem in your community with just a click on your phone? This is exactly what youth participants in the Code for Jordan Programme are trying to do! Code for Jordan, Generations For Peace’s first-ever code-based peacebuilding...
Choosing to Challenge: Women Leadership and Gender Bias
By Heeba Chergui, Generations For Peace Communications Intern If there is anything the world can take away from this pandemic, it is the importance of leadership and challenging gender norms and biases. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how resilient humans can be...
Our Journey, from Passion to Impact! | World NGO Day 2021
On World NGO Day 2021, an opportunity for NGOs around the globe to highlight their work and achievements, we are reflecting on our journey over the past 13 years and how it has led us to where we are today. Our journey, from passion to impact! Since 2007, when...
The Violence of Exclusion | A Tale of Nigerian Youth
By Jelilat Abidoye, Generations For Peace Pioneer and Country Manager in Nigeria When you think of “youth,” most people think of the time in life when they are young – the period between childhood and adulthood. For a more formal definition, the United Nations defines...
COVID-19: A Lost Opportunity for Peace?
By Safiya Ibn Garba, Director of Institutional Learning It is said that there are two great “levellers” in life; birth and death. By leveller, I mean something that reminds us of the essential fact that we are all the same. I daresay this is true. When someone passes...
