Coffee, Tea, and Treasured Memories!

Coffee, Tea, and Treasured Memories!

Getting to Know GFPI’s Interns (CIEE) Ester Fang, Alexandra Turley, and Ash Malhotra, three university students from the United States, recently completed an internship with the Generations For Peace Institute (GFPI). They helped us out with a lot of different,...

Our Serbian Delegate: Nenad Ilic

What was your favourite experience at Sochi Camp 2014? My favourite experience was when I got the chance to facilitate in a large group. I have facilitated with children because I am a basketball coach, but I have never had the chance to facilitate with adults. Before...
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Spotlight: Merima Celik

Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Spotlight: Merima Celik

On each day of the 2014 Sochi Camp, the blog will focus on one of the eight countries in attendance. Today’s focus? Bosnia and Herzegovina! We start the day with an interview with one of our eight Delegates from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Merima Celik. Prior to the Sochi...
International Women’s Day – Saluting Judy Kent

International Women’s Day – Saluting Judy Kent

“Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable. Parliaments with more women enact more legislation on key social issues such as health,...

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)

This post is a tribute to the former South African president, whose visionary leadership inspired the world. There are many things we could write in testament to Nelson Mandela’s courageous character. However, we have chosen to highlight his use of sport as a uniting...
Elia Saikaly

Elia Saikaly

A few days back you met Matt, now meet his fellow Canadian, Elia Saikaly… What has been your favourite photography project/job/experience? My favourite project experience is actually a tie. It’s a toss up between orchestrating an interactive learning experience for...