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...
Since 2011, the Syrian civil war has shattered the lives of millions, tearing families apart and taking the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Many were forced to leave their homes to seek refuge in other neighbouring countries in search of safety. In 2013,...
By Coretta Lemaitre, Generations For Peace Institute Intern Imagine that you’re having a conversation with the proud parent of a kindergartener who, after countless failed knots and temper tantrums, finally ties his own shoes. After smiling at the child, the parent...
By Kwasi Adjei Boateng, Generations For Peace Pioneer in Ghana Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, I have noticed how the pandemic has shed light on the existing and persisting inequalities in Ghana and across the world. While physical distancing is...
By Generations For Peace Nigeria Even before the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Nigeria in late February 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control had been working to educate the public about the virus and protect the country. The government initiated a...
“How is COVID-19 impacting peacebuilding activities and peacebuilding organisations and what adaptations and solutions are you seeing?” In the eighth post of our “Ask the Experts” blog series, Generations For Peace is joined by experts from the world’s leading...
