Women PeaceMakers
Announcements
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2008 Woman PeaceMaker in Bolivia with Club of MadridOlenka Ochoa of Peru, 2008 Woman PeaceMaker, was part of a Club of Madrid delegation to Bolivia during the last week of October 2009, to advocate for the implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325. The delegation was led by Senator Maria Escudero of Spain and included Ximena Jimenez, a speaker at the IPJ’s 2008 conference, “Crafting Human Security in an Insecure World.” The group visited Santa Cruz and La Paz and met with members of Congress, the ministers of defense and justice, indigenous leaders and business entrepreneurs, before participating in a national forum and drafting a national plan for the implementation of 1325. |
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Woman PeaceMaker Awarded World Vision International Peace PrizeWoman PeaceMaker Mary Ann Arnado of the Philippines has been awarded the first Peace Prize from World Vision International. This award is given annually to recognize and honor one individual who is a catalyst for peacemaking and who takes risks and excels in the work of conflict resolution. Arnado is a peace advocate in Mindanao, the site of a decades-long civil war between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Award Announcement from World Vision Article in Mindanews
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Woman PeaceMaker Receives 2009 German Africa AwardWoman PeaceMaker Christiana Thorpe of Sierra Leone has been recognized this year for her role in the peaceful elections in Sierra Leone by the German Africa Foundation. The foundation honors individuals for their commitment to peace, democracy, human rights and a social market economy. Dr. Thorpe currently heads the Sierra Leone National Electoral Commission.
Article in Deutsche Welle |
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Latest Narratives Published Online"Peace Between Banyan and Kapok Trees" - Untangling Cambodia through Thavory Huot's Life Story - By Ozlem Ezer
"Deepening the Peace" - Zandile Nhlengetwa's Grassroots Peacebuilding in South Africa - By Alicia Simoni
"Fearless Pursuit of Justice" - A Narrative of the Life and Work of Latifah Anum Siregar of Indonesia - By Stelet Kim
"Iforti Ya Ka: Unity is Power" - A Narrative of the Life and Work of Susan Tenjoh-Okwen of Cameroon - By Kathleen Hughart
"Healing the Wounds of War" - The Peacebuilding Work of Sylvie Maunga Mbanga of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - By Jennifer Freeman |
