Cameroon is second only to South Africa in the number of COVID-19 cases, but thanks to your generosity, we have been able to purchase masks for young people, orphans and widows in two communities near Bamenda that were unprepared for the pandemic.

On Sunday, May 3rd the Chicago Peace Fellows launched the Peace Flowers campaign by delivering over 75 flower bouquets to mothers that have lost children to violence.

Caught between an ongoing civil conflict and COVID-10, Global Fellow Alexander Gwanvalla provides an update on the work of Community Green Engagement in Cameroon.

Director of Community Learning and Collaboration, reflects on his last six years with the Goldin Institute as he prepares to take a new position with the Skoll Foundation to help oversee grantmaking to social entrepreneurs throughout the world.

Global Fellow Lo Ivan Castillon shares an update on an important milestone in the Peace Process in his region of Maguindanao, Philippines.

Global Fellow Jamal Alkirnawi of A New Dawn in the Negev responds to the unique needs of the Bedouin community in Rahat, Israel, as they respond to the social, economic and health impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Chicago Peace Fellows hosted a conversation with Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) to learn about three critical strategies for reducing violence in Chicago, including the Communities Partnering for Peace (CP4P), the Metropolitan Peace Academy, and Lights in the Night.

Shyne San Diego enters day 22 of self quarantine for all team members as the day breaks with news of another rescue placed safely in a hotel, a young woman experiencing mental distress safely in a hospital, and letters clipped to the mailbox filled with emergency supplies ready to be shipped.

On Thursday, March 26, the Chicago Peace Fellows participated in a workshop titled ‘Violence as an Adaptive Challenge’ with staff members at the University of Chicago Medical Center’s Violence Recovery team. This is the second workshop in the GATHER course, and the Fellows discussed issues related to solving complex, amorphous problems in the communities they serve.

Global Alumni Jamal Alkirnawi and Lo Ivan Castillon led a Global Roundtable discussion on the theme “The Promise and Peril of Working with Governments” about the challenges and opportunities non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can face when seeking to partner with states, and local officials.