Author: josephgenslak

This week we mark the anniversary of one of the Institute’s defining events: the 2003 Building Social Cohesion in the Midst of Diversity and Migration conference held in Manresa, Spain.   At that Event, community leaders from over 20 cities gathered to explore best practices from their practical experiences building social cohesion. The Conference came… Continue reading This Week in GI History: Manresa, Spain

  Microcredit advisor Kasia Paprocki published this new research article at Geoforum to advance the notion of “social dispossession”, specifically by focusing on her own prior field research in rural Bangladesh. Social dispossession is the author’s original and new framework to interrogate the systemic abuses of microcredit borrowers. As more fully defined from the article’s… Continue reading “Social Dispossession” in Microcredit

You can help Former Child Soldiers in Uganda take control of their future We are excited to announce that this upcoming August our colleagues at Anorak Denmark will travel to Uganda to support our team of former child soldiers in Gulu who are creating their own reintegration and prevention organization so they can make their own decisions and take… Continue reading Former Child Soldiers are Tomorrow’s Leaders

Making Progress in the Fight Against Gender-based Violence On behalf of KOFAVIV, the Commission of Women Victims helping women Victims, I extend our appreciation to everyone who has helped to provide services to women and girls who have been victims of sexual violence in Haiti. The 2010 earthquake led to significant increase in insecurity and… Continue reading Global Associate Malya Villard: In Her Own Words

Today we remember our friend Zulhaz Mannan for his courageous voice against discrimination and his role in defending the rights of all Bangladeshis, especially those most marginalized. Along his with friend Mahbub Tonoy, Zulhaz’s life was cut short on April 25th, 2016 in a murder inspired by hatred and bigotry. Zulhaz’s life was a testament… Continue reading Remembering our Colleague and Friend, Xulhaz Mannan

This story summarizes the hopes of interfaith groups dedicated to building peace in the southern Philippines. These peace activists, including our friend Father Angel Calvo, continue to advocate on behalf of the peace process that would bring an end to the decades-long conflict between the Muslim and Christian populations of Mindanao. The sentiment of those… Continue reading Interfaith Groups Work Towards Peace in Mindanao

Our Executive Director, Travis Rejman recently wrote this editorial in the Huffington Post calling for the right justice to be considered in the case against Dominic Ongwen.  Ongwen has received international attention because of his role as a high-ranking soldier in Joseph Kony’s Lords Resistance Army. To be sure, his crimes against humanity are not… Continue reading A Call for Proper Justice

In the discussions about disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of children used as soldiers in the conflict in Northern Uganda, the voices and perspectives of former child soldiers themselves have too often and too long been ignored. To restore these voices to the discussion and to improve the services for former combatants, the Goldin Institute and… Continue reading Alone and Frightened: A Summary of our Report

Our Leadership Team Makes New Alliances and Reaffirms Existing Ones in our Work to End the Use of Child Soldiers in East Africa This Fall provided ideal timing for our co-founders to shore-up important project work in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. In late September, Travis and Diane journeyed to East Africa for several important regional… Continue reading East Africa Update

Perhaps we like this story so much about one woman making a difference by bringing fresh water to her extended community, because it reminds us of our own global associate working in similar ways for her own people. Both Darlene Adviso and Dr. Susana Anayatin share the common goal of ensuring that those in their… Continue reading The Water Ladies of Navajo and Mindanao