Tag: Diane Goldin

This may not be my final contribution to the Goldin Instiute’s newsletter, but to be sure it is the most difficult to write. After six years, I am leaving Goldin… Continue reading Transitions for our Director of Community Learning and Collaboration

By Ethan Michaeli, Senior Advisor Happy New Year from the Goldin Institute! 2019 was a momentous year with the debut of the Chicago Peace Fellows, our fellowship for grassroots organizers… Continue reading Celebrating the Achievements of 2019

With the first cohort of the Chicago Peace Fellows finishing their summer projects and nearing the end of their curriculum, the Goldin Institute convened a dinner meeting of prominent advisers… Continue reading Peace Fellows Advisors Review Progress

It is with joy, pride and expectations that I share some thoughts on the celebration of Women’s History Month, recognizing the achievements born amidst struggle, bias and inequality on many… Continue reading Reflections on International Women’s Day

Mehari Reuven is an Ethiopian Jewish teacher, writer and journalist who was incarcerated as a “prisoner of Zion” in his birth country. Released after a year during which he was… Continue reading Goldin Institute Returns to Israel and Palestine

The Goldin Institute’s Board of Advisors had a busy year fundraising, donating their own time, and contributing other resources toward our mission.  Month by month, Goldin’s Board represented us at international… Continue reading Reflecting on a Momentous 2017

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… Continue reading East Africa Update

Marking an important anniversary date on microfinance policy  Today we revisit our appearance on Worldview exploring the policies and ongoing scrutiny put on the effectiveness of microfinance programs in places… Continue reading Revisiting Microfinance

This June, Institute co-founders Diane Goldin and Travis Rejman returned to Uganda to participate in our first ever cross-continental Child Soldier Reintegration and Reconciliation Training Workshops. Because of her work… Continue reading Goldin Institute Successfully Returns to Uganda

Executive Summary of the Project Since the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti, women and girls living in the internally displaced persons camps face alarming rates of rape and other… Continue reading Rape Accountability and Prevention in Haiti