Meet the 2023 Goldin Global Fellows English Language Cohort

by Yusuph Masanja, Co-Facilitator, Goldin Global Fellows The Goldin Institute is proud to introduce the 2023 Goldin Global Fellows (English Language Cohort)! We invite you to learn about each of the outstanding Goldin Global Fellows who live and work in Albania, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, India, Kosovo, Malawi, Mali, Nepal, Nigeria, the Philippines, Senegal, South… Continue reading Meet the 2023 Goldin Global Fellows English Language Cohort

Meet the 2023 Chicago Peace Fellows

by Travis Rejman, Executive Director The Goldin Institute invites you to learn about each of our 2023 Chicago Peace Fellows representing 14 community areas across the city.  Founded in 2019 in collaboration with the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities, the Chicago Peace Fellows program is the only leadership development program that is built by and for… Continue reading Meet the 2023 Chicago Peace Fellows

Celebrating the 2022 Chicago Peace Fellows Graduation

By Jamika Smith, Tina Gulley-Augustus, Don Williams, Jacqueline Williams, and Cree Noble On September 29th, 2022, 14 grassroots leaders from across Chicago gathered at the Chicago History Museum to celebrate their achievements as the fourth cohort to graduate in the Chicago Peace Fellows program. The Chicago Peace Fellows (CPF) program spanned over six months with… Continue reading Celebrating the 2022 Chicago Peace Fellows Graduation

Our 2022 Global Fellow graduates are stronger together

By Yusuph Masanja, Co-Facilitator of the Global Alumni Network Since the inaugural cohort of the Goldin Global Fellows in 2018, the Goldin Institute has evolved the GATHER curriculum to remove barriers to access for grassroots leaders and to augment the pedagogy to work for the realities of our Fellows across the globe. One such development… Continue reading Our 2022 Global Fellow graduates are stronger together

Celebrating 20 years of grassroots leadership and social change

By Jassi K. Sandhar, Global Research Fellow It is very rare to find organizations like the Goldin Institute. As an employee of the Institute, I promise this is not a biased opinion. Having worked in the non-profit sector for 12 years, being involved in various social justice and human rights projects, the Goldin Institute has… Continue reading Celebrating 20 years of grassroots leadership and social change

Mobilizing a Community Clean Up in Liberia

By John Kamma, Global Fellow from Liberia Whatever social innovation we are concerned with, our impact on the lives of the people we serve or work with matters. Implementing their good ideas is important to achieving our collective goal. And, this was the case with our intervention in the Glass Factory Community in Gardnersville, Liberia.… Continue reading Mobilizing a Community Clean Up in Liberia

Caught between Two Wars

Over the past four years, I have painfully witnessed my country of Cameroon be ravaged by a steadily escalating war which has displaced thousands of civilians internally, and into neighboring countries. As the president of Community Green Engagement (COMGREEN), I and my colleagues have strived to ensure the communities which we serve not only have… Continue reading Caught between Two Wars

Responding to COVID-19 in the Bedouin Community

As a minority group within Israel, the Bedouin Community has had a long history of strife in dealings with the Israeli government. During these dire times of Covid-19 the government has failed in many areas to support Negev Bedouins through funds resources and information. As a result many families have been facing unemployment, health and… Continue reading Responding to COVID-19 in the Bedouin Community

The Promise and Peril of Working with Governments: A Global Gather/Chicago Peace Fellows’ Roundtable

Last month, Jamal Alkirnawi and Lo Ivan Castillon led a discussion on March 16 for Global Gather and Chicago Peace Fellows entitled “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. Both members of the inaugural Global… Continue reading The Promise and Peril of Working with Governments: A Global Gather/Chicago Peace Fellows’ Roundtable