Category: Featured

Global Health Security: Expanding into other Continents By: Emilya Huseynova When I look back and try to see at which time point the passion for becoming a public health professional and researcher was born, I can see that it actually … Read more

Kibera Slum: When Kindness Kills Development By: Linh Vo Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Ninaras) “We are so busy at helping and forget that, sometimes, we need to stop and look. Are we bringing any change? Are more than 500 NGOs trying … Read more

Protect the Social Leaders – Colombia By: Giovanny Rincón & Sarah Champagne One of Colombia’s top challenges during its fragile post-accord phase has been the increase in killings and threats of human rights defenders and social leaders. According to the … Read more

Building a Sustainable Community Health System – Kenya By: Narayan Chetry As a Master`s in Public Health in Maternal and Child Health(MCH) candidate and a Rotary Peace Fellow, I have the opportunity to learn about the various health issues of … Read more

Dawn of Civilization – Bandung By: Kate Huth I have been coming to Indonesia for over 20 years and in that time I have seen a lot of changes throughout the country. One of my first memories of Indonesia is … Read more

Learning How to Apply Data Science Tools in Conflict and Peacebuilding Studies By: Yared Lemma   How can I apply knowledge management and data science techniques to promote international development issues, specifically, conflict resolution and peacebuilding?  Asking questions The question … Read more

Digital Development By: Limabenla Jamir As I write my blog post, I am four weeks into my summer internship with the World Bank. It was my desire, as someone who has spent six years doing grassroots work, to move ahead … Read more

Colombia, in Search of Truth and Peace By: Sarah Champagne AFE at the investigative online media Verdad Abierta There is such a thirst to speak up. And the silence of 52 years of conflict. A powerful desire to transition to … Read more

A Big Win for ISC Published by The International Storytelling Center on May 10, 2019   We’re proud to announce that ISC has been named the winner of the Peacebuilding Big Idea Challenge, an international competition administered by the Purdue … Read more

Workshop at the Parallel Forum of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Posted by Asha Asokan Recently, I was invited by Nonviolent Peaceforce (an INGO) and Graduate Women International (INGO) to speak in a parallel forum … Read more

Two Latina Women for Climate Change Posted by Anabella Palacios “A journey is a person in itself, no two are alike, and all plans, safeguards, policies and coercion are fruitless. We find after years of struggles that we do not … Read more

Joseph Sany – Practitioner in Residence from FHI 360   Our center was very honored to host a visit by Joseph Sany, Technical Advisor with FHI 360. Sany visited our center in cooperation with the Masters in International Development Policy program (MIDP) … Read more