Watering the Banyan Tree

Watering the Banyan Tree

WATERING THE BANYAN TREE (2020-2023) Myanmar Summary Traditionally, the Banyan tree provides shelter and and a gathering space for problem-solving dialogue. The Watering the Banyan Tree project works in that spirit. About the Program Since the February 2021 military...
Supporting Joint Israeli-Palestinian Activism

Supporting Joint Israeli-Palestinian Activism

Beyond Dialogue: Former Israeli and Palestinian Combatants Acting Together Israel and Palestine Summary Combatants for Peace (CFP) is one of very few functioning bi-national NGOs in Israel and Palestine. Karuna Center led four in-depth training workshops with CFP...
Sri Lanka: Post-War Community Reconciliation

Sri Lanka: Post-War Community Reconciliation

SRI-LANKA: POST-WAR COMMUNITY RECONCILIATION Sri Lanka Summary To help address deep inter-ethnic tensions forged by 26 years of civil war, this program brought together 160 Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and Christian religious leaders in Sri Lanka’s Eastern province....
Rwanda: Healing Our Communities

Rwanda: Healing Our Communities

Healing Our Communities (2016-2019) Rwanda Summary The Healing Our Communities program in Rwanda was a collaborative effort with three Rwandan partner organizations which addresses grievances from the 1994 genocide—focusing on a total of 16 communities where tensions...
Community-Building after the Bosnian War

Community-Building after the Bosnian War

Project Diacom: Community-Building after the Bosnian War (1997-2002) Bosnia and Herzegovina Summary From 1997-2002, Karuna Center staff led peacebuilding and inter-communal dialogue programs for six years in the divided and war-torn cities of Sanski Most and Prijedor...