by Karuna Center | Aug 15, 2022
PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES (2019-present) Nigeria About the Protecting Our Communities Initiative Now in its fifth and final year, the Protecting Our Communities Initiative (POCI) supports Nigerian communities at the center of complex land use conflicts and rising...
by Karuna Center | Nov 16, 2020
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...
by Karuna Center | Oct 16, 2019
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....
by Karuna Center | Oct 11, 2019
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...
by Karuna Center | Oct 11, 2019
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...