by Main | Jan 31, 2013 | 2010, 2013, Africa, Global Peace Foundation, Global Peace Youth Corps, Youth Leadership
As the National Youth Summit begins, it is fitting to recall the commitments made in 2010, and the vision that brought multiple sectors from all over the world together to define a Kenyan and African Dream. At the close of the Global Peace Convention 2010, Heads of...
by Main | Dec 20, 2012 | 2012, Africa, Americas, Global Peace Convention, Global Peace Youth Corps, Manu Chandaria, Peacebuilding, Youth Leadership
Two weeks ago, UPI reported on three Kenyans in Atlanta who assured, “Kenya next year will avoid the ethnic violence that tore the country apart during the 2007 elections.” The statement references painful memories of post-election violence in 2007-2008 that Hon....
by Main | Aug 9, 2012 | 2012, Africa, Peacebuilding, Youth Leadership
Molo is a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley. In 2007, it experienced the brunt of the ethnic violence that followed the presidential election. Thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced. Today in Molo grass grows over the remains of a school that was burnt to...
by Main | Jul 6, 2012 | 2012, Africa, Local Conferences, Peacebuilding
I first visited Kenya in 2008. The nation was still suffering from the aftereffects of post-electoral violence. But, I knew that Kenya would recover to become a leading force for African development. Under the coat of arms of Kenya is a Swahili phrase,...
by Editor | Nov 18, 2010 | 2010, Africa, Global Peace Convention, Speeches
The following speech was delivered at the Global Peace Conference in Nairobi, Kenya under the theme, “Dealing with Corruption: Application of Principles and Values as Foundations for Effective Governance,” held at the Kenyatta convention center on November 17-20,...
