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The Outward Bound Center for Peacebuilding sponsored Dave Wolfenden, Executive Director of Outward Bound Canada, to participate in an expedition on the Abraham Path. He participated in sections in Jordan, Palestine and Israel. Mr.! Wolfenden is writing a summary report on the potential for Outward Bound to provide experiences along the Abraham Path in the future.
The Outward Bound/Search for Common Ground Social Entrepreneurs Program implementation date has been moved to early 2009 to accommodate for religious holidays. Please see Current Programs on our website for more information.
The Outward Bound Center for Peacebuilding is continuing its 2008 capacity building consultation and seed funding grants to Outward Bound Rwanda. Outward Bound Rwanda plans to train two instru! ctors at Outward Bound South Africa later in 2008, and is embarking upon the corresponding recruitment process. Outward Bound Rwanda is seeking funds for this training program and also for the acquisition of a parcel of land to serve as the Outward Bound Rwanda base camp. Please see Current Programs on our website for more information.
The dates for the Sri Lanka Journalist Leadership Program are currently being confirmed by Outward Bound Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Press Institute. As the security situation continues to threaten the stability of the country, the need for positiv! e communication, understanding and successful models of engagement amongst the different communities is pressing. Please see Current Programs on our website for more information.
A breakfast discussion was held on May 21 at The New York Times regarding the Outward Bound Center for Peacebuilding. Beth Anglin Knox, Managing Director, presented this new initiative to a group of foundation representatives, journalists, international experts and ! business leaders and opened the floor to discussion of how Outward Bound may best serve the needs of the people living in environments of conflict, facilitating dialogue and understanding in a complementary fashion to other important peacebuilding efforts.
Thank you to Kiono and Brooks Thomas for hosting an Outward Bound Center for Peacebuilding reception in their home on May 27. Board member Clayton Fowler welcomed guests and introduced Beth Anglin Knox. We were honored to provide an opportunity for long-time OB supporters and others more recently associated with the organization through their interest and collaboration with the Center for Peacebuilding to gather around a common interest in promoting sustainable peace in the world.
Shir! a Loewenberg was invited and attended a Peacebuilding conference spons ored by Deutche Welle in Bonn, Germany, June 2-4. She was honored to meet with many individuals and organizational representatives active in peacebuilding initiatives across the globe, particularly as related to the media.
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He is shown here with military leaders in Guinea-Bissau and Ben Hoffman of the International Peace and Prosperity Project.
Milt Lauenstein puts his head, his heart and his wealth into peacebuilding. He provided the inspiration as well as the funding for the International Peace and Prosperity Project in Guinea-Bissau and for the International Conflict Prevention Consortium. He is an ever-present source of ideas, guidance and support for these and other Alliance for Peacebuilding related initiatives. He also serves on the Alliance Board of Directors.
He describes his motivation as follows:
“For most of my life, I have believed that mankind had the capacity to reduce the extent to which groups engage in killing each other. Finally, at age 75, I decided to devote my remaining years to trying to do something about it, daunting as the task seemed. Now, after 5 1/2 years of intensive study and work, and having sponsored a successful project to prevent violence, I am convinced that in fact we can prevent violence, and that building on that experience is the most cost-effective opportunity available for us to reduce human suffering.” |
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