New NGO Management Program in Kenya
The Center for Policy, Planning, and
Performance has just signed a memorandum of
agreement with Western University in
Kakamega, Kenya to provide a new
4-year undergraduate program in NGO
management. In conjunction with this
program, the University will create a
new NGO Department. The Center will
develop the curriculum, provide the
instructors, and — in
partnership with the University
— promote and develop the new
Center for NGO Management on the
University campus.
Using Restorative Justice to Improve Somali-American Relationships
The Center and LEAD (a Minnesota
nonprofit committed to building the
capacity of African NGOs) are
co-developing a pilot project (funded
in part by the Phillips Family
Foundation and the Bremer Foundation)
to increase understanding and thereby
improve the relationship of Somalis
with American institutions, such as
mainstream schools, the child welfare
system, and the criminal justice
system.
This will be achieved chiefly through the traditional Somali values of Zeer and the western principles of restorative justice. By leveraging the assets of traditional Somali culture, we can create more effective responses and interventions for Somali youth and families in the Twin-city Metro area.
This will be achieved chiefly through the traditional Somali values of Zeer and the western principles of restorative justice. By leveraging the assets of traditional Somali culture, we can create more effective responses and interventions for Somali youth and families in the Twin-city Metro area.
Center Announces "Mediation Process Training"
The Center and CDR Associates present a
forty-hour seminar on
the best practices in mediation and
adult learning. By means of exercises
and dialogue, participants will learn
theory, history, tools, contexts, and
challenges of effective mediation
while receiving feedback and coaching
from experienced practitioners.
The Center Welcomes New Team Members
The Center is pleased to introduce its
newest team members of Lacotref Bibbs, Pat
Clark, Jan Goodwin, Toren Hansen, Michelle
Mosner, and Sophia Rodrigues.
Lacotref assists in day-to-day administration for the Center. Pat joins the Center from her former position as Executive Director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. For the Center she will lead program and development initiatives from her office in New York.
Jan joins the Center as a consulting associate. A humanitarian and award-winning journalist, she has published two books on the Taliban in Afhganistan, and she currently serves as the international news coordinator for Marie Clarie Magazine. Another newcomer is Toren Hansen, a doctoral student at the University of Minnesota. He is helping us finish our evaluation instrument for restorative justice programs as well as co-presenting the model at the International Institute for Restorative Justice Practices conference this fall.
Michelle, a graduate student at the Humphrey Institute, will coordinate mediation and conflict resolution training programs, and Sophia, a native of South Africa, brings administrative and bookkeeping skills as well as her educational background in Education and Human Resource Development.
We are very fortunate to benefit from the work, passion, commitment, and shared values of these gifted people.
Lacotref assists in day-to-day administration for the Center. Pat joins the Center from her former position as Executive Director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. For the Center she will lead program and development initiatives from her office in New York.
Jan joins the Center as a consulting associate. A humanitarian and award-winning journalist, she has published two books on the Taliban in Afhganistan, and she currently serves as the international news coordinator for Marie Clarie Magazine. Another newcomer is Toren Hansen, a doctoral student at the University of Minnesota. He is helping us finish our evaluation instrument for restorative justice programs as well as co-presenting the model at the International Institute for Restorative Justice Practices conference this fall.
Michelle, a graduate student at the Humphrey Institute, will coordinate mediation and conflict resolution training programs, and Sophia, a native of South Africa, brings administrative and bookkeeping skills as well as her educational background in Education and Human Resource Development.
We are very fortunate to benefit from the work, passion, commitment, and shared values of these gifted people.