welcome to the john paul lederach archive

A group poetry practice inviting participants to describe themselves at essence, perceiving unique qualities and strengths in new ways.

The body of a the final report for the Fetzer Institute at the conclusion of the Apprenticeship Program.

Reflections emergent from the Apprenticeship Program on the experience as an mentor/anchor.

Reflections emergent from collaborating alongside university professors in Tajikistan to produce the Tajik language textbook about peacebuilding.

A conciliation scenario in which a United Nations special policy team is tasked with developing a strategy in a country experiencing the echoes of civil war and an impending famine that links the humanitarian disaster with the peace process.

A closing ritual suited for the completion of a retreat or course for peacebuilding practitioners.

A story of Sister Mary Tarcisia and her work with young women who were taken from their homes by the Lord's Resistance Army and formed as child soldiers during the war in Uganda.

A story emergent from a conversation with Edilia, a teacher in Colombia from a community hard hit by violence.

A story of Liberia peacebuilder Sam Doe's journey to participate in Eastern Mennonite University's Summer Peacebuilding Institute.