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Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute: A Resource for Peacebuilders in Asia

The Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute (MPI) is an Asian training institute grounded in the Mindanao, Philippines context using models developed and adapted for and by Asians. MPI is a resource for peacebuilders: providing skills, conducting research, and building solidarity within the Conflict Transformation Framework.

MPI was established in the year 2000 through the collective effort of the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) to bring together peacebuilders of diverse cultures from the Asia-Pacific Region to participate in its annual peacebuilding training. Since its inception, MPI has been a meeting point of peacebuilders from countries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, East Timor, Fiji Islands, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, USA, the Philippines and other countries.

2012 MPI Training Facilitators

Thursday, 02 February 2012 10:09 |

Meet our International and National (Philippine-based) Training Facilitators.

International Facilitators

Mr. BABU AYINDO
For over 15 years, Babu Ayindo has been involved in the design and facilitation of conflict transformation and peacebuilding processes with various agencies in various parts of the world. Most of his work and his teaching/training methods apply “arts approaches” to peacebuilding in various cultures and contexts. Babu is a co-author of When You Are the Peacebuilder which the Academy for Educational Development (AED) selected as a “top product” in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Babu has also published several articles on arts, peace, and politics, the most recent being “Arts Approaches to Peace: Playing Our Way to Transcendence” published in Peacebuilding in Traumatized Societies. He holds a Bachelor of Education Degree from Kenyatta University in Kenya, and an MA in Conflict Transformation from Eastern Mennonite University in the USA. Babu first facilitated at MPI’s annual training in 2002.

MPI launches 2012 Training

Tuesday, 06 December 2011 19:12 |

MPI launches its 2012 training program -- the MPI 2012 Annual Peacebuilding Training-- which will be held on May 14 to June 1, 2012 in Davao City, Southern Philippines.

The Training will consist of 13 courses classified into three categories – Foundation, Thematic, and Field-Based. These courses will be taught by a distinguished roster of facilitators from Asia-Pacific, Africa and North America. The Foundation Courses will be offered in Week 1 while both Thematic and Field-Based Courses will be offered in Weeks 2 and 3.

The Foundation Courses lay out the fundamental parameters, approaches and processes encompassed in the field of peacebuilding. The Thematic Courses build on the foundational material by delving into particular strategic areas and focused applications. The Field-Based Courses provide learning opportunities by engaging real world communities where peacebuilding practices and initiatives are being implemented, challenged and refined. These courses will draw on the diversity of peacebuilding initiatives present in Mindanao, Philippines and help the participants consolidate their classroom-based learning. Read More

How You May Support MPI

Sunday, 03 April 2011 13:14 |

MPI announces a partnership with International Development and Educational Associates (IDEAS) in the US that allows individual US donors to make direct tax-deductible donations to the Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute for its educational programs. Donations may be made on-line through IDEAS secure giving portal at www.ideasworld.org/give/. Under “Donation Details,” choose the IDEAS Project category and indicate in the “Note” section –“Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute.”

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PDISL Training

Tuesday, 08 November 2011 10:42 |

The Peacebuilding and Development Institute in Sri Lanka (PDISL) announces the conduct of two upcoming training courses:
SPECIALISED TRAINING COURSE: CONFLICT-SENSITIVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN POST-WAR CONTEXTS on 21 – 26 November 2011 in Nepal (Download training flyer) a and TRAINING COURSE ON MONITORING & EVALUATION AS LEARNING DISCIPLINES FOR PEACEBUILDING on 05 – 09 DECEMBER 2011 in Sri Lanka (Download training flyer).

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