AFSC has worked in Burundi for a number of years on community cohesion and peace. Regional Director for Africa, Dereje Wordofa shares the experience of the AFSC during the 2010 elections in Burundi.
AFSC has worked in Burundi for a number of years and part of its work is to highlight for others our experiences and those of our partners. Regional Director for Africa, Dereje Wordofa some of what we have learned through our work in Burundi.
Burundi is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. After years of conflict in the 1990s, the last of the ex-combatant fighters are returning to the country. Regional Director for Africa, Dereje Wordofa shares the work of AFSC in Burundi.
Regional Director for Africa, Dereje Wordofa talks about the outlook for Somalia and the need to continue to work for peace in a region that has been embroiled in conflict for more than two decades.
Regional Director for Africa, Dereje Wordofa shares the work of AFSC with young people from Somalia. AFSC works with partners in Somalia to help give youth opportunities to generate income and have hope for their future.
Regional Director for Africa shares the work of AFSC with a community in Zimbabwe to transform their lives through trainings in welding and sewing in the Hatcliffe Extension. Harare, Zimbabwe.
A short documentary produced by Georgia State University students Kristy Breneman, T.J. Hicks, Victoria Temple, and Kristan Woolford in collaboration with the American Friends Service Committee's Student Career Alternatives Program (SCAP) and GSU's Peripheral Visions lab under the direction of Professor Niklas Vollmer.
Jihye Choi, an international student from South Korea studying at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, served as a summer intern at AFSC's Area Office of the Carolinas in 2011. She made this video sharing her personal views about war and peace in Korea and exposeing the lasting impact of war. Our office debuted the video on International Peace Day in September 2011. Warning: Some of the images are graphic and may not be appropriate for children.
Iowans marked the tenth anniversary of 9-11 at an event cosponored by AFSC and organized by the Interfaith Alliance at Drake University. Speakers included representatives from a number of faith traditions, Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie, and Drake University President David Maxwell. Thanks to videographer Rodger Routh for this piece.
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