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Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities in Colombia

Peacebuilding en las Américas News
Written by Cece Yocum
"The HROC (Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities) is a community based program developed in Burundi and Rwanda, and now Kenya. HROC brings together people from different ethnic groups or other different identities where there has been a conflict situation and people have experienced trauma. Because of the success of the HROC program in Africa, we, the Peace Building en Las Américas Working Group of Friends Peace Teams, decided to expand the program for possible use in Colombia."
Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 September 2008 )
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Indonesia Initiative Videos

Indonesia Initiative News
Written by The Webster
Videos from Friends Peace Teams activities in Indonesia. Courtesy of Reid Harvey pressing pottery filters - release (Full article contains additional videos).
Last Updated ( Monday, 22 September 2008 )
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News from the Indonesia Initiative

Indonesia Initiative News
Written by Nadine Hoover
The Indonesia Initiative is moving forward on many fronts. Here are some highlights of our work as of late May 2008.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 June 2008 )
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New York Yearly Meeting Approves Funds for all Three FPT Initiatives

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Written by Nadine Hoover
On 4/5/08, NYYM Spring Sessions approved requests for funds from all three of our initiatives to assist with Alternatives to Violence workshops in Kenya, the Indonesia Initiative coordinator's attendance at the AVP International Gathering in Kenya in 2008 and for AGLI HROC staff to go to Colombia to assist with community-based trauma healing in Colombia. We are grateful for their enthusiasm.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 April 2008 )

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