Comments on: Restoring Peace to the Forest

By: Burying the Hatchet of War « The Common Ground Blog

Burying the Hatchet of War « The Common Ground Blog — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:15:35 +0000

[...] Our work on restoring peace to DRC’s troubled Equateur Province was recently featured on TV5-Monde. Two years ago the region was wracked by violence and thousands fled to neighboring countries. They are only now beginning to return. The video shows scenes of a recent peace festival and the signing of the non-aggression pact, which SFCG helped to facilitate: [...]

By: Mimes of death, forgiveness ease Congo conflict « The Common Ground Blog

Mimes of death, forgiveness ease Congo conflict « The Common Ground Blog — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:47:41 +0000

[...] We recently wrote about the work Search is doing on the conflict between the Munzaya and Enyele comm… since the outbreak of violence in the Equateur province, two years ago. Now Reuters’ Johnny Hogg takes a closer look at the process of reconciliation: Access to fishing ponds similar to these is one of the underlying issues in the conflict between the Munzaya and Enyele communities. (from mtforge.com) [...]

By: Radio Reconciliation in DRC « The Common Ground Blog

Radio Reconciliation in DRC « The Common Ground Blog — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:08:26 +0000

[...] radio as a key tool in the process; and the two communities are beginning to heal their divides. We recently organized a traditional reconciliation ceremony that brought the Enyele and Munzaya comm… The event included sermons, folk dancing and an affirmation of the communities’ commitments to [...]