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Thierry’s Project:
Children Demobilized
Project location
Number of children from armed groups assisted
Year
Lubarika Center, Lupango, Bulinga and Kagaragara
44
2016
Makobola II
37
2017
Lupango
39
2020
Lubarika
3
2022
Ake
24
2024
Lweba
18
2024
CHONWE
29
2025
Lweba
25
2025
Total
219
Innovation in Peacebuilding’s
Mid-South Peacebuilders Conference
April 10–11, 2026
Join us at Northwest Arkansas Community College’s Shewmaker Center for Innovations in Peacebuilding’s Mid-South Peacebuilders Conference to meet like-minded people and organizations, discuss ideas, experiences, and new approaches, learn from others’ successful peacebuilding initiatives, and explore the intersection of how the service you’re already providing your community contributes to peacebuilding as a whole.
APS
2025 Seminar
Aspiring Peacebuilders Seminar
The 2025 Seminar took place from May 30 – June 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Seminar is open to students in undergraduate programs across the country who are pursuing careers in peace, technology, or entrepreneurship.
Key Features of 2025 Seminar:
Interactive lessons from scholars and practitioner experts in the peacebuilding, technology, and entrepreneurship fields.
Field visits to the U.S. Institute of Peace and foreign embassies to discuss peace and security with diplomats.
Project to develop real-world innovative solutions to today’s pressing conflicts.
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Thierry’s Project
Accompanying Locally-led Solutions Toward Sustainable Peace
Have you heard about Thierry’s Project? It’s our initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo to foster long-lasting peace by supporting the reintegration of former child soldiers back into their communities. We do this through a goat-giving program (yes, goats!).