Peace Week in Bogotá
20.09.2009The El Tintal library stands on a former sanitary landfill. The generously proportioned building of reinforced concrete allows those outside see the interior through enormous porthole windows. The library is an oasis of culture in the...
Peace Entrepreneurs: Ashoka launches new program
20.09.2009"True peace building has no enemies." The quote stems from an Ashoka Fellow from India's conflict-ridden north where he works as a social entrepreneur trying to resolve societal problems through entrepreneurial projects. Ashoka, the...
Der Spiegel reports on Peace Counts in Ivory Coast
20.09.2009Under the title "The Power of Words," Der Spiegel reported in its August 24, 2009 edition on the Peace Counts project in Ivory Coast. The article describes the project's communication technique that uses an itinerant stage show, traveling...
An unusual caravan through Ivory Coast
20.09.2009The media project Peace Counts identifies people around the world who have made successful attempts to resolve crises and conflicts. The reports are published in Europe and in the countries where they originated. In Ivory Coast, that publication...