Current Projects
Download the trifold brochure about MBB's Projects.
 |
The Liberian Initiative
Location: Liberia
This project began with training and advising Liberian residents of Buduburam Refugee Settle-ment in Ghana in response to requests to set up a community and peer mediation service. MBB then worked with former child soldiers along-side numerous Liberian, Ghanaian and international partners. Find out more.
|
 |
Lawrenceville Dialogue Project
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
In August of 2007 MBB initiated a project to examine the efficacy of refugee resettlement efforts in the Pittsburgh area, particularly the Somali Bantu. The project examines three areas of concern: access to healthcare, access to education and social integration/community mediation.
Find out more.
|
 |
Hurricane Katrina Project
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
MBB is deeply committed to building conflict resolution capacity not only overseas, but also in the U.S. By partnering with the Mississippi Mediation Project and the Family Mediation Council of Louisiana, MBB is working with community-based mediators in New Orleans, LA and Biloxi, MS to improve their skills and to develop community mediation programs.
Find out more.
|
 |
Middle East Initiative
Location: The Middle East
Mediators Beyond Borders, Middle East Initiative, is working with Neve Shalom Wahat Al Salam (NSWAS), an intentional Israeli village of Palestinian/Israeli and Jewish/Israeli families founded in 1978, to assist their Pluralistic Spirituality Center, PSC, on their program “Mediation in a Multi-Cultural Context”. Find out more.
|
 |
The Zimbabwe Initiative
Location: Zimbabwe
The Initiative seeks to assist civil society in Zimbabwe in preparing for a peaceful transition and developing internal capacity for solving the most pressing humanitarian challenges. The Initiative is focusing on developing a civil society network to facilitate and enhance communication among hostile factions, providing conflict resolution training, and
initiating a public dialogue/consensus-building program. Find out more.
|
 |
The Copenhagen Initiative
MBB is the only
mediation organization that will be officially observing the proceedings of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the most important environmental conference since Kyoto. MBB will assume a global leadership role as it urges delegates to include mediation in the new protocols and hosts an environmental mediation seminar. Find out more.
|
 |
The Colombia Project
Location: Colombia
MBB is exploring establishing rural community mediation centers along with local reconciliation organizations, with the potential to integrate mediation and dialogue into many areas of Colombian life. MBB’s role in the Caribbean region of Colombia will be providing mediation training to its Colombian partners and community members. Find out more.
|
Proposed Projects
There are currently no projects pending MBB Board of Directors approval.
Projects in Development
If you have an idea for a project, please fill out our Project Exploration Form.
 |
The Ecuador Project
Location: Ecuador
Contact:
Lisa Anderson - landersonmbb@gmail.com |
 |
The Kenya Project
Location: Kenya
MBB is in communication with the Kenya Pastoralist Network about possibly partnering to help facilitate inter-tribal process in the search for common ground.
Contact:
Prabha Sankaranarayan - prabhambb@gmail.com
|
 |
The Kosovo Project
Location: Kosovo
MBB’s proposed goal is to train Kosovo volunteers in dialogue facilitation, cross-cultural communication, prejudice reduction and bias awareness and other conflict resolution techniques.
Contact:
Ken Cloke - kenclokembb@gmail.com
Lynn H. Cole - lynncolembb@gmail.com
|
 |
The Lebanon Project
Location: Lebanon
MBB is seeking in Lebanon, as a post conflict society, to bring disparate groups into a sustained and long term dialogue to reduce bias and religious prejudice.
Contact:
Lynn H. Cole - lynncolembb@gmail.com |
 |
The Nepal Initiative
Location: Nepal
MBB plans to collaborate with Nepali community mediation programs by providing training assistance and consultation in the areas of juvenile restorative justice and post-conflict trauma training for experienced mediators.
Contact:
C.J. Larkin - larkinmbb@gmail.com |
 |
The Sierra Leone Initiative
Location: Sierra Leone
University student peace groups are seeking MBB’s help in building a coalition and training the peace groups and the student body in conflict resolution to prevent a return of violence in elections and club initiations.
Contact:
Alan Gross - alanegross@aol.com |
 |
The Yemen Project
Location: Yemen
MBB is discussing partnering in a newly established mediation center to provide training in group facilitation, dialogue, leadership and coaching.
Contact:
Lynn H. Cole - lynncolembb@gmail.com |
|
