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Kai Nygaard 6. February 2018

Poverty and drawn out conflicts motivates dialogue and development

The Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue are working together with the Afghanistan Committee to strengthen the local capacity for dialogue and conflict management in Afghanistan. Norunn Grande recently returned after an assignment in the war-torn country. “I enjoy spending time in Afghanistan, and people are clearly happy to have us. Every time I am there, I learn something new, but it is hard to hear about the very difficult situation people are living with”, says Norunn Grande.

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Filed Under: Ukategorisert Tagged With: afghanistan, afghanistan committee, afghanistankomiteen, dialog, dialogue, nansen center for peace and dialogue, nansen fredssenter

Suna Finbog 13. October 2017

The value of my stay at the Nansen and Oslo Summer School

Lillehammer view
Photos: Elena Levina

I’ve always cared about peace-making and reconciliation, and this is the story of how the Summer School at the Lillehammer Nansen Academy and the University of Oslo offered a path, says Elena Levina.

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Filed Under: Ukategorisert Tagged With: dialogue, peacebuilding

Suna Finbog 27. February 2017

Where have all the students gone?

Students in Argo
School children in Argo

In Argo, in the mountainous area of Badakshan, there is a district school where 2600 students are enrolled. One day when the government monitors came to inspect the school there were only 12 students present. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ukategorisert Tagged With: afghanistan, conflict transformation, dialogue

Suna Finbog 13. February 2017

Packing the Suitcase for Peace – What do We Choose to Fill it With?

Mountains in Iraq escape
Mountains in Iraq

I still remember the first time I reflected on my family’s escape from the war between Iraq and Iran in the 80’s. The after-school teacher asked me to tell about the route and describe my memories. I could not because I was not sure what this meant. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ukategorisert Tagged With: dialogue, Iraq

Suna Finbog 6. February 2017

The Beginning of a New Understanding

Students practising dialogue
Students practising dialogue

Dialogue is about discovering one’s own needs and the needs of others. Most people aren’t aware that the statements they make have more than one side to them. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ukategorisert Tagged With: conflict transformation, dialogue, peacebuilding

Kai Nygaard 15. November 2016

We and the Others in the Barents Region

Alexandra Smirnova, lecturer at Petrozovodsk State University with students.
Alexandra Smirnova, lecturer at Petrozovodsk State University with students.

Who are we and who are the others in the Barents region? What are the conditions for cross-border cooperation in a time of sanctions? Can dialogue at grassroot level make a difference? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Nyheter Tagged With: conflict transformation, dialogue

Kai Nygaard 13. May 2015

Masterclass in Dialogue Facilitation – A Deeper Understanding of Dialogue

Olga Zelenyuk masterclass
Olga Zelenyuk masterclass

Olga Zelenyuk from Ukraine was part of the Masterclass in Dialogue Facilitation

I am involved in peace-building work in Ukraine. The NGO I work in conducts dialogues, and so I was extremely interested to learn more about the Nansen method. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Nyheter Tagged With: conflict transformation, dialogue, norway, seminar

Kai Nygaard 29. April 2015

Reflections from Kenya

nairobi
Nairobi workshop

Since three years, the Nansen Centre for Peace and Dialogue has had cooperation with different organizations in Nairobi. This time our cooperation was with the Kenyan peace and development organization Pamoja. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Nyheter Tagged With: conflict transformation, dialogue, kenya, peacebuilding

Kai Nygaard 14. September 2014

Dialogue Workshop in the Kibera Slum

The NCPD was asked to hold a dialogue training for a group of people from the biggest slum in Africa – the Kibera. This slum is in Nairobi and the population here has been through some hard conflicts between different tribe groups. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Nyheter Tagged With: conflict resolution, dialogue, kenya, seminar

Kai Nygaard 3. July 2014

In Praise of Peace: The Nansen Seminar 2014

gulabuddin sukhanwar
Gulabuddin Sukhanwar

As a political refugee from war-torn Afghanistan, I was moved and inspired by the ideas shared at this year´s Nansen Seminar on peace building. This four-day seminar focusing on peace building and dialogue took place on June 12-15th. We were 75 participants ranging from university students, PhD researchers and teachers to peace workers, social activists, writers and politicians. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Nyheter Tagged With: dialogue, norway, workshop

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Norway
+47 612 55 500
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