Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu is the Founder, Community Voices for Peace, and Pluralism. She is also an author, columnist, armed conflict mediator, and ethnic and racial relations educator. She was one of three mediators, and the only woman, in a process resulting in a peace agreement signed by 10 ethnic communities in Nakuru, Kenya. She was the lead mediator in two peace processes the first involving 29 ethnic communities in Kaduna State, Nigeria, and the second involving 56 ethnic communities in Southern Plateau, Nigeria. Nderitu is a recipient of the Diversity and Inclusion Peace and Cohesion Award, 2019, the 2018 Jack P. Blaney Award for Dialogue for using dialogue to support conflict resolution including but not limited to roles in Kenya and Nigeria, 2017, Global Pluralism Award for commitment to conflict prevention throughout Africa and an innovative approach to mediation. She is a Transitional Justice Fellow, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, South Africa and served as a Commissioner of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) and was the first Co-Chair of the Uwiano Platform for Peace, the first conflict prevention agency linking early warning to early response in Kenya.
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Alice Nderitu
Founder
Community Voices for Peace and Pluralism
Alice Nderitu
Speeches
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Brazil Peacebuilding Program Fosters Understanding and Compassion
Global Peace Foundation (GPF) Brazil has been working with the Department of Education in Goiania to uplift students and families in underprivileged...
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GPF Nigeria Promotes Peaceful Election Process During 2023 Polling
Global Peace Foundation (GPF) Nigeria, in collaboration with Big Minds Communication Consults (BMCC) and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ),...
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Bringing Education to Children in India: Aishwarya Chaturvedi’s Story
Have you heard of Aishwarya Chaturvedi? Aishwarya is a rising woman leader and a passionate human rights advocate in India. Her story starts in...
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GPF Nigeria Peace and Mediation Committee Encourages Collaboration for Violence-Free Elections
The Kaduna State Peace and Mediation Working Committee was recently inaugurated by Global Peace Foundation (GPF) Nigeria to promote a violence-free...
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Youth Advocate for Moral and Innovative Leadership in the Philippines
The “Safe Talks: Tales and Takes by the Youth” is a series of conversations led by young leaders to discuss important social concerns and challenges...
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Citizens Rally across Korea for Reunification
Building nation-wide grassroots support to advance the cause of a free and unified Korea, Action for Korea United (AKU) hosted four regional rallies...
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Volunteers Protect Tanzanian Beach in Climate Action for Peace Service Project
Volunteers with Global Peace Foundation (GPF) Tanzania took action to clean up Mbalamwezi Beach, one of the country’s most polluted beaches, in...
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Indonesian Youth Learn the Value of Peace through Diversity
People from all walks of life call Indonesia their home. While it has the largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia’s famous motto, “Unity...
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GPF Nigeria Empowers Youth Against Election Violence
Global Peace Foundation (GPF) Nigeria is helping strengthen communities against election violence across the country in anticipation of the 2023...
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Restoring Broken Dams and Dreams in Malaysia
How many of us would ditch our phones and live off the grid among the hills for a week in this day and age? Well, that’s what eight volunteers from...
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“Youth for Peace” Campaign Raises Peacebuilders in Tanzania
Global Peace Foundation (GPF) Tanzania’s signature project #VijanaNaAmani255 is mobilizing youth to increase their engagement and participation in...
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Students and Youth Leaders Dialogue Against Electoral Violence in Nigeria
Global Peace Foundation (GPF) Nigeria is making an ongoing effort to help reduce election violence across the country in a series of...
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