Marvin W. Yormie's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

I believe peace is something that everybody deserves. War is something that I have personally experienced and know what it is like to talk about peace in the ears of those who need to hear it. When I came across this site I just love its organization and the way it is both a social and peace network. Also I have never bee part of a big peace network before. So I believe joining in here will help me contribute to global peace and bring my skills out more and more.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

I was born in Liberia. Of course I cannot remember anything from the first two or three days of my life but suspect that the earlier memories I had became "memories and of memories" and are comparable to folk tales passed on from tellers to listeners. But facts ate available when memory fails for a variety of reasons.

My entire life has been affected, having fled from Liberia to Ghana. I have been in exile for more than a decade.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Liberia and Ghana.

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

Ghana

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Information Technology

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.mdawet.com

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://earthpax.org

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://wiserearth.org

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Dialogue, Education, Facilitation, Information and Communication Technology

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Capacity Building, Information Technology, Training

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

Information and Communication Technology.