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Willis Okumu commented on Michelle Lee Rosenthal, LMSW's blog post Announcing Our First Two Winners Of The Going For A GLOBAL TRUCE PEACE SCHOLARSHIP!"Dear Colleagues,
As the first person to be awarded the Going for a Global Truce Peace Scholarship, i want to thank Michelle for this great gesture. Its the small efforts of peace building in our small corners of the world that will eventually…"
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Willis Okumu posted a blog postTrans-local Peace-building among the Samburu and Pokot in Kenya
IntroductionPastoralists’ communities living in Northwestern Kenya have for years been engulfed in a vicious cycle of violence always characterized by cattle raids and highway banditry leading to immense loss of lives of young men (morans), women and children. For the Pokot living in East Pokot district in Baringo County and the Samburu living in Samburu West district in Samburu County, violence emerged in 2005 with the Kanampiu Massacre where 31 Samburu and 11 Pokot perished. From then on,…See More
Willis Okumu replied to Michelle Lee Rosenthal, LMSW's discussion "Going for a Global Truce" Peace Scholarship"Dear Michelle,
Thank you for this award, am very elated by this recognition. In my work with the Samburu and the Pokot, its the small contributions, the little efforts that have brought peace among these pastoralist communities. Just last…"
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- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- I am a 25 years old Kenyan male. I have a Bachelor's degree in Arts, Political Science and Sociology.
I have worked with different organisations such as the World YWCA and Kenya YWCA as a Volunteer in different capacities.
I have worked as a Research Assistant on Conflicts with the Legal Resources Foundation here in Nairobi.
I am currently a Programme Assistant and a Research Assistant on the Gender and Governance Project and the Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Projects in Kenya
I consider myself a Human Rights Specialist
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise
- I am competent in Human Rights issues in the folllowing countries:
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
Rwanda
Somalia
- What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?
- Kenya
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- Programme Assistant/Research Assistant, Kenya YWCA. I hold a BA in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Nairobi
- What is your personal or organizational website?
- http://N/A
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Conflict Mainstreaming, Democratization, Development, Humanitarian Relief, Gender, Youth, Education, Civil Society, Health
- Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?
- Training, Evaluation, Program Administration, Advocacy, Intervention, Research
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- Reproductive Health Rights as Basic Human Rights
- If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications
- N/A
Willis Okumu's Blog
Trans-local Peace-building among the Samburu and Pokot in Kenya
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:58am 0 Comments 1 Like
Introduction
Pastoralists’ communities living in Northwestern Kenya have for years been engulfed in a vicious cycle of violence always characterized by cattle raids and highway banditry leading to immense loss of lives of young men (morans), women and children. For the Pokot living in East Pokot district in Baringo County and the Samburu living in Samburu West district in Samburu County, violence emerged in 2005 with the Kanampiu Massacre where 31 Samburu and 11 Pokot perished.…
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- At 3:57pm on December 5, 2010,
Juliana Amal Obonyo said… - Hey Willis,
Good to hear from you. Oh yes, we did attend Uongozi 2004 together, I am glad you are still pursuing tough things in Germany. I was gonna be there this Christmas but just changed my mind last week. I am doing great, currently at the University of Bradford, UK. When did you join Cologne? I have 2 very close friends also studying in Cologne, one is finishing and the other has just started!
I hope we can keep in touch, and thanks for looking me up!
Juliana
- At 5:44pm on September 13, 2008,
Zoran Ilievski said…
- Once you make a Skype account, please add me as friend- my account is ilievski.zoc - so we can make a video-conference interview regarding the MA programmes.
- At 5:56pm on June 21, 2008, Willis Okumu said…
- Hey guys thanks for the invite! i believe its upon us to share ideas and learn from each other, i therefore accept all your invitations.
Peace,
Will Okumu
- At 12:58pm on April 27, 2008,
Erle Frayne Argonza said… - Hi Willis! Pls join my circle of friends! You may also be interested to read my writings. Welcome to this network!
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