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We have already built 234 Peacemaker Teams in 7 countries around the world. Next Virtual Training Series is on Saturdays, June 3 - July 1, 2023‍

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Sri Lanka
Nigeria
Bangladesh

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OMNIA now does Virtual Interfaith Peacemaker Team training on Zoom.

Virtual Interfaith Peacemaker Team Training

The next Virtual Interfaith Peacemaker Team training will be held on Saturdays from June 3 to July 1 (excluding June 17).  Each session will bee 3 hours long. There will also be video lessons and other assignments in between. The purpose of the training is to build Interfaith Peacemaker Teams both virtually, and locally in communities where participants live.

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Sri Lanka

Following the deadly bombing on Easter Sunday, 2019 killing over 250 people, OMNIA’s National Coordinator, Bishop Kumara Illangasinghe said on national TV, that the answer to such violence is an Interfaith Peacemaker Team in every village in Sri Lanka.

Every Village A Peacemaker Village

In 35 Interfaith Peacemaker Teams located in the villages around the city of Kandy, in the Eastern Province town of Batticaloa and in Jaffna in the North, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Christian leaders come together to address some of the most intractable issues that arise from the context.

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Nigeria

Antagonism between Muslims and Christians created a social chasm on which the Boko Haram insurgency capitalized to recruit young people. Today in Gombe State this space is being reclaimed, and their ability to recruit is being reduced.

Fear Turns To Trust

Rev. Abare Kallah, OMNIA’s National Coordinator in Nigeria now reports 86 Interfaith Peacemaker Teams in Gombe State. Muslim and Christian leaders collaborate, build power and act strategically on issues of justice and peace.

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Bangladesh

Many in our IP Teams are daily-wage earners. Covid-19 restrictions on movement caused them severe hardship. Rev. David Das, OMNIA’s National Coordinator in Bangladesh remarked, “If they don’t die of Covid, they’ll die of hunger.”

The Dilemma – Die From COVID Or Die From Hunger?

Despite this, IP Teams in Bangladesh are increasing. Today, 29 IP Teams meet in villages around Dhaka, in Old Dhaka’s slum areas and in the Chittagong hills. Government policy has made mobile communications affordable, so even some of the poorest people can connect, easing a great deal of distress.

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Omnia's Impact

5366

Trained Peacemakers

234

Interfaith Peacemaker Teams

65%

IP Teams led by Women

70

On-going Actions

Interfaith Peacemaker Teams in Nigeria stop election violence

The video on the left is from the local news broadcast in Gombe, Nigeria. During the elections in February and March, they mobilized for election monitoring and to stop election-related violence. They were successful. There were only 3 reported skirmishes on Gombe State, and no one was killed. Previously, in August 2022, the Governor of Gombe State gave OMNIA an award for helping mitigate violence across the state. In a region full of killings and kidnappings, Gombe state had 1 killing and no kidnappings, he said, and attributed it to the work of Interfaith Peacemaker Teams. Please see our Impact page for more stories.





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Upcoming Events

IP Team Virtual Training

June 3, 2023
to July 1, 2023; Saturdays, 8:00 a.m.
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11:00 a.m. (US/Canada Central Daylight Time)

OMNIA's Semi-Annual Global Meeting

June 17, 2023
8:00 a.m.
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9:30 a.m. (US/Canada Central Standard Time)
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Interfaith Peacemaker Teams

IP Teams are mostly located in marginalized communities. However, the Teams have attracted a variety of influential and professional leaders.
● Clergy and Lay Religious Leaders
● Key Women’s Groups and Leaders
● Politicians. Civil Servants and Community Leaders
● Professionals such as professors, lawyers, NGO executives.

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Interfaith Peacemaker team training in Kandy, Sri Lanka

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Make Peace Work

Interfaith Peacemaker Teams engage the best resources within every community to help turn the tide of extremist violence to create a new season of peaceful cooperation. You can become a team member - through your voice, your involvement, and your financial support!
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