Our History

We achieve our mission by promoting innovative, community-driven partnerships between a wide range of stakeholders and sectors of civil society, ensuring that often excluded voices have a seat at the table of any social change movement.

Former Child Soldiers in Uganda lead ESPERE Reconciliation Workshops

January 21, 2015
Working towards the peaceful evolution of their country, two Uganda-based organizations, the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) and the Interreligious Council of Uganda (IRCU) worked closely to conduct two workshops using the ESPERE Methodology in January and early February 2015 in the District of Gulu.

National Platform for Child Soldier Reintegration Launched in Uganda

June 13, 2013
Culminating over two years of intense community engagement, the launch of the National Platform convened over 100 former combatants, religious leaders, members of parliament, civic leaders and others engaged in reintegration efforts for children used as soldiers in Uganda.
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Alone and Frightened: the experiential stories of former child soldiers Published

November 22, 2012
Based on the peer to peer testimonies of former child soldiers in Uganda and focus groups, this research report reset the agenda for reintegration efforts in Uganda.

Huffington Post featured Goldin Institute perspectives on KONY 2012 Campaign

March 09, 2012
With over 30 million views in its first week, the super viral Kony 2012 video clearly raised awareness of the horrors of the LRA in Uganda. But was the Kony 2012 campaign a good idea?

Goldin Institute Launches Child Soldier Oral Testimony Strategy in Uganda

July 22, 2011
Ten former child soldiers from Uganda launched a peer-to-peer interview process to uncover the experiences and insights needed to improve reintegration and prevention efforts in Uganda.

Institute Offers Course on Reintegration and Prevention

September 15, 2006
Leading up the 2007 global forum hosted in Colombia to address reintegration for former child soldiers, over 100 participants were invited to take an online course on the theme of reintegration and prevention designed by the Goldin Institute and Centro Mundial.