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We bridge divides to
build sustainable peace.

We engage people across deep divides. Our initiatives are like safety nets that span across dangerous rifts in society, lifting people up during times of crisis, supporting them to build sustainable peace at all levels of society.
 

Our mission is to empower people divided by conflict to develop mutual understanding and to create sustainable peace. Since 1994, Karuna Center has led initiatives in more than 30 conflict-affected areas worldwide.

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In the News

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Karuna Center's Founder and Senior Peacebuilding Advisor, Dr. Paula Green, is featured in a 2/5/19 article in The New York Times about using peacebuilding tools to bridge divides in the U.S: "In places like Bosnia, Rwanda and Myanmar, Dr. Green, an American psychologist, brings together survivors of war, helping them see past their differences so they can live with one another again. But recently, she began seeing some warning signs in the United States..."​ Read the article >

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We were featured in the April 2018 issue of National Geographic: The article pictures the groundbreaking trauma healing approach of one of our Rwandan partners, Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities―which fosters reconciliation among genocide survivors, former perpetrators, and impacted communities. ​Learn more about our work in Rwanda >

Building the Future

The Karuna Center for Peacebuilding has been bridging divides to build sustainable peace for over 20 years. Learn more and lend your support >
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447 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002 USA
+1 413.256.3800
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