During the 2007/2008 post election upheavels, Kisumu was marred by violence destroying lives and properties. Many souls have been left wounded and with great pain. Fifteen women from the area, many of them survivors and victims of the post election violence, came together to have a piece of the Creators of Peace Circles cake.

Creators of Peace was invited to Kakamega, Vihiga County as from 13-15 August, 2014 to run a Peace Circles for eighteen women who were interested to know how to become peace creators. The invitation and preparations were made by Florence Kangai, who was impressed and touched by Peace Circles training that had taken place in Eldoret. She was convinced in her heart that women from her village should also get an opportunity to experience how to be a peace creator.

In our bid to realise our global vision, we (Initiatives of Change Nigeria) observe an annual event by the name ‘Celebrating The Unseen’ (CTU). CTU is an event where individuals, institutions and organizations which have distinguished themselves in terms of hard work, integrity, commitment and honesty in the society, are honoured and celebrated.

Recently Baringo county, Kenya, has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Fresh violence has hit the area, killing dozens of people and forcing many to flee their homes. Twenty-one police officers were ambushed and killed by bandits in Pokot. In a difficult context of violence and castle-rustling, three Peace Circles- in Kabarnet, Sandai (Bogoria) and Marigat reaching 48 women from the Tugens, Endorois and Ilchamus communities - addressed some of the root causes and equipped women to become peace-makers.

An international conference to build a culture of reconciliation, sustainability and empowerment took place at the University of Free State, Bloemfontein, from 26 to 30 September 2014.

For the first time two Creators of Peace Circles took place in Mombasa City, the second-largest city in Kenya, on 21-23 July, 2014 and 24-26 July, 2014 respectively reaching the hearts and minds of 32 women in total.

Fifty years is not a negligible duration when one is contemplating how long something that should be changed, has gone on for. This tends to be especially true when the change in question should be made by the other person.

JOHN GRAHAM & ANN MEDLOCK (USA)

ZABLON MURAYA KURIA (NAKURU)

LINAH KIPROP ( ELDORET)Linah Kiprop is a fighter and a mentor who has taken her battle, to help common and local citizens to achieve outstanding performance in their lives, even in some of the most difficult and forgotten areas to work in.