Penulis: James Suah Shilue

Janel B. Galvanek is the Head of the Sub-Saharan Africa Unit at the Berghof Foundation in Berlin, Germany, where she leads the Foundation”s projects in Somalia, supporting mediation and dialogue initiatives among local communities in Hirshabelle and Galmudug States. Janel”s professional focus includes insider mediation, infrastructures for peace, and engaging local actors in conflict transformation processes. On a volunteer basis, Janel is the director of Growing Tree Liberia, an NGO based in Germany that supports programs for disadvantaged children in Liberia. She holds a Master”s degree in Peace Research and Security Policy from Hamburg University and an MA from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. James Suah Shilue is Executive Director for Liberian NGO, Platform for Dialogue and Peace (P4DP) as of June 2012. Prior to occupying this position, he served as Liberia”s Programme Coordinator for UN joint Programme/Interpeace initiative (2007-2012). He presently serves as chairman for CSOs Cluster on peacebuilding and national reconciliation. He is also an adjunct lecturer at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Liberia. His professional areas of interest include, social research, post war reconstruction and development, rule of law, peacebuilding and conflict prevention, youth, women peace and security and human security. He has enormous experience working with national and international stakeholders to communicate complex findings into policy relevant action plans. He holds a master”s degree in Social and Community Studies (De Montfort University, UK) and an MA in Development Studies (Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands).