Building Sustainable Peace with Shalom Center's Father Patrick Devine

The Sandwich Generation Survival Guide is honored to participate in this year’s Podcasthon with this special episode featuring Father Patrick Devine, a world-renown peace and conflict expert and the Executive International Chairman and Founder of the Shalom Center for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation.Tune in as host Candace Dellacona speaks with Father Patrick about Shalom Center and their work across Eastern Africa to build sustainable peace through dialogue, mediation, grassroots peacebuilding, and development projects. He explains Shalom’s focus on positive peace rooted in justice, truth, mercy, and dignity, and describes programs addressing inter-ethnic conflict, religious ideological extremism, and violence against women and children.Shalom trains local leaders for 18–24 months, builds schools and other stabilizing institutions, has implemented 800+ education projects in 450+ institutions, and emphasizes community ownership. Shalom is headquartered in Kenya and has obtained certification of charitable status in the USA, UK, and Ireland, with 95 cents of every donated dollar going directly to projects.00:00 Welcome and Podcasthon00:38 Meet Father Patrick02:28 Why Shalom Began05:32 Meaning of Shalom07:01 Conflicts Shalom Tackles08:33 Peacebuilding Method10:58 Schools and Development13:20 Owning the Peace16:46 Lessons for Home18:42 Hope and Human Spirit20:43 How to Support Shalom21:54 Thanks and Wrap UpTo learn more about Shalom Center for Conflict Resolution & Reconciliation, visit https://shalomconflictcenter.org/To donate today, visit https://shalomconflictcenter.org/donate/  Follow Shalom Center on Social Media:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shalom-sccrr-570026162/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ShalomConflictCenter  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shalomconflictcenterTo learn more about Podcasthon and explore the other participating podcasts and their featured nonprofits, visit https://podcasthon.org/