CONNECTIONS

 

 



CONNECT WITH OUR STAFF


  

 

Brenda was the office administrator of the Mennonite Central Committee in the Philippines for 17 years.  Her presence with us enriches our community with the experience, skills, network and wisdom of the past Mennonite teams who were before us.

She's our Administrative Officer.

Asked how she sees her leadership role at Peacebuilders Community: 
I am happy to know that I am joining Peacebuilders Community.  I am proud to tell friends and relatives about our humble contribution to the peace and reconciliation in Mindanao among Bangsamoros, Lumads and Migrants.

brenda@peacebuilderscommunity.org

 

Ibrahim is committed to help his fellow Bangsamoros as they struggle for their Right to Self-Determination.  He believes his personal contribution is through the way of salam—or peace.

He's being trained as a Manager, Coffee for Peace, Inc.

Asked how a Muslim like him would consider working with a Christian peacebuilding organization:  Islam insists on being in-harmony with all religion.  All of these values that give life to Peacebuilders Community are also acceptable to the teachings of Islam.

ibrahim@peacebuilderscommunity.org

 

Elwyn's self-motivation is energized by his love for God and by his compassion for people, especially for his fellow Mindanaons.

He's our first Peace and Reconciliation Team Organizer.

Asked how he feels about his assignment as a peacebuilder in a conflict zone: Someone said, "Safety is found not in the absence of danger but in the presence of the Living God."

elwyn@peacebuilderscommunity.org


 

"Kriz is an excellent research staff," commends a professor at the University of the Philippines.  "I would definitely hire her again."

She's our first full-time Research and Development Specialist.

Asked why she joined a small peacebuilding outfit like us instead of joining a big international NGO:  I think working with Peacebuilders Community is not just about employment.  It's about learning and growing up spiritually, mentally, socially, culturally and emotionally...

kriz@peacebuilderscommunity.org


 

Franie is a proud Ata Manobo woman and her positive outlook in life is contagious.  We love it when she sings while working.  Her dream is to be a hotel and restaurant manager and we affirm her aspiration in life based on how she does her work.

She's our Staff Host at the
Davao Peace and Reconciliation Center.

Asked what makes her excited each day she faces her tasks:
Every morning, I get reminded of my freedom!

franie@peacebuilderscommunity.org

 

For Joji, sustainable economic development is crucial to our search for just-peace.

Joji is our full-time Director of Support Operations.

Asked why she left her career in
Vancouver, Canada for Mindanao: I can't imagine having a summary of my life printed on my tombstone as: "Spent her life managing rich people's money."  I want to be remembered as: "A person who walked with the people as they find dignity through sustainable economic development."

joji@peacebuilderscommunity.org

 

Dann's current passion is to help multiply effective, cross-cultural peacebuilding leaders in the context of 21st century realities.

Dann serves as our President & Director of Field Operations.

Asked what fuels his excitement and positive outlook in life despite the negative stuff happening around him: 
It's the positive influence of Jesus—a 1st century Palestinian carpenter who was executed by the imperial power of his time.  He said: "Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it."  He defied death—the ultimate negative factor in our cosmos.

daniel@peacebuilderscommunity.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




CONNECT WITH OUR WIDER COMMUNITY

This is our home church.  They commissioned us to establish Peacebuilders Community.



This is the national body who sent us.



This is the NGO which our friends and relatives have established to support our peacebuilding work.



They are one of our resource organizations.  We use a lot of their principles in the work of peacemaking.



They are our sister organization.  We learn a lot from their 28-year experience as peace and development workers in Mindanao.



This is one of our resource organizations.  We depend a lot from their peace research.



 

 

                    

 

 

For more information, please email us:

info@peacebuilderscommunity.org

 

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PEACEBUILDERS COMMUNITY
P.O. Box 80138
Davao City 8000
Mindanao, Philippines