From March 9 to 18, 2023, MPI's Research, Documentation, and Learning (RDL) team visited Laos for various meetings with MPI alumni and existing and potential partner organizations.

Thirteen MPI alumni gathered at the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) office in Phonesavanh-Tai, Vientiane, on March 11. This gathering provided an opportunity for alumni to connect with other fellow alumni and share their experiences and knowledge in peacebuilding. This reunion would not have been possible without the help of two MPI key alumni in Laos and MCC Laos’ country director Andrea Bontrager Unzicker who assisted the RDL team in reconnecting with the alumni.

The Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute Foundation, Inc., (MPI), a training institute whose goal is to empower individuals, institutions, and communities in the Asia-Pacific Region and beyond to be catalysts for peace and social transformation, is seeking a highly qualified individual to be its Director, who will be in charge of the overall operations of MPI. The Director of MPI provides leadership, management, and peacebuilding expertise to the institution to ensure the quality delivery of education, training, research, documentation, and networking. They will advance MPI as a leading and dynamic peacebuilding institute in Asia and the Pacific. They will be responsible for developing strategic directions and working alongside the Board of Trustees, staff, and network of alumni and partners. This position reports to MPI’s Board of Trustees.

Candidates must have relevant working experience in technical and project management experience in the peacebuilding field; experience managing donor funds, including multi-project grants; strong knowledge and experience in budget management and resource mobilization; and supervisory experience, specifically building positive learning environments and leading diverse/multi-disciplinary teams. Experience in non-profit leadership in the peacebuilding field is preferred.

The position is located in Davao City, Philippines, and offers a competitive NGO salary and full benefits. MPI does not offer a moving allowance or housing benefits. Interested applicants should submit a CV and a one-page letter summarizing their interest, experience, and qualifications at the MPI website: https://mpiasia.net/mpi-director-application-form.html or mail or deliver it to The Director at the MPI office, Apt. 301, Casa Graciana Inn, 6 Juna Avenue, Matina, Davao City, on or before June 15, 2023. Only shortlisted applicants will be notified. You may download the full job description here.

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Learnings and Reflections from MPI’s Research, Documentation, and Learning Team’s Trip to Indonesia

In June 2022, Anna Loren Gingco and Marlies Roth of MPI’s Research, Documentation, and Learning (RDL) team went to Indonesia to strengthen and broaden the MPI alumni network there. Two major events served this purpose: the LPI-MPI Joint Peacebuilding Training in Bali, Indonesia, and two MPI Indonesian Alumni Reunions.

Now available for pdf download (6.38 MB) , the Grassroots Peacebuilding Mentors Training Program Guidebook is a product of the Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute’s (MPI) three-year experience and lessons learned implementing the Grassroots Peacebuilding Mentors Training Program. By documenting and collating key activities and processes from the mentoring program, MPI aims to contribute to addressing gaps in available resources on mentoring and peacebuilding.

MPI hopes that this Guidebook can support the capacity-building needs of organizations, particularly peacebuilding and developmental organizations, to develop mentors within their institutions who can nurture the skills and capacities of other peacebuilders. Mentorship is an effective way of developing people into leaders and champions that can advocate and initiate transformative change. At MPI, we believe that this approach answers John Paul Lederach’s call to nurturing a “critical mass” of peacebuilders that are taking small, consistent steps to build and sustain justpeace.

  pdf Download the ebook here (6.38 MB) .

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