‘God give us a Kofi Annan for our broken homes and many Kofi Annans for our broken society’, conveyed one of the around 30 ladies who attended a Creators of Peace meeting on 7 June, 2010 in Eldoret. The meeting, led by Rosemary Kariuki, a Kenyan from Eldoret now living in Australia, was a follow up on the three Creators of Peace workshops that took place in Nakuru in May, 2010. Some of the participants from Eldoret who were keeping their word – to be creators of peace and to engage their society in the process of creating peace – were present to share their experience and commitment after participating in the Nakuru workshop.

At a ceremony to mark Glasgow University’s Commemoration Day on 16 June 2010, Honorary Degrees were conferred on nine people, including the Degree of Doctor of the University on both Imam Dr Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor Dr James Movel Wuye, who feature in the film The Imam and the Pastor. They were presented by the Professor of Divinity, Werner Jeanrond.

Three Peace Circle workshops took place 20-26 May, 2010 at St Mary’s Pastoral Centre, Nakuru. 35 women, mainly from the Rift Valley province, benefited from the training. Amongst other issues, most of the women had great concerns about the massive negative ethnicity in the country.

From 12-16 May 2010 more than 90 delegates representing over 14 countries from around Africa and beyond converged at St Mary’s Pastoral Centre, Nakuru in Kenya for the All Africa Conference. The last conference of the kind had taken place back in 2002, hence this was a special moment. Over the five days the delegates passionately celebrated Africa’s potential and amongst other issues discussed Africa’s leadership and governance, conflict resolution and economic independence.

The first of three consecutive Creators of Peace Circles workshop happening at St Mary’s Pastoral Centre, Nakuru, Kenya has come to a successful end. The first workshop consisting of 13 women, young and middle aged coming from Western, North Eastern, Rift Valley, and Central parts of Kenya, started on 20 May, 2010.

"We are here today so that we can make right what is wrong. It can be done and it must be done! Go and make Africa great" said the keynote speaker, Dr PLO Lumumba, an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and Tanzania, in his moving speech that left many of the over 90 participants of the All Africa Conference in tears. He was speaking at the conference’s official launch on 12 May, 2010 in Nakuru, Kenya, under the theme “Africa, Do I Care?”.

The International Farmers’ Dialogue Conference started on 5 May at Rest Gardens Training Center in Bweyogerere in the Eastern part of Kampala. In his welcome speech Jamil Ssebalu, President of Farmers’ Dialogue Africa, welcomed participants and introduced the theme of the conference Responding to the Challenge of feeding Africa.

80 farmers, mostly women, met in Muheza, situated in the North-East of Tanzania, from April 27-28, invited by the Farmers dialogue local team. The District Commissioner opened the meeting, with the Director of the Agricultural District Services and the Chairman of the Council of Muheza.

Over the last two months workshops have been conducted for young people in Soweto; a multiracial group of women in the coastal town of Mossel Bay; for young and up coming social workers in Johannesburg. While the Gandhi group was in Johannesburg we took the opportunity to hold a follow up workshop on leadership for some of the young people.

The Gandhi voyage of dialogue and discovery spent six days in Kenya, supporting the local Initiatives of Change team. As well as meeting the Prime Minister and Vice President, they engaged with grass roots communities and initiatives to tackle tribalism, corruption and hopelessness.