Community Peace Building & Peace Efforts within the Global South | Dr. Webster Zambara
We sat down and had a chat with Dr. Webster Zambara, a Johan Galtung scholar, about his journey to achieve meaningful participation in peace building efforts.
After nearly two decades of peace work, Dr. Zambara has amassed a wealth of knowledge and according to him, if he were to sit in an office with this knowledge then it would be a useless education.
With this in mind, he has worked tirelessly to practically utilise and share the knowledge with a key interest in peace building at community level.
The key takeaway?
- Be passionate.
- It’s about a calling to the work of peace and transitional justice.
- Have the urge to use the knowledge and skills that you have and also to pass it on.
- Create space for others. You cannot be everywhere all the time.
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