August 30, 2013, 12:22 pm
By The Carter Center
“Dark Forest, Black Fly,” an independent documentary feature film from award-winning producer Gary Strieker and Cielo Productions, offers an in-depth look at Uganda’s pending triumph against river blindness, a disease that has blinded sufferers in Africa for thousands of years. The film documents the East African nation’s pioneering decision to pursue nationwide river blindness elimination in cooperation with their partners, …
August 29, 2013, 4:06 pm
By The Carter Center
Youth leader Ralph Paye holds a copy of “Mediating Interpersonal and Small Group Conflict.” Paye has attended nearly 10 Carter Center trainings on the rule of law and aspires to be a chief one day. (All photos: The Carter Center)
On Aug. 19-22, the Carter Center’s Access to Justice Project, in collaboration with Liberia’s ministries of Justice and Internal Affairs, …
August 14, 2013, 12:10 pm
By The Carter Center
Watch the Carter Center’s Far Western Region team observing voter registration for upcoming national and local elections in Nepal and discussing their work. Since 2009, The Carter Center has monitored and reported on issues related to Nepal’s peace process. The Center’s long-term observers are deployed throughout the country and often travel to remote communities to gain an understanding of local perspectives.