A Note from Ken Rutherford

Having personally lived through the trauma of a landmine injury, I have committed my life to the campaign to ban landmines as well as to assisting others whose lives have been forever changed by explosive remnants of war.

At CISR we envision a world where people can build peaceful and prosperous futures free from the repercussions of conflict and disaster. We help communities affected by conflict and trauma through innovative and reliable research, training, information exchange, and direct services.

The CISR has a full-time staff to address specific post-conflict issues. Drawing on university programs and mine-action experience, CISR is in a unique position to facilitate integrative approaches and innovative solutions to ERW/mine action information and training.

If you would like to learn more about my journey, please watch this video produced by YPO Colorado: loading...

We invite you to learn more about CISR and join us in realizing our vision.

Sincerely,

Ken Rutherford, Director

Center for International Stabilization & Recovery
James Madison University
800 South Main Street, MSC 4902
Harrisonburg, Virginia USA 22807
Phone: +1(540)568-2718
Fax: +1(540)568-8176
cisr@jmu.edu
http://cisr.jmu.edu

CISR Director, Dr. Ken Rutherford, was the guest on NPR's Virginia Insight on June 13, 2011.
Listen to the interview here