International Programs & Services
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The Center for International Stabilization and Recovery helps communities affected by conflict and trauma through innovative and reliable research, training, information exchange, and international programs.
Here are some of our recent activities. To view additional CISR produced materials visit our Resource Library page.
Research
| Study on the Effects of Aging on Landmines (Cambodia and Jordan) (2009-2010) Funded by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of Weapons Removal and Abatement, this major scientific study documents the effects of time, weather, soil and other environmental conditions on landmines. |
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Training
Senior Managers' Courses Senior Managers' Courses at JMU work to improve management skills among national managers of mine-action programs. Its focus includes conventional weapons destruction, small arms/light weapons, and other emerging topics in the post-conflict recovery field. |
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| Explosive Remnants of War Training Courses in Jordan JMU faculty and CISR staff facilitate the Explosive Remnants of War Training Course in Amman, Jordan as subcontractors to Jordan's National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation. |
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| Peru-Ecuador Binational Workshop for Management in Humanitarian Demining |  |
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Information Exchange
| The Journal is the longest continuous source of information on ERW and Mine Action in the world. It has been in publication since 1996 and is sponsored by the U.S, State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement; and the U.S. Department of Defense's Office of Humanitarian Demining Research and Development. |  |
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CISR produces To Walk the Earth in Safety, the United States' government's report on Conventional Weapons Destruction, for the U.S. Department of States Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement |
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International Programs
"Training for Trauma" Peer Support Training CISR's Peer Support Training Programs provide training to victims of conflict and trauma to become counselors to others who are also suffering. Recent trainings have taken place in Burundi, Rwanda and Colombia., "We are all survivors, and surviving has made us stronger." Adelite Mukamana, IBUKA's Director of Psycho-social Rehabilitation |
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"Pathways to Resilience" Victim Assistance The Pathways to Resilience program brings together landmine survivors for psyco-social rehablitiation."I had many problems, but I came to Lebanon and participated in this meeting, and I am able to overcome a large number of challenges. I can now recover from the psychological crises I have suffered, which limited my hopes and ambitions." - Darine Omri, a P2R participant from Yemen |
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"We Love Life!" Mine Risk Education We Love Life! is a theatrical play and art project that teaches school age children about the dangers of unexploded ordnance."Those guys (actors/survivors) needed to let out their stories and they did. The kids needed to hear actual stories." - Kamel Saadi, LCCR |
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We need your help to continue this important humanitarian work. Your tax deductible donation contributes directly to our field programs that help victims of landmines, explosive remnants of war, and psychological trauma recover their lives and their livelihoods.
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