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Albert Santoli Building Peace across Cultures and Faiths
Rumi ForumMr. Santoli's presentation will describe lessons he has learned in ten years of conducting community-based peace mediation in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines. As founder of the non-profit humanitarian organization, Asia America Initiative, Mr. Santoli is an innovator in bringing together people of diverse cultures and faiths in communities traumatized by decades of armed conflict. AAI achievements are centered on improving access to education for all members of communities and organizing, with the consent of tribal elders and other prominent leaders, groups of youthRead moreShow less
Mr. Santoli's presentation will describe lessons he has learned in ten years of conducting community-based peace mediation in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines. As founder of the non-profit humanitarian organization, Asia America Initiative, Mr. Santoli is an innovator in bringing together people of diverse cultures and faiths in communities traumatized by decades of armed conflict. AAI achievements are centered on improving access to education for all members of communities and organizing, with the consent of tribal elders and other prominent leaders, groups of youth volunteers who help rebuild war-torn and deeply impoverished communities. He is the recipient of numerous awards for peace building, including a Presidential Citation from the President of the Philippines.
Albert Santoli is president and founder of the non-profit, Asia America Initiative. He is the former Senior Vice-President of the American Foreign Policy Council and Director of the Asia-Pacific Initiative. He is the Editor of the weekly e-publications China in Focus and Asia in Focus. In addition, he has worked as a foreign policy and national security advisor in the United State House of Representatives. In 2003, his AAI grassroots Development for Peace in Sulu project in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines received a Presidential Citation from President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for helping to hold the peace and deter terrorism in one of the most conflict-plagued regions of Southeast Asia.
Albert Santoli is president and founder of the non-profit, Asia America Initiative. He is the former Senior Vice-President of the American Foreign Policy Council and Director of the Asia-Pacific Initiative. He is the Editor of the weekly e-publications China in Focus and Asia in Focus. In addition, he has worked as a foreign policy and national security advisor in the United State House of Representatives. In 2003, his AAI grassroots Development for Peace in Sulu project in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines received a Presidential Citation from President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for helping to hold the peace and deter terrorism in one of the most conflict-plagued regions of Southeast Asia.
