Mediators Beyond Borders

Mediators Beyond Borders™ focuses on education, training and building capacity within a community.  MBB is not a first responder in a violent crisis but works on long term change processes by enhancing local conflict resolution resources, including developing mediators and other conflict resolution specialists.  MBB will collaborate on initiatives in any area, including the United States, especially in providing training to humanitarian volunteers going abroad.

MBB offers pro bono conflict resolution services such as:

• Assessment design facilitation
• Conflict resolution systems design
• Conciliation, facilitation & mediation education
• Consultation and training in conflict mitigation or prevention
• Consultation and facilitation on implementation of consensus-based community empowerment processes for public policy matters
• Consensus and coordination building among NGOs
• Critical incident debriefings, consultation and education
• Mediation: Train the trainers with ongoing consultation and continuing education
• Negotiation models: Interest-based negotiation
• Nonviolent communication and dispute resolution processes
• Public dialogues: Facilitating meetings and forums open to the public; building capacity and local resources
• Restorative justice
• Role of rule of law and integration of ADR in post-conflct communities
• Trauma and violence desensitization
• Training and education of NGO staff regarding bias awareness, forgiveness, prejudice reduction, white privilege and cross cultural issues
• Truth and reconciliation commissions
• Victim offender mediation
• MBB works with many kinds of groups, including but not limited to, community groups, legal institutions, professional and commercial groups, educational institutions, governments, refugees, and youth groups.  

MBB is especially interested in developing cross-cultural sensitivity and conflict resolution skills via training and educational activities for Americans participating in humanitarian projects outside the United States.   

Refugee and resettlement matters:  MBB is available to consult or intervene on a wide-variety of issues affecting the relocation and resettlement of persons displaced by violent conflict.  MBB will facilitate dialogue or conduct mediation between refugee advocacy groups and governmental agencies or NGOs to assist in furthering a mission's mandate.  MBB will also work with schools, health care providers, employers and residents to address sources of conflict and integration of refugees into daily life within the community. 

MBB will also work with NGOs and governments to coordinate relief and humanitarian assistance by building consensus and systems for efficient delivery of services.

All MBB services are provided by way of a designated "Project".  All projects undergo a careful review, staffing, training and approval process prior to the initiation of services.