The Center for Mediation, Peace, and Resolution of Conflict Information

The Center for Mediation, Peace and Resolution of Conflict (CEMPROC) is a nonprofit organization based in Cumming, GA, USA, and Quito, Ecuador with the ultimate purpose of reducing conflict in Latin America. It was founded in 2003 by Jeff Pugh, who serves as its Executive Director. CEMPROC's leadership also includes a Director for Ecuador, Omar Rodriguez. The organization is governed by an International Board of Directors in consultation with a local Board of Directors in Ecuador, which oversees the Ecuador branch. CEMPROC offers training and educational programs, mediation services, and consulting, especially for marginalized areas in the developing world and among immigrant commnities in the United States, building local capacity in peaceful conflict resolution and mediation. Mission: CEMPROC seeks to reduce destructive conflict and promote global peace Vision: To promote mediation and other peaceful methods of conflict resolution on a grassroots level, to provide training and capacity building in conflict resolution skills, particularly in marginalized and poor areas, to equip potential and actual leaders at all levels of society to become successful peacebuilders within their areas of influence, to promote the study of conflict and its potential solutions, and to support an integrated process of community development