WCC hosts International Geneva Peace fellows

WCC hosts International Geneva Peace fellows

Pauline.Tete

Thu, 09/17/2026 - 15:35

Seventeen fellows and representatives from the International Geneva Peace Fellowship Programme visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 4 September as part of a community-building initiative—including fellow Wendyam Hervé Lankoandé, who will work at the WCC.

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Visit of International Geneva Peace Fellowship

Photo: Pauline Tête/WCC

WCC hosts International Geneva Peace fellows

“ The visit to WCC was part of a series of visits that the International Geneva Peace Fellows have been conducting since the kick-off of the program on 1 September,” explained Lankoandé. “ It was a courtesy and learning visit in the sense that as a cohort we were impressed and exposed to WCC's insightful programmatic work including in peacebuilding across different jurisdictions in the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and Europe.”

Lankoandé reflected that the WCC values the concept of “ just peace,” which has Christian roots. “ As a young international Geneva peace fellow placed at WCC and who will be contributing to the establishment of an ‘…