Dear Nathalie,

Thank you for participating in CMM’s Performance-Based Evaluation process! As you know, you received a score of 94, making you a Level 6 mediator in the Inclusive model. As a Level 6 mediator, you showed mastery of all of the mediation skills taught in the Inclusive model. Evaluators agree that you should consider becoming a mentor or evaluator. 

Enclosed you will find: 

Women mediators face many risks mediating amongst highly volatile individuals. Being the subject of sexual advances is one of them. 

Navigating the danger in humiliating a man when setting boundaries can be challenging. Hearing a “no” from a woman, who in many settings is already perceived as a second-class citizen, can trigger face-saving responses that can easily turn violent.

A violent couple of hours interrupts once again the day in the Muslim ghetto of Pk5, a neighborhood of Bangui. Once known as the economic lungs of CAR’s capital city, Pk5 became a segregated religious enclave where Muslims withdrew to find safety from their Christian neighbors after repeated clashes between the two communities tore through CAR’s social fabric.