Courageous Peacemaking in Chad

MCC and Mennonite Friendship Communities are hosting Pastor Victor Dogos of N'djamena, Chad. 

Join us in the Fireside Room in Independent Living to hear Pastor Dogos share about his courageous peace work in Chad. 

Pastor Dogos is the first recipient of the newly established Michael J. Sharp Global Peacemaker Award created by MCC in 2023. The award acknowledges courageous peacemakers across the world.

As a Christian, Dogos works collaboratively with Catholics, Muslims, Protestants and tribal leaders in Chad to encourage people of all religions to live together in peace. National and community leaders call on him to resolve violent conflicts and intervene in situations that have the potential for bloodshed.

“We serve a God of peace. So, working for peace is a profound commitment because we are acting as God acts. The way we talk, the way we carry ourselves in the world, the way we work – all of those things we do in the way God has modeled,” Dogos says.

MCC established the $4,000 prize this year in honor of the courageous peacebuilding work of Sharp, a former MCC staff person in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. While working for the United Nations in 2017 to verify human rights violations in Kasai Province, Sharp, 34, and his colleague Zaida Catalán were executed by unidentified assailants.

Sharp’s commitment to peacebuilding was inspired by many people dedicated to peace who came before him and is shared by many others who dedicate their lives to building peace today. This award recognizes peacebuilders who exemplify MCC’s commitment to peace and justice in the 45 countries where MCC carries out its relief, development and peacebuilding work.  

Read more about Pastor Dogos and the Michael J. Sharp Global Peacemaker Award.

Questions? Contact Tina Schrag by email or call the office 316.283.2720.