THANK YOUS

Simon Wilcox and the team at Digital Craftsmen for the pro bono creation and maintenance of our website.

Mike Slade – volunteer accountant, for giving us invaluable help in setting up comprehensive accounts and bookkeeping structure

Ted Giffords (pictured) – pro bono photography of peacebuilding

Sacha Mirzoeff of Bivouac Productions for directing and editing a film about peacebuilding in Kenya

Gabrielle Rifkind and Jonathan Levy for the provision of office space pro bono for over two years

Leo Brown and all at Acumen Systems

Jonathan Holmes and Agents for Change for producing a concert of John Donne poetry and song settings in St Paul’s Cathedral in aid of Peace Direct

Max Stafford-Clark for collaborating on the seminar ‘Engaging with Armed Groups’ at the Royal Court Theatre

Barbara Starkey for administrative support for ‘Engaging with Armed Groups’

Major General Patrick Cordingley for advising on the What If? Fallujah project

Shelagh Robertson for pro bono advice on Human Resources

Mobeen Butt, Shazia Khadim, Asian Youth Alliance; Huda Jawad, Forward Thinking; Raheel Mohamed, journalist; Abul Kalam, researcher; Nazreen Ahmed & Imam Shahid Hussain, Islamic Cultural Centre; Jonathan Hill & Sophie Milner for collaborating on the Young Muslims Speak project

Susie Symes for allowing us to use the Museum of Diversity, Princelet St., for the Young Muslims Speak project

Members of the Virgin Marketing Panel, including Chair Gordon Maw and (pictured) Shirley Short and Laura Ross for advice on marketing, pro bono design and printing

Members of the Communications Advisory Group including Chair Chris Hopson for generous advice on media projects and presence

Amel Lakhdari, Martin Pennock and Louise Roland-Gosselin for translation

Samantha de Siena for marketing advice in relation to the Champions programme

Richard Mallinson for his photographs

Tillie Sklair for invaluable advice on face to face fundraising.

Tillie Sklair, Fran Bury, Adam Caulton-White and Susana Bartiromo for helping to man the stall at Greenbelt

Chloe Lyons for researching media contacts

All those who have worked so hard on Insight on Conflict: Jessica Le Masurier, Weitao Liu, Samir Elhawary, Babette May, Peter Cole, Sophie Milner, Rob Foulkes, Will Saunders, Simon Phillips, Bob Slack, Gaia Sprocati, Pranav Budhathoki, Mike Hills, Mark Vrionides and Ned Molloy

All volunteers who have helped us over the years with newsletter mailouts and completing other mundane jobs

Catherine Martin for researching conflict courses for dissemination of What If? Fallujah

Howard Baker for researching sources of funding for Peace Direct

Panos Pictures for the image on our homepage and leaflets of children playing on a tank in Eritrea

Corbis, The Bettmann Library for the donation of the images of Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Theresa and HH The Dalai Lama on this website

Sam and the team at Que Pasa for the filming and editing of the Gill Hicks short

Marina Cantacuzino at The Forgiveness Project for allowing us to use the picture of Gill Hicks

Gill Hicks herself for her unwavering enthusiasm, courage and dedication to Peace Direct. Click here for more from Gill

Hilde Rapp for her enthusiasm and ability to connect us to amazing people.

Support and fundraising from Toby and the team at Peace Industries

And all staff who have come and gone - Claire Davis, Madeleine Clarin, Babette May, Ben Cuthbertson and Francesca Cerletti.