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In every conflict, there are local people building peace – disarming rebels, resettling refugees, uniting communities and reviving economies. These are their stories of how they are building a safer future for their people – and how you can help.

Local peacebuilding saves lives...

When I was pregnant with my first child, I bled for seven days before anyone would take me to the nearest clinic. I lost the baby.
Handi’s village was caught in a war between tribes

After decades of war in Sudan, hospitals are few and far between. In volatile areas,doctors can’t visit and medical supplies can’t get in. Read Handi’s story

unites communities...

In my 26 years I had never spent any time with people from the other communities who share my country – the Tamils or Sinhalese.
Foumiya is a Muslim in post-war Sri Lanka

23 years of civil war have fragmented Sri Lanka into separate groups divided by religion, language, ethnicity and a violent historyRead Foumiya’s story

reduces poverty...

A friend told me, the rebels eat meat, only meat. So I went. We don’t like the forest, but if we leave, we have no job. What can we do?
Freya, 13, was a child soldier for three years.

In war-torn eastern Congo, children grow up in dire poverty. Many are lured into rebel groups by the promise of food or money.Read Freya’s story

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Local peacebuilding saves lives...

The Collaborative for Peace set up a peace committee in the area where Handi lives. They persuaded nine local communities to lay down their weapons. Health professionals were able to visit the area in May. And now a midwife is stationed there, so pregnant women always have help on hand.

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Conflict in Sudan is driven by political and tribal affiliations, but often it is sparked by a simple dispute – say a lack of water or food. The Collaborative helps communities to find peaceful, lasting solutions to their problems.

Your support could help the Collaborative to reach where she is most needed, to help villagers like Handi find solutions that lead them to a safer future.

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Unites communities...

Local peacebuilder Dishani Jayaweera unites young people from all groups in Sri Lanka through the Young Visionaries project. She challenges them to run sporting and cultural activities together, so that they replace suspicion and ignorance with respect and understanding, bridging divides they grew up with.

Your gift could help Dishani bring tolerance to more communities in post-war Sri Lanka.

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Despite the end of the civil war last year, many groups remain divided. Peace will only last if the next generation can learn to live and work together.

Dishani and the Young Visionaries are bringing hope to Sri Lanka, haper for a safer future. And you can help.

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Reduces poverty...

Local peacebuilder Henri Ladyi has helped hundreds of child soldiers to leave rebel militias and return to village life. He does so by offering them a better future – training to earn a living, micro-credit for a small business, or a place back at school. Here a former child soldier is reunited with his mother

Your gift could help Henri give children a better future and stop them joining militias.

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In Congo, decades of war have trapped villagers in a spiral of violence and poverty. Henri works with all sides – militias, soldiers and families – to rescue children from the forest, to resettle refugees in their homes, to set up farming co-operatives, so that those who have relied on fear and force to supply their needs now have other options.

Your support could help Henri to a build a safer future for children and their families in Congo.

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