I hope 2010 is shaping up to be a good year for you. It’s going to be a very exciting year at Peace Direct. Our supporters have enabled the peacebuilders we fund to make real achievements in 2009 and to build on these for the coming year. I wanted to share with you just some of their amazing achievements.
Sri Lanka: 40 young people from divergent communities have been trained to be leaders and advocates for peace in their communities.
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Zimbabwe: Envision Zimbabwe have set up an exciting new project to counteract the entrenched culture of violence with a culture of peace amongst young people.
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Congo: CRC’s Peace Education programme aims to help communities find non violent solutions to conflict. They have trained 60 teachers and ran sessions with over 1000 young people and 5,700 church goers.
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Nepal: YAPE acts to calm violent conflict. Their standing as well known human rights activists means opposing parties are confident their side of the story will be heard without bias or vested interest.
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Kasmir: The samanbals are going from strength to strength – with another 3 being setup around Kashmir – and Athwaas is beginning to be recognised as a legitimate voice in the Kashmiri peace process.
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2010 will bring many challenges, with elections set to take place in Sudan, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, it will be a highly charged year. The work that our peacebuilders do on the ground has never been more vital. You can add your voice to their call for peace.
