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International Funding Cuts: You can help

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Today we are seeing some of the worst foreign aid cuts in history, that put the work of our local peacebuilding partners at risk. Your support will enable their urgent work to resist and end global violence.

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    6 March 2025
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Foreign Aid cuts are putting peace at risk.

Several of our local partners, and many more peacebuilders around the world, have been forced to stop work on projects to support communities impacted by violent conflict.

Now more than ever, peacebuilders cannot rely on institutional funding alone to resist global violence and create a safer world for us all. In times when communities in DRC, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Colombia and so many more contexts have been abandoned by governments, we have the power to stand with justice, non-violence and freedom.

While Western governments reallocate international aid funding into the defence budget, will you show you stand for a non-violent future by making a donation today?

Please support peacebuilders resisting violence around the world at this crucial time.

Donate today to support people campaigning fearlessly around the world.

How are local peacebuilders impacted?

Your donations will make an enormous difference to our local partners around the world who are directly impacted by the 2025 foreign aid cuts. For example:

➡️ Peacebuilders resisting extreme violence in eastern DR Congo rely on US funding to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

➡️ In Sudan, groups providing rapid support to displaced communities facing famine and genocide will not be able to continue their work without urgent funds.

➡️ Colombian peacebuilders are finally at the point of implementing peace after 10 years of campaigning. Now they risk losing the funding they need to end the violence for good.

➡️ An organisation campaigning for the inclusion of marginalised communities in Pakistan has lost 65% of their income.

Will you stand with such courageous local champions by donating today, while international governments turn their backs?

“We depend almost 100% on foreign aid... Frankly, this announcement will have a negative impact on the lives of several international and national organizations." - DRC Partner.

What can you do to support at this time?

  • Donate to support local peacebuilders who are working in the most extreme conditions to resist violence around the world.
  • Share this page with people in your life who care about ending violence and injustice, and who may be able to support our partners financially.
  • Tell people about Peace Direct and the contexts our partners are working in – especially those that are not featured in the news cycle.
  • Get in touch with our team to find out more about the incredible work of local peacebuilders and how you can support their cause!

Donate today to stand with peacebuilders facing funding cuts around the world.

With your support, peace is still possible.

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