Our #StayHome reading list
What do we all have in common as we adjust to life during the COVID-19 crisis? We have all been urged to do just one thing: stay at home.
Author: Peace Direct
We mourn the loss of dedicated peacebuilder, Abdi Botan
It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our partner and friend, Abdi Ali Botan, who died on Saturday 4th April, 2020, of natural causes.
The good work you support must continue…
At this time of world crisis, Peace Direct is working hard to make sure years of grassroots efforts to build peace doesn’t stop. We’re so grateful for your support of this work, which touches thousands of lives like those of Mai Mumiro and her daughter.
And now we need you more than ever.
Peace Direct Awards 2020: apply for our annual awards today
Updated: The 2020 application process is closed. The eighth annual Peace Direct Awards, previously known as the Tomorrow’s Peacebuilders Awards, are now open for applications. The awards highlight the inspiring work that grassroots groups are doing to establish peace and rebuild communities in conflict-affected areas around the world.
Connect Online with Platform4Dialogue
Platform4Dialogue continues to make meetings accessible, providing, organisations and initiatives with an online platform to host text-based discussions, exchanges or conversations on various topics or themes from anywhere around the world.
Support women building peace today!
On our screens and in our papers, we hear stories about brutal conflicts tearing lives apart. The stories that don’t make the headlines, however, are those of the courageous people building safer futures for those around them. People like Gulalai.
Bipartisan bill would strengthen U.S. support of young peacebuilders
The world’s youth population tops 1.8 billion, and many of those young people are living with violent conflict. Youth populations have long led grassroots efforts for peace and justice, yet they remain underrepresented in policy decisions. This legislation seeks to address the problem.
Essential work in Burundi and DR Congo supported by UK Aid
We are delighted to have been awarded a Jo Cox Memorial Grant, made available by the Department for International Development in memory and respect to Jo Cox, who dedicated her career to standing up for justice. The award will help us to continue supporting our local peacebuilding partners operating in Burundi and in the Beni territory of eastern DR Congo; areas that receive little international attention or support, yet where local peacebuilding work is innovative, courageous and impactful.
Patience’s story
This is the story of Patience, told in her own words. In bravely telling her story, we are reminded of the realities facing women in areas of conflict, but also of the resilience and strength to rebuild their lives. The women that, with the right support, find new opportunities to leave a life of violence behind.
The Challenges of War: Finding Freedom
When he was just ten years old, Lembaka’s father was shot and killed by an armed group. Hungry for revenge and fuelled by anger, he joined a rival group – leaving his family behind. Lembaka spent eight years in the bush; his family came to believe that he too had been killed. But, after years … Continued