UPDATE: Gulalai Ismail is a brave and inspiring peacebuilder
Since the arrest of Gulalai Ismail in Pakistan on 12th October, we have been deeply concerned and are continuing to call for no further interruption to her vital peacebuilding work.
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The future of peacebuilding: six lessons from Next Gen Peace
From May 24-26, we joined some 400 diverse peacebuilding experts, practitioners, policymakers, and NGO representatives at the Alliance for Peacebuilding’s (AfP) annual conference in Washington, DC. The theme of the gathering, “Next Gen Peace”, spoke to the future of peacebuilding as a field, and the three days were full of energy, insightful panels, and thought-provoking discussions. For us, the event was a time to listen and learn from others, share our own work, and collaborate with the AfP community to encourage greater support for local peacebuilding, including the critical role of youth as peacebuilders. Our experience at the conference highlighted six key lessons for the future of peacebuilding.
Support locals stopping terrorism, urges report
This week, the Global Terrorism Index claimed the world needs more locally-led efforts to counter extremism and conflict in the world – the sort we support.
Youth can challenge extremism
As the British government unveils new plans to tackle the ‘poison’ of terrorism, our partner Aware Girls continues its campaign to stop young people from joining violent extremists in Pakistan – and its approach has lessons for the UK.
Countering extremism in Pakistan: an alternative to drones
As the government of Pakistan sanctions its first drone strike on home territory, we ask if there is a better way to tackle violent extremism.
A family of peacebuilders
Aware Girls, our peacebuilding in Pakistan, was founded by two brave, young Pakistani sisters, Gulalai and Saba Ismail. Outlook, a BBC World Service show, interviewed Gulalai and Saba about why they became peacebuilders and what their work involves.
Pakistani peacebuilder Gulalai Ismail interviewed by BBC
Last week, Pakistani peacebuilder Gulalai Ismail was interviewed on the BBC World Service flagship Outlook programme
A positive future for Pakistan
Aware Girls, our partner in Pakistan, is working with young people to challenge extremism and create a positive future for Pakistan, in which the violence has diminished.
Women taking action
The impact of conflict on women is often overlooked, despite the effects being clear. Ninety per cent of all casualties sustained are civilian, of which a significant amount are women. That’s why we believe a female perspective is integral to the peacebuilding process. With our help, women in conflict zones are now taking action to promote peace both within their local communities and further afield.
Pakistani peacebuilder receives international recognition
The determination and courage of Pakistani peacebuilder, Gulalai Ismail, have won her international recognition and admiration. In the past few months Gulalai Ismail, founder of Aware Girls, has been recognised with three invitations to the USA. As recognition for the success of Aware Girls, this year Gulalai also received the Democracy Award from the National Endowment for Democracy in the US Congress