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The Peacebuilders' Toolkit
In every conflict there are local people building peace. They risk everything to protect their community from further suffering. From mediating with ruthless militia to reconciling enemy widows, the peacebuilders we fund do remarkable, courageous work building a peace that lasts. The Peacebuilders Toolkit is their guide to the essential tools everyone can use to resolve conflict. Read on, be inspired, take action.
Peace Starts Within
Gill
Hicks is our amazing
Ambassador.
She was the
last person
to be rescued
from her train
in the London
bombings and
has worked
ever since
as a passionate
peace activist.
Listen
Ashima Kaul has worked with deeply divided people. One of her first projects was to bring together Hindu and Muslim widows who’d lost their husbands to the Kashmir conflict. Initially acutely hostile to one another the women are now in business together spinning cotton. One of their first steps to reconciliation was to learn to listen to each other.
Be Courageous
Asha Hagi, Somali MP, peacebuilder and one of the most charismatic women we’ve ever worked with; Asha has been the driving force behind bringing women into the heart of peace processes in Somalia. Her work on the front line of the conflict puts her life in constant jeopardy.
Be Creative
Rasha
El Fangry is part
of the Collaborative
for Peace in
Sudan. In a
country almost
torn in two
by over 20
years of war,
the Collaborative
brings together
peacebuilders
from across
the country
to work collectively
to keep the
peace.
Take Risks
To make change and build peace you have to take risks. No one knows this better that Henri Bura Ladyi. Twice he's been arrested and tortured by militia in D.R.C but he's always been willing to risk everything to protect his community from further suffering. Here he tells us of his biggest gamble yet.
Be Inclusive
Sri Lanka
has endured
25 years of
conflict. Top
level negotiations
have failed,
the ceasefire
has broken
down and deep
seated ethnic
tensions simmer
on. Dishani Jayaweera tells her story.
Feast
Food has always brought people together and it can be a simple but effective tool in conflict resolution work. Dekha Ibrahim Abdi was central to the peace relief effort in Kenya earlier this year, here she talks about the significance food plays in her work in both Kenya and Somalia.
Inspire Others
Shakir
Kamali, 21,
spent most
of his teens
in street gangs
and suffered
serious consequences;
he’s
since turned
his life around.
Now a youth
worker Shakir
helps support
other young
people. This
summer he took
part in our
Truce 20/20
project which
teaches peacebuilding
and leadership
skills to young
people in Newham.
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