Peace Direct

"We are not numbers. Our stories matter. Here are some." Read Sawssan Abou-Zahr's account from Lebanon at Peace Insighton the reality of daily life under Israeli strikes, collective peacebuilding, and the necessity of justice. 🔗https://lnkd.in/eCBcm4HJ

How can we ensure our conversations about locally led development are more... locally led? 🔗https://lnkd.in/epuWeaH7 It may seem obvious, but many international conferences are still failing to properly include the people most impacted by them – and in ways you may find surprising. Voices from the Majority World have come together to create a guidance document for organizing more inclusive events for locally led development. The document includes guidance on: 🗓️event timing 📍choosing a location 💸financial support 🖥️tech usage ⚖️power dynamics and more! Read the full guidance document in English, French, Spanish or Arabic: https://lnkd.in/epuWeaH7 The Movement for Community-led Development CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation #locallyled #locallyleddevelopment #eventmanagement #eventorganising #conference #convening

Looking for resources to help you decolonise? If you haven’t listened to our podcast series yet, now's the time! The Problem with Partnerships series is fully published, ready for you to dig into 🎧 https://lnkd.in/e-fK7bB2 Each episode, join us to: ➡️ Hear from Global South experts about key challenges in building equitable & decolonised partnerships ➡️ Get tangible, workable steps to decolonise the way we work in our sector ➡️ Get an action pack to guide you once you’re back at your desk Listen now: https://lnkd.in/e-fK7bB2

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🌍Are you planning an international event? 🌱Local actors from the Global South have developed a new guidance document to help you ensure the event is truly accessible and inclusive! 💡📝 Read the full guide 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dMwUUz44 It has been an honorable journey of collaboration with colleagues from CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, The Movement for Community-led Development, and Peace Direct in facilitating this co-creation with hundreds of changemakers. This guide is owned by every actor involved in the process. Thank you for your dedication.

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Ever wondered how a USAID Transition Award works? We’ll show you 👇 A new resource from SAS+ answers key questions about transition award processes, outlines how to set up a strong foundation of an initial award in the application process, and covers good practice across the two stages of a transition award process: the initial award and the transition award. Please share it widely and let us know how you’re using it! https://ow.ly/Q5cv50UjUv4 CDA Collaborative Learning Projects Search for Common Ground, ConnexUs #ShiftThePower #ResponsibleTransitions

🟠 Dylan Mathews joins our call to end gender-based violence ✊🎗️🧡 Dylan is the Chair of the Board of Directors at CIVICUS and CEO of Peace Direct. "We all should care about gender-based violence because one in three women and girls experience gender-based violence. That means we all know someone who will experience it in their lives. [Therefore], all of us have to do something about it. All of us, in whichever way we can, should participate in this action. Activism is something not just for the activists. [It] is, as a famous writer once said, 'my rent for living on this planet.' So I encourage you all to do something in the next 16 days." #16DaysOfActivism #NoExcuse

Tired of jumping through visa hoops & high costs to attend conferences? ➿💸 You’re not alone. Peacebuilders, activists and changemakers from the Majority World have spoken: https://lnkd.in/epuWeaH7 ➡️This guidance document outlines how to hold events and conferences that are truly accessible & inclusive for ALL participants, especially those from the Majority World: https://lnkd.in/epuWeaH7 Agree with these steps? Join the movement for #BetterInclusion – and help us make inclusion the standard! 👉 https://lnkd.in/g7SEea3f The Movement for Community-led Development CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation

💭 What is a decolonised partnership anyway? That’s the big question at the heart of the final episode of The Problem with Partnerships, out now! 🎧 Listen in: https://lnkd.in/e-fK7bB2 Find out what a decolonised partnership looks like to each of the experts featured in the series. And get the inside view of Peace Direct’s approach – the goal we’re working towards with our own partnerships and the steps we’re taking to get there 🔍 This episode is packed with thought-provoking reflections and insights you can use to transform your own work. Listen in if you’re ready to start building partnerships based on trust, respect, and mutual liberation. 👉 Tune in now and join the conversation – let us know what a decolonised partnership is to you using #TransformPartnerships. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e-fK7bB2