PROJECTS WE SUPPORT

AFRICA

D.R.CONGO: HENRI BURA LADYI, CENTRE RESOLUTION CONFLITS (CHAMPIONS PROJECT)
Expert and respected mediation in disputes between the militia and the government, between tribes, and over land and resources.

KENYA: DEKHA IBRAHIM ABDI (FORMER CHAMPIONS PROJECT)
She set out to make her local market place safe. She ended up stopping a war. Her determination, tact, bravery and diplomacy brought stability to a part of Kenya ravaged by a four decade cycle of violence.

KENYA: RAPID RESPONSE FUND
Communities across Northern Kenya know they can call on the team to check conflict before it gets out of control.

SUDAN: COLLABORATIVE PROJECT
Local peace organisations from North, South, Central Sudan and Darfur, working together to make the Comprehensive Peace Agreement a reality.

SOMALIA: ASHA HAJI ELMI (ONE OFF GRANT)
Known as the 'Lioness of Somalia' and a consistent advocate for peace, Asha brought women into the Somali Parliament.

MIDDLE EAST

IRAQ: SAMI VELIOGLU, HUMANITARIAN LIAISON CENTRE (ONE OFF GRANT)
Hundreds of people wrongfully arrested owe their freedom to Sami's quick response and perseverance.

ASIA

NEPAL: RAPID RESPONSE FUND
Three strong organisations combine in this Rapid Response Fund: dealing with past crimes and injustice and working to prevent new conflicts emerging.

KASHMIR: ASHIMA KAUL, ATHWAAS (CHAMPIONS PROJECT)
Bringing Kashmiri women together regardless of religion and forging a formidable network of centres where women can meet in safety.

SRI LANKA: DISHANI JAYAWEERA, CPBR (ONE OFF GRANT)
On an island ravaged by civil war and the tsunami, a range of projects that find common ground between young Tamils, Muslims and Sinhalise.

LATIN AMERICA