Wapens de Wijk Uit / No Weapons in our Neighbourhood is a peaceful collaboration where people can join the community by signing the petition against gun violence in Rotterdam. This initiative is supported by the police, office of justice and the municipality of Rotterdam and the major since 2019.
The goal of War Child’s international work is clear. We want to help as many children as possible process their experiences from war and armed conflict. When children receive protection, education and psychosocial support, they can grow up to be strong individuals. Then, in the long run, they will be able to break the cycle […]
WSCADV is a resource for programs that assist domestic violence survivors and their families. WSCADV increases survivors’… Options – to live safely and independently from an abusive partner Freedom – to make their own choices Connection – to be listened to and believed in their communities
Our mission is to reach out to the less privilege and youths to disseminate information and to promote their learning to acquire sustainability in education, health, peace, agriculture and the environment.
WE WILL NOT BE SILENT is an artist/activist collaborative language project that has been in existence since 2006. Through the creative use of language embodied on shirts, people are noticed coming and going in their everyday lives, and engage in conversations they otherwise would not have. Through the use of messages emboldened on signs from the […]
The Gambia Chapter of the West Africa Network for Peace building (WANEP) was established in August 2003. WANEP-The Gambia is a legally registered not-for-profit organization with a membership of 20 civil society organizations working towards strengthening the capacity of peace building practitioners, governmental and non-governmental institutions, and developing conflict prevention networks and mechanisms to promote the […]
The West African Action Network on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Africa (WAANSA) is a coalition of civil society organisations working in the field of small arms and light weapons and striving for human security. WAANSA is headquartered in Ghana, and the Ivorian section was launched in 2007 in Abidjan (WAANSA-CI). The network involves […]
Our main vision is to create a survivors’ network and working committees aided by communication platform to bridge Northern and Southern region survivors of GBV in UNSCR 1325 implementation, synchronized with initiatives for justice at international legal bodies including those at The Hague. Our networking and working groups will aim to: – Create working committees […]
Over 27 years ago, Women Against Gun Violence (WAGV) was created after acclaimed feminist Betty Friedan approached WAGV founder Ann Reiss Lane with the challenge of taking meaningful action to stem the public health epidemic of gun violence affecting communities. The women and men who make up WAGV’s Board of Directors have taken on that challenge […]
WDG is a women led local non-governmental organization that believes in gender equality, dedicated to enabling vulnerable people to sustain their livelihoods, and supporting their communities in sustaining peace and generally building social justice in society.