Die drängende Frage, wie der grausame Angriffskrieg Russlands gegen die Ukraine gestoppt werden kann, erlaubt keine vereinfachend-binären Antworten. Unsere Programmverantwortliche Annemarie Sancar und Andreas Zumach plädieren als erfahrene Friedensengagierte in Neue Wege für einen breiten Friedensbegriff und einen selbstkritischen historischen Blick.
As an internationally active network organisation, we implement our projects and programmes in close cooperation with a variety of different local organisations – from grassroots organisations to nationally active non-governmental organisations.
Since 2015, we have been organising Women's Peace Tables with our local project partners with the aim of sustainably strengthening the participation of women in peace processes and making their engagement in peacebuilding visible.
What are peace processes – and how do women influence these processes? With a graphic illustration, we show the various roles of women in the different stages of peace processes. We use this tool to highlight the role women play and the influence they have in peace processes.
In 2021, we launched a pilot programme with women in conflict-affected communities in eastern Ukraine, who have been affected by rampant poverty, social insecurity and gender-based violence for years. In our Ukraine programme they worked together on strategies for safety in their daily lives and equal participation in peacebuilding. We continue building peace with them even during the war.
Olena Zinenko, project coordinator at KRF Public Alternative, speaks about the difficult situation women are facing and shares messages from some of the participants in the Women’s Peace Tables we organised in the region with Public Alternative prior to the start of the war.