Insights into the network:
Feminists Connecting for Peace, our global network of peacebuilders, is at the heart of our work. Together with our network members, we organise physical and digital exchanges and network meetings, provide demand-driven capacity building and workshops, work on joint advocacy, develop Feminist Peace Initiatives and provide psychosocial support.
We invite you to browse this page to get an impression of the network’s diverse activities.
Find out more about the Feminist Peace Initiatives and the application criteria.
Feminist Peace Initiatives: The Human Cost of Palm Oil Plantations in Indonesia
The palm oil industry is the subject of criticism: with the support of the Feminist Peace Initiatives, the Indonesian non-governmental organisation Sawit Watch has investigated the connection between the use of private security personnel and the violation of human and women's rights on oil palm plantations.
Feminist Peace Initiatives: Podcast: Fala, Clandestina!
In the podcast series "Fala, Clandestina!", members of the Brazilian queer-feminist band Clandestinas discuss gender-specific violence, intersectionality and racism in Brazil with other feminist activists on the basis of song lyrics.
Feminist Peace Initiatives: Leia, Lélia!
The Afro-Brazilian collective "O Colectivo de Mulheres Negras Lélia Gonzales" organised courses with prospective teachers as part of the "Leia, Lélia!" initiative, with the aim of making the anti-racist thinking of the murdered activist Lélia Gonzales known to young people.
Feminist Peace Initiatives: Cultural Strategies for Peace and Conflict Resolution on Guam
The NGO I Hagan Famalao'an Guåhan organised an intergenerational exchange between indigenous women and girls on the Pacific island of Guam on the question: How do we resist colonialism and militarism?
Interview with PeaceWoman: Ruth Weiss: A life against intolerance and rassism
PeaceWoman Ruth Weiss on her commitment to peace and tolerance, as a journalist and anti-apartheid activist.
