Across Syria, communities are finding ways to reconnect after years of war through dialogue, storytelling, art, and collective action. Mobaderoon’s Local Peace Committees demonstrate why lasting peace begins within communities themselves.
The She Builds Peace campaign launched in Syria with eight local events across the country, supported by Mobaderoon. Four events were held in Damascus, one in Tartous, two in Aleppo, and one in Homs. Each event was designed to be contextually specific to the community. Its activities ranged from dialogues about women and youth’s roles in peace processes, comics depicting the efforts of women leaders in their communities, to a series of paintings that formed a single composition depicting gender equality. Each participating organization discussed questions related to the four campaign pillars (Safety, Obligation, Appreciation, Resourcing) to encourage participants to think about the peacebuilding roles women currently play. Participants were also encouraged to brainstorm where women’s roles can be increased and how they can strengthen safety, appreciation, and funding for women peacebuilders. Mobaderoon also conducted a social media campaign focusing on the four campaign pillars.


Across Syria, communities are finding ways to reconnect after years of war through dialogue, storytelling, art, and collective action. Mobaderoon’s Local Peace Committees demonstrate why lasting peace begins within communities themselves.
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In March 2020, ICAN and its global network of women-led peacebuilding organizations, WASL, launched the She Builds Peace (SBP) campaign.
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ICAN convened 20 members of WASL in Lisbon for the “Our Strategies, Our Peace” Writers’ Workshop. This unique gathering provided a secure and creative space for women peacebuilders to share their strategies, experience, expertise, and stories from conflict and crisis contexts.
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Representatives from ICAN and the WASL network attended the International Conference on Women, Peace, and Security (ICWPS) in Manila from October 28-30, 2024.
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It is with immense grief and shock that we share the tragic news that our dear sister, friend and colleague, Sureya Roble Hersi passed away on Friday October 25, 2024, in Mombasa, Kenya.
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ICAN, in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Norway, Sweden, and Canada, the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (UKFCDO), the Ministry of Gender, Child and Welfare of South Sudan, the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), and the National Transformational Leadership Institute (NTLI), convened a 1.5-day workshop to discuss how to strengthen community security as a localized, transformative approach for sustainable peace.
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Recognizing Women Peacebuilders: Critical Actors in Effective Peacemaking / الاعتراف ببانيات السلام: عناصر فاعلة حاسمة في صنع السلام الفعال
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Funding Women Peacebuilders: Dismantling Barriers to Peace / تمويل عمل بانيات السلام: تفكيك الحواجز التي تعرقل السلام
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Protecting Women Peacebuilders: The Front Lines of Sustainable Peace / حماية بانيات السلام: الخطوط الأمامية للسلام المستدام
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On Sunday, February 4, 2024, our dear friend, partner, and colleague, Enass Muzamel, Co-Founder of the Sudanese peacebuilding organization Madaniya, passed away due to a sudden illness. We express our deepest sympathies to Enass’ family, friends, and colleagues in Sudan and around the world. Together with them, we are in deep shock and mourning for […]
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With support from the Rapid Response Window of the United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund in partnership with the International Civil Society Action Network, Women Relief Aid, a South Sudanese women-led NGO and member of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership, is making remarkable strides to improve realities for women in the country.
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On November 22, 2023, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN)—in partnership with Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Legal Action Worldwide (LAW), and Karama hosted a high-level dialogue to reimagine partnerships and coordination between women peacebuilders, international mediation, humanitarian, and development actors in crises and conflict settings.
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