Bridging Positions, Building Trust: Women Peacebuilders & Security Actors
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.
Operational Guidance to Establish and Enhance the Protection of Women Peacebuilders (Arabic)
Stemming from the report, “Protecting Women Peacebuilders: The Front Lines of Sustainable Peace,” this document provides operational guidance for states and multilateral institutions to protect women peacebuilders. This document is also available in English, Farsi, and Turkish.
Protecting Women Peacebuilders: The Front Lines of Sustainable Peace (Arabic)
This report distills the range of threats to women peacebuilders, analyzes existing protection mechanisms, and provides guidance to protect women peacebuilders. This report is also available in English, Farsi, French, Spanish, and Turkish. See related operational guidance on how to establish and enhance the protection of women peacebuilders here.
Bridging Positions, Building Trust: Women Peacebuilders & Security Actors
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.
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 the loss of this extraordinary young woman. She was courageous, generous with her love for others, and deeply committed to peace, justice, and dignity for her compatriots. She dedicated her short, bright life to working for her country and community. Enass combined a beautiful smile and a soft demeanor with a powerhouse intellect, eloquence, and deep humanity and care for her fractured country. She was an extraordinary peacebuilder who was willing to speak truth to power, while also reaching across divisions to find shared solutions and taking on the responsibility to protect those in need. Her commitment to Sudan’s youth and women was unswerving.
Enass played a key role in the 2018-19 pro-democracy revolution in Sudan, raising funds, mobilizing women, and protesting. Following the revolution, Enass continued to advocate at the local and international levels in support of the rights of women, the survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, and a democratic vision for the future of Sudan.
In April 2023 when the war broke out in Sudan, Enass and her family left Sudan to find safety. She persisted with her peacebuilding work, even in exile, and despite the risks it posed to herself.
It was a joy and an honor to have known her, to have called her our friend and partner. As we come to terms with the loss of this extraordinary young woman, it is hard to fathom the void she leaves behind. May Enass’ dream and vision for peace, justice, and prosperity in Sudan live on and become her legacy.
She was a Sudanese hero. A leader. A peacebuilder.
ICAN and our partners in the WASL network will honor her memory and legacy by continuing our support to our Sudanese colleagues, who work tirelessly to bring an end to this horrific war.
Enass Muzamel was a pro-democracy activist and human rights defender coordinating ongoing crisis response efforts to support women and girls in Sudan. As the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Madaniya, an organization that promotes civic engagement, she was instrumental in the 2019 pro-democracy movement that led to the ousting of Omar al-Bashir. In April 2023, after rival military factions instigated a violent conflict, Enass was forced to evacuate from her home in Khartoum. Even while displaced, she led critical relief efforts and connected survivors of sexual violence to healthcare, medicine and basic services. In the face of a worsening humanitarian crisis, Enass called on the international community to act in solidarity with human rights defenders who want to end the war and build a democratic Sudan.
ICAN Interview with Enass Muzamel and Helena Gronberg
This interview was recorded in June 2022, at ICAN’s 9th Women, Peace and Security Forum: Reclaiming Power, Restoring Peace.
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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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 […]
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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The ICAN team seeks a highly motivated Program Intern to work on a range of research, coordination, and program tasks. This unpaid summer internship can be part- or full-time and will run from June through August 2024 (dates can be negotiated). Program interns benefit from attending educational events and learning from the diverse experiences of the ICAN team and our partners in the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL).
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.
ICAN was invited to attend the Shaping Feminist Foreign Policy Conference at the World Forum in The Hague from November 1-2, 2023. Organized by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the conference welcomed more than 750 participants from over 40 countries.
On the first day of the conference, ICAN hosted a side event titled: No Feminist Foreign Policy Without Feminist Funding, in partnership with GPPAC.
Rawan Kahwaji is a Program Officer at the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN). She supports the Innovative Peace Fund, and is based in Brussels, Belgium. Rawan had seven years of experience working with civil society organizations (CSOs) in Turkey, Syria, and Europe and has experience in project coordination, advocacy, and communications within the humanitarian field.
Isabela Karibjanian is the Publications Coordinator and Editor at the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN). At ICAN, she serves as the focal point for the production of all published materials, from flagship reports and guidance tools to advocacy documents and articles. She is based in London, UK.
Today, over 1 billion people still lack access to clean water and electricity. Environmental and climate change exacerbates this problem and exposes fragile and conflict-affected communities to further risk and insecurity. While the link between resource scarcity and conflict is well understood, the potential for natural resource governance to facilitate peacebuilding is less well researched.
On Thursday, October 5, 2023, ICAN welcomed Bas Berends, Co-founder and Chief Partnership Officer at OffGridBox, to join our WASL community call.
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