ICAN and the Women's Alliance for Security Leadership are launching an appeal to the candidates for United Nations Secretary-General: "Better Peace: Five Actions for the Next Secretary-General"
Mobdiun – Creative Youth is an organization that works to inspires youth to lead change and build peaceful democracy in Tunisia. Established in 2016, Mobdiun works with young people in marginalized communities susceptible to violent extremism and provides them with opportunities to build skills and gain access to resources and networks.
The organization consults young men and young women to understand and address how violent extremism affects them each differently. Mobdiun also mobilizes government, private sector, and civil society actors in order to foster policy dialogues and create change around issues related to youth.
ICAN’s Innovative Peace Fund has supported Mobdiun since 2016.

Established in 2016, Mobdiun – Creative Youth (Mobdiun) is a youth-led organization that aims to inspire and empower young individuals to promote a peaceful democracy in Tunisia. Their approach involves using arts, promoting active citizenship, and technology as tools for change.
Empatiku is a civil society organization based in Indonesia that fosters empathy in the security and education sectors and addresses the rise of violent extremism. Since its establishment in 2015, Empatiku has innovated its programs to ensure the involvement of civil society, especially women, in bringing about social change.
The Afghan Women Skills Development Center (AWSDC) is a non-governmental organization, founded in 1999 and dedicated to the promotion and protection of women’s rights in Afghanistan.
Equality for Peace and Development Organization (EPDO) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established in 2010 in Afghanistan. EPDO works to promote women’s rights, social cohesion, civil society, and inclusive community development, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.
Kaaj Magazine is a digital magazine led by Farahnaz Forotan, one of Afghanistan’s prominent journalists, who heads a distinguished editorial team dedicated to telling the human stories of a nation shaped by decades of conflict.
Women for Development (WFD) is a women-led, grassroots, non-governmental organization based in Gyumri, Armenia. WFD was established in 1997 and was formed upon the vision of women shaping their future and bringing positive societal change to the communities of Armenia, particularly in the country’s most impoverished region of Shirak.
Ganoubia Hora for Development is a young Egyptian feminist organization based in Southern Egypt.
Think Twice Brasil (TTB) is a social impact organization that supports individuals and institutions to interrupt cycles of violence and inequality through education, research, and the development of innovative strategies that advance peace, democratic participation, and human rights.
The Women’s Center for Guidance and Legal Awareness (WCGLA) is a feminist, independent civil society organization based in Egypt, dedicated to advancing women’s rights, gender justice, and inclusive peacebuilding.
Founded in 2015, Hope Advocates Africa (HADA) is a youth-led, grassroots-driven organization based in Cameroon, advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), gender justice, environmental peacebuilding, mediation, and conflict management in marginalized communities.