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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.
She Builds Peace Frameworks for Action in Arabic
ICAN has released its three frameworks for action to improve the recognition and participation, protection, and funding of women peacebuilders, in Arabic.
Sarah McMains
Sarah McMains is a Senior Program Officer at the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN). She works with the Innovative Peace Fund program team with a focus on the programmatic and grantmaking work and support for Afghan women peacebuilders.
Recognizing Women Peacebuilders: Critical Actors in Effective Peacemaking / الاعتراف ببانيات السلام: عناصر فاعلة حاسمة في صنع السلام الفعال
Recognizing Women Peacebuilders: Critical Actors in Effective Peacemaking / الاعتراف ببانيات السلام: عناصر فاعلة حاسمة في صنع السلام الفعال
Funding Women Peacebuilders: Dismantling Barriers to Peace / تمويل عمل بانيات السلام: تفكيك الحواجز التي تعرقل السلام
Funding Women Peacebuilders: Dismantling Barriers to Peace / تمويل عمل بانيات السلام: تفكيك الحواجز التي تعرقل السلام
Protecting Women Peacebuilders: The Front Lines of Sustainable Peace / حماية بانيات السلام: الخطوط الأمامية للسلام المستدام
Protecting Women Peacebuilders: The Front Lines of Sustainable Peace / حماية بانيات السلام: الخطوط الأمامية للسلام المستدام
In Tribute to Enass Muzamel
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...
“We Rise for a Peaceful South Sudan”: The Role of Women in Shaping Post-War South Sudan
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.
Program Intern (Summer 2024)
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).
Recognizing Women Peacebuilders’ Work Across the Humanitarian, Peace, and Development Nexus: ICAN and International Partners in Oslo
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.
No Feminist Foreign Policy Without Feminist Funding
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
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
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.
Bringing Water, Power, and Peace: How Women Peacebuilders Can Utilize OffGridBox Solutions
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.
WASL Statement: An Urgent 7-Point Plan to End the Killings and Violence in Palestine and Israel
Members of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL)—peacebuilders, mediators, human rights activists, and community leaders living and working at the frontlines of many of today’s devastating wars—released a statement calling upon global political leaders to demand an immediate ceasefire in Israel and Palestine. The statement outlines a comprehensive set of actions that enable a pathway to a more just and peaceful future.
Innovative Peace Fund Program Officer – Afghanistan
The Program Officer will provide wide-ranging support, focused on a portfolio of grants, to ensure smooth program delivery, particularly related to women’s rights, peace, and security in Afghanistan. They will report to the Afghanistan Project Director and work closely with the IPF Program Director and fellow Program Officers.
ICAN and UMass Collaborate to Launch the UMass Mellon Liaison Fellowship 2023
We are excited to announce the launch of the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Mellon Liaison Fellowship at ICAN. Organized by the UMass-Amherst World Studies Interdisciplinary Project (WSIP), and funded by the Mellon Foundation and the UMass-Amherst Provost’s Office, ICAN will host two distinguished UMass PhD Mellon Liaison Fellows in 2023. The Fellowship is linked to the WSIP Graduate Certificate in Decolonial Global Studies (DGS), though UMass PhD students from all departments, colleges, and schools were invited to apply.
We are thrilled to introduce the two 2023 UMass Mellon Liaison Fellows: Mariam Parvez Sheikh and Meenakshi Nair.
Charlotte Morgan
Charlotte Morgan is a Program Officer at the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN). She supports ICAN’s Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL) program and communications, and is based in London, UK.