WPP’s work has led to an
increase in the number of women, and men, involved in peace building
Participants return to their home countries and form women-led groups
for peace; raise awareness of the need for more women to be involved in
peacebuilding, and create a climate that opens more space for women,
especially young women, to engage in peacebuilding.
It has increased the skill and capacity of women peacebuilders. It has
raised awareness of and provided training materials on the need for a
gender perspective in peacebuilding. It has further increased the pool of
empowered women peacemakers by providing access to training in conflict
resolution skills and other technical support, regional and international
networking, and important links to decision-makers, resources and
campaigns.
The WPP has received recognition from peace
researchers and practitioners and has been called a pioneer in the field
of gender-sensitive conflict resolution.
The WPP's Training of Trainers Program and
International Consultations (2001 - 2005) have had a multiplying
effect, and the models and materials developed have been requested and
adopted by peace organizations/workers in many different regions.
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Painting by Helen Lurye
International Fellowship Of ReconciliationIFOR
was founded in October 1919 during a meeting held in Bilthoven,
the Netherlands by Christian pacifists. IFOR is a registered non-profit
organization, with tax deductible status, under Dutch law. Since its
continuous existence from 1919 IFOR has grown to some 140,000 members in
62 branches, groups and affiliates, from five continents. In the
1970s, IFOR began to welcome members of other faiths.
The IFOR international secretariat in Alkmaar, the Netherlands,
co-ordinates communication among IFOR members, links branches to
capacity-building resources (and through the WPP provides training in
gender awareness), and helps co-ordinate international campaigns,
delegations and urgent actions. IFOR has extensive working
relationships with like-minded non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and
civil society initiatives around the world. IFOR’s 90 years of expertise
in active nonviolence is recognized and respected by these NGOs and many
others.
IFOR has six Nobel Peace Prize Laureates among it former and present
members. Jane Addams (1931), Emily Green Balch (1946), Chief Albert
Luthuli (1960), Dr. Martin Luther King (1964), Mairead Corrigan-Maguire
(1976), Adolfo Perez Esquivel (1980) have all been or are actively
contributing to dissemination of the teaching of non-violence.
For
more information about IFOR, click here
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For more information about the IFOR Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, click here >
For more information about the IFOR nominees for the 1000 Peace Women,
click here
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