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✨ In the face of escalating violence worldwide, women #peacebuilders are ensuring women’s voices are heard where decisions are made. This week, as #IWD2026 & #CSW70 began, #WASL members brought the realities & demands of the communities they serve to the global stage. 🌍🕊
6 yrs, 35 countries, 10,000+ people reached. 🌍
6 yrs ago, ICAN & #WASL launched the #SheBuildsPeace campaign to ensure women #peacebuilders are protected, included in peace decisions, & resourced to continue their vital work. ✊
🚨 Are you in New York for #CSW?
Join ICAN’s @helenagron.bsky.social & #WASL partner Gender Equality Network at the event “ #Myanmar’s WPS Implementation & Justice Pathways.”
📍730 3rd Avenue, New York
📅 March 12, 2026
🕜 10:30 - 12:00 noon
The #SecurityMenu is partner-driven, holistic, & sustainable, providing practical support across mental health, digital security, organizational practices, & more.
It draws on the expertise of diverse organizations—including #WASL partners—each bringing unique skills.
📢 This week on #WASLWeekly: Women #peacebuilders across the #WASL network are sharing expertise—from economic development to post-conflict recovery & #ClimateAction—shaping more #peaceful & resilient communities. 🌍
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “But grief, for mothers, rarely sits still. It searches for answers. It looks for something, anything, that might prevent the next tragedy.” #WASL partner Wazmha Frogh reflects on the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge. www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: #WASL partners Wazhma Frogh & Magda Zenon in conversation on #kaleidHERscope 🎙️, discussing women’s rights in #Afghanistan, grassroots movements, & building a 200+ #peacebuilder network. islandtalks.fm/podcast/kale...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Drop by drop, the river forms.” #WASL partner Wazhma Frogh shares how women are quietly resisting Taliban rule in #Afghanistan—through home classrooms, underground clinics, & mutual-aid networks despite expanding surveillance. @goodmenproject.bsky.social shorturl.at/PYGYd
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: SNWOT, led by #WASL partner Clotilda Andiensa, resets its strategy to expand women’s leadership & voice in #peacebuilding across #Cameroon’s Northwest & Southwest regions. www.hilltopvoices.com/2026/02/snwo...
🗣 At ICAN’s #OurStrategiesOurPeace workshop, Rosa Emilia Salamanca & Sabrina Mowlah Baksh remind us that women #peacebuilders bring new & innovative approaches to peace. ✊
Hear their voices & follow us to know more about women peacebuilders!
#WPS #WASL #SheBuildsPeace
✨From art in #Bethlehem to youth dialogue in #Albania, this week’s #WASL Weekly spotlights the power of culture, media, & education to strengthen communities, challenge harmful narratives, & build lasting #peace. 🌍
“Trust from people comes when you work inside the community.”
In #Iraq, #WASL partner Al-Firdaws brought together youth, police, families & schools to tackle hate speech, cyber violence & extremism.
📖 Read more in this #InnovativePeaceStory: icanpeacework.org/2026/02/coun...
The #SecurityMenu is partner-driven, holistic, & sustainable, providing practical support across mental health, digital security, organizational practices, & more. It draws on the expertise of diverse organizations—including #WASL partners—each bringing unique skills.
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Being called ‘Moeneni’ reminds me that even in challenging times, we all have a responsibility to be light for one another.” #WASL partner Esther Oman, Reach Out, has been bestowed the traditional title “Moeneni” (Light). www.reachoutcameroon.org/post/mme-est...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: Five yrs after #Myanmar’s military coup, civilians continue to face war crimes & genocide. #WASL partner Women’s Peace Network rejects the junta’s sham election & calls for accountability & protection for all. Read the full statement 👉
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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: #WASL partner Waheed Parra moves the J&K Reconciliation, Trauma Healing & Dignity Bill — a humane, rights-based step toward healing decades of trauma & restoring dignity in #J&K. The Hindu www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
The Security Menu is a partner-driven, holistic, & sustainable approach to support women #peacebuilders.
Built with #WASL members & spearheaded by ICAN, it helps women peacebuilders carry out their work with increased security & protection.
icanpeacework.org/2026/01/the-...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “There must be int’l protection mechanisms in all communities… & organised community dialogue so people can understand one another.”
SNWOT, led by #WASL partner Clotilda Andiensa, is delivering relief while calling for dialogue & #peace.
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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: #WASL member Ruby Kholifah received the 2025 Franco-German Prize for Human Rights & the Rule of Law—recognizing her leadership advancing #peace, human rights, & women’s leadership through the #WPS agenda. amanindonesia.org/ruby-kholifa...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: #WASL partner CCSD has issued a new statement calling for a just resolution of the #Kurdish issue—rooted in #Syria’s rich diversity as the foundation for fair, inclusive, & sustainable #peace for all Syrians. Read the full statement: www.ccsd.ngo/toward-a-jus...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: On "The Negotiators", #WASL member
Visaka Dharmadasa recalls turning grief into action—organizing mothers, crossing front lines, & shuttling messages when her son went missing during the civil war. Doha Debates, ForeignPolicy. open.spotify.com/episode/2vee...
Women’s experiences are at the heart of #peacebuilding 🌿
✨At ICAN’s #OurStrategiesOurPeace workshop, #WASL members Clotilda Andiensa Waah & Halima Mohamed Salim reflect on how telling their stories can inspire the next generation of #peacebuilders. 🗣️
#WPS #WASL #SheBuildsPeace
✨This week on #WASLWeekly, women peacebuilders in the ICAN-spearheaded #WASL network advance #peace, strengthen gender equality, & protect civic space. Learn more about what this looks like in practice. 🌎
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: On the latest #KaleidHERscope episode, #WASL partners Abir Haj Ibrahim & Magda Zenon explore Abir’s #peacebuilding work in #Syria & how her journey to Islam unlocked her power to achieve her goals & promote #peace.
Listen here: islandtalks.fm/podcast/kale...
The UNHRC has set up an independent mechanism to investigate human rights abuses in #Afghanistan.🚨
Join #WASL partner FARAGEER for a 90-min webinar with experts & activists to learn how #Afghan civil society can engage & push for accountability.
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
✨In this week’s #WASLWeekly, we highlight the incredible impact of women-led peacebuilding organizations in the #WASL network. From celebrating youth engagement in #Syria, to aiding earthquake-affected families in #Afghanistan, & demanding justice in #Yemen—learn more below! 📢
🚨 Deadline approaching 🚨
Join ICAN & #WASL in nominating Francesca Albanese for the 2026 #NobelPeacePrize, recognizing her commitment to peace, truth, & human dignity.
📄Read our nomination: icanpeacework.org/2025/07/nomi...
✍️Add your name: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “I received this title with a lot of joy. It gives me strength to do even more.” #WASL partner Clotilda Andiensa Waah, CEO of CAGEAD, was recognized as the “Mother of Peace” by The Paramount Fon of Kom, His Majesty Fon Clement Ndzi I. www.hilltopvoices.com/2025/12/kom-...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Hatred does not erupt overnight. It is learned, repeated, normalized. And if it can be learned, it can also be unlearned.” Read #WASL partner Wazhma Frogh's reflections on how empathy & care are central to peace. thelegacywebuild.substack.com/p/violence-i...
