This article focuses on the methods, challenges, and key findings of the Culture and Conflict peacebuilding project in Jammu and Kashmir, implemented through the Yakjah Reconciliation and Development
Integrating gender in peace responsiveness
The paper provides a conceptual framing for understanding the integration of a gender lens into peace responsiveness, and provides actionable tools for organisations to achieve optimal peace impacts
“A good partner helps us grow”: partnering differently with women’s rights organisations in South Sudan
For the second edition of our blog series on equitable partnerships, Towards Solidarity, Elizabeth, Grace and Joseph discuss their experiences of working for women’s rights organisations in South Sud
Women’s Transformational Roles in Local Conflict Prevention
Recognizing that women’s participation in conflict prevention at all levels is often invisible or overlooked, this new research study, “Women’s Transformational Roles in Local Conflict Prevention,” s
Claiming spaces: women mobilising for peace and equality in Myanmar
The Learning Brief focuses on the following overarching questions: In terms of the relevance and impact of the GPS window, what did the GPS funding mechanism enable CSOs to achieve? What has
Resourcing Change: Supporting Women’s Rights Organizations in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
Funded by the UK’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, our ‘Resourcing Change’ project – in partnership with WILPF and Saferworld – has provided 21 women’s rights organizations in Nigeria, South S
Localization of Women, Peace, and Security
This briefing paper outlines the links between the impacts of the women’s rights organizations’ work and the advancement of the WPS agenda. On the 23rd anniversary of the first UN Security Council Re
Integrating gender in the DNA of peacebuilding: Learning with peers
Peacebuilding and conflict resolution organisations have worked to address structural inequalities and power dynamics core to gender inequality in the contexts in which they are working. Yet there ha
Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women in Peace Mediation for Lasting Peace in South Sudan
This case study examines women’s involvement in peace mediation processes in South Sudan and the barriers they face. Despite the recognized importance of women’s participation, challenges persist in
Gender, Cultural Identity, Conflict and Climate Change: Understanding the Relationships
Gender and social inequality, the climate crisis and conflict are three of the biggest challenges of our time. But despite clear connections, there is a gap in evidence about how all three interact i