She Builds Peace: A Global Movement Growing Stronger Six Years On - International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) In March 2020, ICAN and its global network of women-led peacebuilding organizations, WASL, launched the She Builds Peace (SBP) campaign.

🕊️Women #peacebuilders are the first responders, trusted listeners, & community leaders holding societies together during times of #crisis.

📖 Join us in celebrating 6 years of #SheBuildsPeace & learn more about the global movement.

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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. ✊

🗣 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!

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#Albania: Under the ICAN-supported #SheBuildsPeace campaign, students at the University of Tetova explored “Violence from Deprivation”. Supported by WCDCA, the discussion empowered youth to raise awareness & stand for dignity & lasting #peace. ☮️

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. 🗣️

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#Kosovo: WCDCA launched #SheBuildsPeace in the Western Balkans, marking 25 yrs of #UNSCR1325. From the Youth Summit in Mitrovica to the first regional roundtable in Kosovo, the campaign is supporting women & youth to drive real peace & transformation. 🤝🗣️

Jammu & Kashmir, #India: The #SheCrafts Peace campaign by Yakjah Network held its first press conference amplifying women artisans’ leadership, livelihoods & resilience. 🎨☮️ #UNSCR1325 #SheBuildsPeace

✨ This week’s #WASLWeekly joins #WASL partners around the world celebrating 25 years of #UNSCR1325, ICAN’s #SheBuildsPeace campaign, & #16DaysOfActivism. 🌎

🇰🇪 Last month, ICAN’s France Bognon & Kendahl Tyburski visited #Kenya to meet with our #WASL partner, Coast Education Centre (COEC), in Mombasa. 🕊️ #SheBuildsPeace #WPS

Weaving peace: Women artisans transform stories into strength • ‘SheCraftsPeace’ calls for policy action to empower women artisans

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: #WASL partner Yakjah & ICAN’s #SheBuildsPeace help women artisans in J&K turn tradition into resilience—crafting peace, dialogue & economic independence. Rising Kashmir
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#Egypt: Women for Justice Foundation’s #SheBuildsPeace project is uniting women nationwide—documenting harvest stories in Menoufia, strengthening climate leadership in Giza, creating reflective spaces for mothers in Alexandria, & fostering storytelling circles in Sohag & Qena. 🕊️

#Kenya: Advocacy for Women in Peace and Security Africa (AWAPSA) marked 5 yrs of #SheBuildsPeace campaign with a powerful stakeholder forum - “Protecting & Recognizing Women Peacebuilders.” They united voices against #GBV & femicide, strengthening safety & support for women leaders. 🤝🗣️

#Cameroon: CAGEAD joined partners to celebrate 25 yrs of #UNSCR1325 & 5 yrs of #SheBuildsPeace. With SNWOT, UN Women 🇨🇲, MINPROFF, MINAS & local leaders, they celebrated women #peacebuilders advancing the #WPS agenda—building #peace despite conflict. 💪🏾

During recent site visits to #Syria, ICAN’s Rawan Kahwaji met with our extraordinary #WASL partners — Zenobia & Kareemat in Aleppo, & Mobaderoon in Damascus.

Together, they reflected on progress, challenges, & the realities of #peacebuilding in a fast-changing context. 🇸🇾✨

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Beyond Rhetoric: Feminist Leadership for a Transformative Women, Peace, and Security Agenda at 25. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email ... Twenty-five years after the United Nations adopted Resolution 1325, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is both a landmark in diplomacy and a study in unfulfilled promise. Its most profound ach...

How is feminist leadership transforming peace & justice 25 yrs on from #UNSCR1325?

Join ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social, #WASL partner WCLAC & an incredible panel for “Beyond Rhetoric.”

📅 Oct 30 | 🕓 4–5:30PM CET
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The Odd Couple: Women Peacebuilders and Security Actors Bridging Positions, Building Trust Trust between communities and the security sector is critical for effective governance and peace. So is a vibrant civil society. When women peacebuilders are recognized and engaged as independent, str...

Together, we can turn dialogue into action, strengthen human-centered security, & ensure #peace is inclusive & sustainable. 💡

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💸 Through the Innovative Peace Fund, ICAN provides rapid, flexible grants so women peacebuilders can respond to crises & sustain long-term change.

📖 Annual Report → icanpeacework.org/2025/07/ican...

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Thank you to the hosts! #WASL partner Bernedette Muthien, the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, the Institute For African Alternatives (ZA), & the Institute for Justice & Reconciliation (IJR).

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ICAN’s 2024 Annual Report Read ICAN's 2024 Annual Report

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5 years on, #SheBuildsPeace is more than a campaign – it’s a global movement shining a light on women’s leadership in transforming conflict & shaping a peaceful world. ✨

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#WomenPeaceSecurity #1325at25

Launched in 2020, #SheBuildsPeace is active in 30+ countries – from Brazil to Liberia, Cameroon to Indonesia, Iraq to Yemen. 🌍

It gives recognition to women #peacebuilders & supports them to:
🌍 Lead in their communities
🤝 Work with security forces & governments
🌱 Build inclusive, lasting peace

📍 At the Colloquium on #UNSCR1325 in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social reminded us:

“Women have always been natural peacebuilders – not in an essentialist way, but in a very practical way.”

#SheBuildsPeace #1325at25

“Coming together is key to mobilizing a new form of community security.” — Visaka Dharmadasa

From local security to global reform, ICAN & #WASL partners are redefining how peace is built.

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In 2024 we:
📣 Brought #WASL voices to the UN Security Council
⚖️ Contributed to efforts on #GenderApartheid in #Afghanistan
🎙️ Shared solutions through #IfYouWereInCharge podcast
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#ICANAnnualReport #SheBuildsPeace

At ICAN, advocacy means fresh perspectives & frontline voices at global tables 🌍✊

🤝 In 2024 we joined 65+ advocacy events, from Palestine to Sudan to Syria.

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#ICANAnnualReport #SheBuildsPeace

“The #WPS agenda isn't just about peace for women — it’s about women being central to peace & security for entire communities.” – ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social

Thank you to #WASL partner Bernedette Muthien & partners for organizing the #UNSCR1325 colloquium.

#1325at25 #SheBuildsPeace

🇦🇫 For 2 years, ICAN’s “Not About Them, Without Them” program has brought together 30 #Afghan women leaders & orgs—supporting their leadership, advocacy, & resilience post-Taliban takeover.

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#ICANAnnualReport #SheBuildsPeace

From global advocacy to grassroots action, #SBP is shaping peace. 👇

🇳🇬 In #Nigeria, our partner Allamin Foundation leads reconciliation & deradicalization—showing that peace is possible when women are at the center.

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💛 “ #SheBuildsPeace gave me tools to understand my role in peacebuilding & helped me believe again that change is possible when we work together.”

In 2024, SBP connected 84 partners in 42 countries—recognizing, protecting & resourcing women peacebuilders.

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✨🇵🇸 Meet Lucy Talgieh, a Palestinian #peacebuilder at the Wi'am Center.

💬 “The strength of #Palestinian women—mothers, sisters, & daughters—who continue to resist oppression with dignity, fuels my purpose every day.”

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