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Peace Direct blog round up
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Dear Jean-Francois,
This month, Gulalai Ismail from our local partner in Pakistan gave an incredible talk at TEDxExeter on her journey to becoming a peacebuilder.
Our Tomorrow's Peacebuilders 2017 awards - the global awards for local peacebuilders - have launched and are open for applications.
We are delighted to announce that Peace Direct is one of five winning submissions in the BridgeBuilder Challenge 2017. Our project is supporting ex-combatants affected by war in DR Congo to produce ethical and environmentally friendly gold through local cooperatives.
Catch up here.
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The woman battling violent extremism: Gulalai’s TEDx Exeter talk
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In this TEDx Exeter talk, Gulalai reveals how she is building an equal and peaceful world, starting from her local community. From witnessing inequality as a young girl in Pakistan to defying the Taliban and founding a peacebuilding organisation, this is a story of a courageous and inspiring woman.
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Tomorrow's Peacebuilders 2017: our annual awards open
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Now in its fifth year, our Tomorrow’s Peacebuilders awards offer global recognition for grassroots peace activists in war zones around the world. These are the only global awards for local peacebuilders – inspiring individuals who are building a better tomorrow in the world’s most fragile places.
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Impact report 2016: building peace, one person at a time
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Read and download our 2016 Impact Report documenting some of our proudest achievements in our mission to work with local people to stop war and build sustainable peace.
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BridgeBuilder Challenge winner: gold production as a pathway to peace in DR Congo
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Peace Direct is delighted to be one of the five winning submissions in the BridgeBuilder Challenge 2017, a global competition that recognises innovative and impactful initiatives tackling some of the world’s most urgent problems. Our project is supporting ex-combatants affected by war in DR Congo to produce ethical and environmentally friendly gold through local cooperatives.
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We have also just joined Instagram. Find and follow @peacedirect to see the world of local people stopping war and building peace through their eyes.
Warm wishes,
Charlotte Fraser
Digital Communications Officer
Peace Direct
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