Peace
This page shows some of the organisations we have supported in the area of peace. Their projects range from local peace-building to high-level research.
Peace Direct: Core Costs
Training and supporting local organisations and individual peacebuilders in conflict areas such as Sri Lanka, Kashmir, and DR Congo has helped bring solutions to divided communities. 2003-2010: £388,676
Campaign Against the Arms Trade: Local Coordinators
CAAT is challenging the defence industry, using lobbying, local activism, international networking, direct action, and research to achieve their aims of the reduction and ultimate abolition of the international arms trade. 2008: £12,000
British American Security Information Council: Getting to Zero
BASIC is an influential think tank with one very large idea: they want a world free from the threat of nuclear weapons. 2010: £10,000
Crisis Action: Core Funding
Crisis Action builds strategic coalitions of NGOs from behind the scenes to campaign for the protection of civilians in and from armed conflict. 2008: £11,000
Oxford Research Group: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
ORG brings together significant stakeholders with divergent views, from policy-makers and the military to academics and civil society campaigners, to create movement on seemingly intractable issues. 2010: £8,000
Forces Watch: Core Funding
In the UK, 16 year olds can’t vote, but they can enter the army. Forces Watch campaigns to ensure that all armed forces recruitment is carried out fairly, truthfully, and transparently. 2010: £7,320
Internat. Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons: Coordinator
ICBUW lobbied for the UK government to support a successful UN resolution of December 2010 for greater transparency in the use of depleted uranium munitions. 2009: £5,186
Scientists for Global Responsibility: Dissemination
SGR’s members promote the ethical use of science and technology; this project was publicising influence by the military on scientific research. 2008: £4,822
Justice Not Vengeance: What the Oil is Thinking
An anti-war and anti-terrorism group, JNV campaigns for the use of international law rather than military retaliation to achieve just and peaceful solutions. 2007: £2,200
"Your funding was our first significant grant, and put our arrangements on a sound financial footing. It gave us the space and opportunity to approach other funders and was critical to our survival."