Peace Direct

Peace Direct is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1123241).

Peace Direct is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that seeks to stop violence and build sustainable peace by supporting local peacebuilders in conflict-affected countries. It works through local partners, with over 25 of them across 14 countries at the heart of its work. Its Local Action Fund is a flexible funding mechanism made up of small grants, accompaniment, collaboration and advocacy at local, national and international levels. The annual report gives £1,637,319 paid out.

Priority Areas

Peace Direct supports local peacebuilders and locally led peacebuilding organisations in conflict-affected communities. These include community leaders, activists, youth groups, women’s groups, networks and social movements resisting violence and building peace; it also seeks to support grassroots, informal and unregistered peacebuilders. Its work addresses the roots of conflict, prevents violence, promotes inclusion and leadership for people disproportionately affected by violence, and defends human rights. Support combines funding with practical assistance, training, emotional solidarity, information-sharing, collaboration and advocacy. Peace Direct favours flexible funding, including support that partners can use as they see fit, and builds long-term, trust-based partnerships. Local partners lead programmes and priorities, while Peace Direct works with them to identify the support that best responds to their communities’ needs. Its Local Action Fund couples small grants with training, collaboration and advocacy for frontline peacebuilding.

Themes

• Local peacebuilding
• Atrocity prevention
• Youth, Peace and Security
• Human rights
• Violence prevention

Geographic Focus

Nigeria; Myanmar; Sudan; Afghanistan; Mali; Pakistan; Colombia; eastern DRC; Syria.

Peace Direct identifies and approaches local organisations committed to stopping violence and building sustainable peace, generally through long-term partnerships; it does not respond to unsolicited funding requests.

What the charity says:

• Peace Direct looks for groups with strong connections to local communities.
• Peace Direct seeks partners committed to locally led peacebuilding and to inclusion and nonviolence.
• Peace Direct looks to support partners already making a difference or with the potential to make more impact.