Women PeaceMakers Program

The Women PeaceMakers Program documents the stories and best practices of international women leaders who are involved in human rights and peacemaking efforts in their home countries. Women on the frontlines of efforts to end violence and secure a just peace seldom record their experiences, activities and insights as generally there is no time, or, perhaps, no formal education that would help women record their work. The Women PeaceMakers Program offers an opportunity for women leaders who want to document, share and build upon their unique peacemaking stories.

In addition to documenting their stories, the women give presentations on their work both at the IPJ and in the San Diego community and have opportunities to exchange ideas and approaches to peacemaking and justice, increasing their capacity to participate in conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts and in post-conflict decision-making. As one of the IPJ's flagship programs, the Women PeaceMakers Program seeks to project awardees as experts and advocates in gendered peacebuilding processes locally, regionally and internationally.

To read more about the program's content and qualifications for applicants, click here.

Applications for 2012 Peace Writers to document the stories of our 2012 Women PeaceMakers are now available! (Women PeaceMaker deadline closed May 15, 2012)

Please download a Peace Writer application here.

Deadline: June 15.

The 2012 residency is from September 10 to November 2 for Women PeaceMakers, and September 4 to November 12 for Peace Writers.

The University of San Diego was given a 2011 Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award from NAFSA: Association of International Educators, in recognition of the IPJ's Women PeaceMakers Program.

The Women PeaceMakers Program received the 2011 Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award from the United Nations Association of San Diego.