Women Waging Peace Network

Peace is stronger with women. Women are stronger together.

Established in 1999, the Women Waging Peace (WWP) network has grown to be a powerful and inclusive international community of peacebuilding experts who are committed to ending cycles of violence through partnerships and initiatives.

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1,000+

women

100+

countries

30+

areas of peacebuilding expertise

Network Programs

Uganda NextGen

The Uganda NextGen initiative created intergenerational partnerships in which senior and junior women peacebuilders collaborated to implement a peacebuilding initiative on a jointly identified need.

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Women Waging Peace Annual Grants

Each year, the Kroc IPJ awards grants of flexible, adaptive and non-restricted funding to its WWP members.

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Learning With Women in Track 1 Peace Processes

With global partners, the Kroc IPJ worked to enhance understanding of roles women negotiators and mediators play in track 1 peace processes.

News and Resources

Kroc IPJ Awards Annual Women Waging Peace Grants to Nine Changemakers

Kroc IPJ Hosts Women Waging Peace Conference in Nepal

Women's Peacebuilding Leadership During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Uganda NextGen Framework: Guidelines for Intergenerational Peacebuilding

Kroc IPJ Awards Women Waging Peace Grants to Nine Peacebuilders

Flexible Funding is the First Step: Gender-Responsive Support for Women Peace Leaders

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Meet the Women Waging Peace

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Uganda & Rwanda, Africa

Tabitha Mpamira

Nigeria, Africa

MaryAnne Iwara

Uganda, Africa

Victoria Nyanjura

Liberia, Africa

Salome Tulay

Tajikistan and Central Asia, Asia

Malika Jurakulova

United States, North America

Ruth Buffalo

Israel, Middle East

Rina Keden

Pakistan, Middle East

Mossarat Qadeem

South Sudan, Africa

Lilian Riziq

Kenya, Africa

Sureya Roble

Jordan, Middle East

Shorouq Shatnawi

Rwanda , Africa

Mary Balikungeri

United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Manal Omar

Palestine , Middle East

Lucy Talgieh

Philippines, Asia

Minsara Muarip

Questions?

Contact Program Officer for Women, Peace and Security Briana Mawby at bmawby@sandiego.edu