About Our Movement

Diana works with women and young people at risks among foster home graduates, especially people born outside traditional marriage or to sexual violence and crimes. She works in communications and fundraising, and her work involves getting the community’s story out.

Luis founded Fundación Váyalo - a youth-led organisation to help address the crisis in his country. With the aim of building long-term peace and protecting peoples' human rights, Luis has worked tirelessly with local communities across Venezuela ever since.

Lida co-founded Women’s Agenda, a peacebuilding organisation that uplifts women to build peaceful communities and a sustainable future. Lida also started Women’s Peace Academies, working with expert and activist women to gain an advanced understanding of the conflict.

Jamila founded Women Empowered to Act for Dialogue and Peace (WE Act), a locally-led organisation committed to rebuilding the lives of internally displaced people across Mindanao. WE Act don’t simply provide immediate, short-term aid, they champion long-term, inclusive peacebuilding at the local level.

Celine works to acknowledge and enhance gender justice by calling on stakeholders to act together for peace, and directly supporting women affected by violent extremism. Celine also advocates for the consideration and protection of the interests of women and people with disabilities in peacebuilding efforts.

Gatwal co-founded Young Adult Empowerment Initiatives. Today, Gatwal’s work inspires many young refugees worldwide to take up peacebuilding, empowering them and their communities to embrace non-violent communication and achieve peaceful co-existence.

Le specialises in gender and minorities working on the intersectionality of gender and peacebuilding. Le leads research into the lived experiences and challenges of girls from marginalised communities in Cambodia, and creates opportunities for them to have their voices heard.

Grace is the Executive Director of Women Volunteers for Peace, an organisation that uplifts at-risk girls and women and includes them in peacebuilding. She also leads a platform called ‘I Peace’, which shares the untold stories of young people’s contributions to peacebuilding.

Nish founded Freedom Studio, a pro-democracy, youth-led initiative supporting marginalised young people. Nish has helped hundreds of young people through training, and by engaging marginalised and oppressed communities to use creative and non-violent techniques to demand justice and ensure their rights.

Anna founded a non-violent student-led movement to help bridge divides, and build long lasting peace in Venezuela. For Anna, peace starts with understanding and being part of the conversation.