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Nonviolent Peaceforce
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✨ Transforming the World's Response to Conflict

📍Country Programmes: DRC, Iraq, Myanmar, Sudan, South Sudan, Thailand, Philippines, Ukraine, USA, Indonesia | HQ in Geneva
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🔸 Our staff is supporting local groups by offering training that helps keep the #community safe and by cautioning undocumented people away from imminent enforcement actions.

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CA community groups work to prevent violence as ICE continues raids
Press Clip Source: PNS In June, Nonviolent Peaceforce held a protest safety workshop in the South Park neighborhood of San Diego after an ICE raid at a
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December 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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⬇️ Watch the video to hear more from Rabiha, a Women Peace Team Leader in #Iraq, who shares her experience interrupting cycles of violence. #16Days #16DaysOfActivism #NoExcuse

Tip: Toggle CC captions on for translation in english or listen in arabic!

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Rabiha's Story: Zummar Iraq
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December 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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The start of the annual #16DaysOfActivism campaign reminds us that we each have a role to play in raising awareness to prevent violence against women.

#16DaysOfActivismAgainstGenderBasedViolence
#NoExcuse #OrangeTheWorld
An orange background with white text reading “We each have a role to play in raising awareness to prevent violence against women.” Below the text are three overlapping silhouettes of women in dark blue, teal, and black. A small tag in the lower left corner reads “#16Days.”
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Her advocacy has supported 100+ families with recognizing the value of education and the risks of early marriage, which has led to in an increase in school enrollment among girls.

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How One Young Teacher is Empowering Students in the Bangsamoro Region
In the heart of the Bangsamoro region, Najah Untong, a 25-year-old teacher and youth representative, stands as a beacon of hope and change. Her inspiring journey—from overcoming shyness to becoming a ...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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🇵🇭 #Philippines: Community leaders trained in EWER, like Najah, are having a significant impact on girls and youth.
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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🇺🇦 Ukraine: Our team has worked closely with community partner “ODESA WOW” to distribute a safety guidebook for children ages 8-14, as a way for adults and children to have more conversations around well-being, digital safety, emergency preparedness, and mine safety.

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A Ukrainian Children’s Book for Safety and Healing
“I liked this book because it talks about how to take care of yourself in a simple and interesting way. I learned how to recognize bullying and where to
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November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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🇮🇶 Iraq: Youth Peace Team (YPT) leaders have successfully advocated for police officials to vacate a school, so that local children no longer have to walk long distances to get to school:

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Restoring Education: Youth-Led Advocacy for Safe and Accessible Schools in Iraq
How leaders of a youth peace team turned displacement into determination and brought classrooms back to life in Qaylan, Iraq.  The Youth Peace Team
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November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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💔 One 13-year-old girl that made the 15+ hour trek from #ElFasher to #Tawila with her baby brother reflects, “My brother was crying a lot but I was only able to give him water twice.”

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Sudan’s lost children wander through a landscape of death
Press Clip Source: Washington Post By Katharine Houreld and Hafiz Haroun Around 200 unaccompanied children have arrived in the Sudanese town of Tewila
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November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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🔸 We also advocate for the provision of frequency analyzers in #Ukraine and other protection efforts to help safeguard #humanitarian teams and prevent such attacks in the future.

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Nonviolent Peaceforce condemns recent drone attack on a humanitarian evacuation vehicle in Kostyantynivka
NP strongly condemns the recent drone attack on a humanitarian evacuation vehicle in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region. According to reports, a Russian FPV drone struck the armoured vehicle of the Prolis...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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💬 “I finally understand what to do if something scary happens!” -Nadiya, Age 9

⬇️ Download the guidebook and read more about the work with our partner:
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A Ukrainian Children’s Book for Safety and Healing
“I liked this book because it talks about how to take care of yourself in a simple and interesting way. I learned how to recognize bullying and where to
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November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Through this engaging guide, adults are having discussions with children around really important topics, including:

✅ Emotional Health & Well-Being
✅ Digital Safety
✅ Emergency Preparedness & Mine Safety
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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🇺🇦 Created by our partner organization “ODESA WOW” with the support of NP, the guidebook is designed for children ages 8-14 to read with their parents or caregivers.
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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ABC News interviews Nic Pyatt on the crisis in #Sudan. You’ll also hear from an anonymous #civilian whose family has been directly affected by the conflict.

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NP's Nic Pyatt on Sudan for ABC
See also on Instagram Patrick Reevell (ABC News) Humanitarian organizations are raising the alarm about what is happening in Sudan. Last weekend, fighters
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November 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM