Peace Starts Here
The Peace Starts Here campaign is a global peacebuilding campaign led by local peacebuilders. It aims to show what’s possible when peacebuilding happens from the ground up and recognize and celebrate the real stories of peace from the grassroots. This campaign is led by 10 peacebuilders from around the world, and our co-founder and Executive Director – Nishchhal Kharal (Nish), is one of the leaders of this campaign.
Manifesto of Peace Starts Here
#1 Make Space for Local Peacebuilders to Lead
Create more inclusive ways for local peacebuilders to lead, shape, and influence the peace process in their regions.
#2 Fund More Local Peacebuilding Efforts
Remove the barriers to funding for all genuine grassroots peacebuilding initiatives making a difference for local people, and proactively channel resources to local peacebuilders in communities closest to conflict.
#3 Support and Strengthen Local Peacebuilders
Build the capacity and resilience of local peacebuilders so they can participate in sustainable peacebuilding and build trust with policymakers, funders and donors.
#4 Centre Peacebuilding Around Local People
Invest in more human-centered, collaborative, and community-led approaches to global peacebuilding efforts, encouraging local peacebuilders to play an active role in decolonizing the role of global actors.
#5 Learn from Local Peacebuilders
Promote successful local peacebuilding initiatives to aid learning, insight sharing, and collaboration in the wider peacebuilding sector.
Manifesto of Peace Starts Here
#1 Make Space for Local Peacebuilders to Lead
Create more inclusive ways for local peacebuilders to lead, shape, and influence the peace process in their regions.
#2 Fund More Local Peacebuilding Efforts
Remove the barriers to funding for all genuine grassroots peacebuilding initiatives making a difference for local people, and proactively channel resources to local peacebuilders in communities closest to conflict.
#3 Support and Strengthen Local Peacebuilders
Build the capacity and resilience of local peacebuilders so they can participate in sustainable peacebuilding and build trust with policymakers, funders and donors.
#4 Centre Peacebuilding Around Local People
Invest in more human-centered, collaborative, and community-led approaches to global peacebuilding efforts, encouraging local peacebuilders to play an active role in decolonizing the role of global actors.
#5 Learn from Local Peacebuilders
Promote successful local peacebuilding initiatives to aid learning, insight sharing, and collaboration in the wider peacebuilding sector.