Stories

Here, we speak to those we have supported about their experiences of conflict and what effect peacebuilding has had on their lives and in their communities.
The same bitterness that brought violence into Boko Haram’s once-peaceful movement belies terror prevention methods worldwide
10 September 2021
Afghanistan’s female journalists have grown more relevant than foreign armies when it comes to defeating the ignorance women face
14 July 2021
How we challenged the 65% rise in domestic violence in Kyrgyzstan
30 June 2021
Peacebuilding from within: Community facilitators empowered to promote social cohesion
11 May 2021
Feeling what’s going on - Life for young Tunisians 10 years after the revolution
15 March 2021
Federalism in Nepal: A country in transition
12 March 2021
Religion vs violence: how religious communities are challenging domestic violence in Kyrgyzstan
08 March 2021
Dispelling disinformation: Jean Claude's story
04 December 2020
Women remain integral to building trust and social cohesion
04 December 2020
Journey of acceptance: Nusra’s story
09 October 2020
Stigmatisation and rejection: Braram’s story
09 October 2020
The leader who became a peacebuilder: Auwalu's story
09 October 2020
The passionate peacebuilder: Ruqayya's story
09 October 2020
Empowerment through skills training
27 August 2020
Building stability at home and in the community: Karoli’s Story
27 August 2020
Increasing dialogue on religion and democracy in Kyrgyzstan
30 June 2020
Strengthening security governance in Mali
30 June 2020
How education in legal rights can build bridges between Syrian refugees and Lebanese communities
18 June 2020
Cross-border trade during COVID 19: Julliene’s story
15 June 2020
A new lease of life: Bintu's story
04 June 2020
From captive to champion: Hafsat’s story
29 May 2020
Building an enterprise
22 May 2020
Fortunate beyond her name
22 May 2020
Bridging the gap: Jean Bosco's story
21 May 2020
Building bonds and breaking the cycle of hate
20 May 2020
Imam Muhammad Durgalov and his service to the people
13 March 2020
The path of a Youth Peer Mentor: the story of Malika Kartanbaeva.
13 March 2020
Against early marriage in Gulistan
05 March 2020
Preventing early marriages
05 March 2020
Friendship wins in Zhazy
05 March 2020
Development Centre for children and adolescents in Yurievka
05 March 2020
Survivors ending violence against women through peacebuilding
25 November 2019
Forsaking old ways: Bukar and Alai’s story
22 November 2019
Bridging fragile relationships and building peace in Kushari
22 November 2019
I had to work on myself and be a better person: Abdulsalam's story
04 September 2019
Changing perceptions, building relationships in Maiduguri, Nigeria
04 September 2019
Reinforcing social cohesion through collaboration: the case of Shehuri South
18 July 2019
Yakaka advocating for peace and reconciliation in her community.
Promoting female peacebuilders: Yakaka’s story
18 July 2019
Recording peace: Filmmaking for peace
15 July 2019
The journey of Boko Haram survivors
26 June 2019
Working with companies to prevent conflict
24 May 2019
Promoting media freedom in Nepal
24 May 2019
Reigniting lost hope in Nigeria
22 May 2019
A football team to bridge divides: Dorothee’s story
03 April 2019
They now share beers: Evariste’s story
03 April 2019
“Labels create divisions and jealousy”: Cecil’s story
03 April 2019
The house that peace built: Monica’s story
03 April 2019
Keepers of the pact – Josephine’s story
03 April 2019
“The pineapples that unite”: Alexis' story
03 April 2019
Rwanda – 25 years after the genocide
01 April 2019
Building bridges and creating change: Hermien’s story
08 March 2019
Helping businesses contribute to peace: Chloe’s story
08 March 2019
Women traders building peace across borders: Safari’s story
08 March 2019
The women entrepreneurs ending violence in Tajikistan
08 March 2019
Meet the business women building peace
06 March 2019
Basmeh and Zeitooneh Peace Education project
Aspiring writer: Mostapha’s story
14 February 2019
Spark in her eyes: Maya's story
12 February 2019
The life of an imam in Kyrgyzstan – Nematulla’s story
03 January 2019
Tackling violence against women: lessons from Tajikistan
22 November 2018
Friends reunited: How dialogue is reuniting people in Rwanda
19 November 2018
Route to freedom: Dooma’s story
05 November 2018
Saved by death: Ganna’s story
05 November 2018
Living in hope: Abdul’s story
05 November 2018
Building trust between citizens and the state
29 October 2018
Supporting young people to achieve peaceful socio-political change
29 October 2018
Supporting Boko Haram survivors to move on
04 September 2018
Communities resolving conflicts together
04 September 2018
Peace ambassador: Yusuf Issa’s story
15 August 2018
Peace advocate: Maryamu’s story
15 August 2018
Finding hope again in new life: Zara's story
15 August 2018
Kidnapped, sold and taking a stand for Syria: Tarek’s story
26 June 2018
Finding a voice through music: Menweer’s story
25 June 2018
A woman cooking on a firewood-fuelled stove in Kayah state. © U Aung Naing Oo/International Alert
Managing fragile resources in Myanmar
19 June 2018
A woman in a house damaged in a shelling attack in Kuibyshevsky, Donetsk, 2016. © ITAR-TASS Photo Agency/Alamy
Healing hidden wounds in Ukraine
16 June 2018
Bridging deep divisions in Mali
14 June 2018
Honor: Stories of Valor in Marawi
24 May 2018
Reporting in conflict: Journalists share stories across the divide
16 May 2018
Playing a role in building peace: Fussam’s story
25 April 2018
Part of the community: Musaram Baba’s story
25 April 2018
Reintegration and dialogue in northeast Nigeria: Albert’s story
25 April 2018
Fostering acceptance and reintegration: Amina’s story
25 April 2018
Building a new life in the Netherlands: Rahaf’s story
20 April 2018
Nigeria community session
Boko Haram survivors tell their own stories
14 April 2018
Video
Aswat Faeela stairwell Holland event
A journey together for Syria
16 March 2018
Press for progress
7 women peacebuilders you should know
08 March 2018
Why peace is everybody’s business: Melinda’s story
07 March 2018
Campaigning for peace and development: Myrna’s story
07 March 2018
"Peace starts from within us": Fatima’s story
07 March 2018
Mediating for peace in Mali’s mining sector: Massaran’s story
06 March 2018
Committed to peace in DRC since 1996: Odette’s story
06 March 2018
Dalila barbecha
The scavengers of Ettadhamon district
09 February 2018
Rejected by her own: Kodoma’s story
25 January 2018
Playing her part: Modu’s story
25 January 2018
Overcoming trauma: Audu’s story
25 January 2018
Young volunteers mapping Tripoli with Utopia and International Alert
Young people put Tripoli on the map
15 January 2018
Ifdal and volunteers map Tripoli
Putting Tripoli on the map: Ifdal's story
20 December 2017
Issam mapping volunteer in Tripoli
Tourism for peace: Issam's story
20 December 2017
Reclaiming the city: Ibrahim’s story
04 December 2017
Stopping violence against women in Tajikistan: Salima's story
27 November 2017
How families in Tajikistan are ending gender violence: Gulina’s story
24 November 2017
Maman Chantal at the border. © Carol Allen-Storey/International Alert
The tomato trader challenge
15 November 2017
Moving forward together: Bintu's story
31 October 2017
Moving forward together: Zara's story
31 October 2017
Healing the wounds of war in Ukraine
02 August 2017
Moving forward together: Hadiza's story
21 July 2017
Moving forward together: Musa's story
21 July 2017
Moving forward together: Zainab's story
21 July 2017
Life after Boko Haram: Bunu and Doma's story
10 July 2017
Life after Boko Haram: Mallam and Gimbiya's story
10 July 2017
Life after Boko Haram: Kingimi's story
10 July 2017
Life after Boko Haram: Bako and Kulu's story
10 July 2017
Natural resources for everyone: Massah's story
27 June 2017
Finding common ground in Liberia: Haji’s story
26 June 2017
Finding new purpose as a refugee in Jordan: Iyad’s story (Arabic)
21 June 2017
Finding new purpose as a refugee in Jordan: Iyad’s story
20 June 2017
A new approach to community safety in Liberia: Moses, Town Chief
08 May 2017
Life after Boko Haram: Sani and Fatima's story
13 April 2017
Life after Boko Haram: Habiba and Ladi's story
13 April 2017
Life after Boko Haram: Jummai’s story
13 April 2017
Life after Boko Haram
12 April 2017
Life after Boko Haram: Reducing stigma through radio
12 April 2017
Life after Boko Haram: Lauratu the Christian cleric
12 April 2017
Life after Boko Haram: Kubili's story
12 April 2017
Aleppo, Syria
Life after Al-Raqqah and Aleppo: Sana and Hoda’s story
15 March 2017
Boosting women’s voices in Nigeria: Florence Ozor’s Women’s Day message
10 March 2017
Driving policy change for women peacebuilders: Marriët’s story
08 March 2017
Creating a culture of peace in the South Caucasus: Arda’s story
08 March 2017
From life in exile to community leader: Ruba’s story
08 March 2017
Создание культуры мира на Южном Кавказе: Арда Инал-ипа
08 March 2017
Demanding change for youth and women in Jordan: Reeman’s story
07 March 2017
Advocating for women’s sexual health rights: Irma’s story
07 March 2017
Inspiring community leaders in Somalia: Khadija’s story
05 March 2017
Strengthening women’s voices in Mali: Louisa’s story
04 March 2017
Healing wounds as a doctor and peace advocate: Alaa’s story
03 March 2017
Building peace from the bottom up in DRC: Joëlle’s story
09 February 2017
Reconciliation and reintegration in Rwanda – a photostory
01 December 2016
Create Syria: Rasha leads choir of refugees
09 November 2016
Create Syria: Mohamed's workshops
09 November 2016
Natural resource management in Liberia
09 November 2016
Create Syria: Barkev’s story
31 October 2016
Create Syria: Ossama’s story
29 September 2016
Create Syria: Mohamed's story
27 September 2016
Create Syria: Raghad's story
24 September 2016
Create Syria: Hannibal's story
22 September 2016
Create Syria: Abed's story
09 September 2016
Create Syria: Boushra's story
15 August 2016
Create Syria: Karim's story
11 July 2016
Trading in the Great Lakes: A story of friendship across borders
01 July 2016
How I became a refugee within a day: Abed's story
24 June 2016
Life after Boko Haram: Abdullahi's story
13 June 2016
Advising a major power player in the Philippines
03 June 2016
Creating safe spaces for young Syrians
04 May 2016
Building bridges among Syrian refugees in Turkey
04 May 2016
Helping young Syrians support peace
04 May 2016
What happens to some of the girls kidnapped by the insurgency group Boko Haram after they are released?
The story of Khadija, a Boko Haram survivor
14 April 2016
Life after Boko Haram: Aisha’s story
11 April 2016
Life after Boko Haram: Fati’s story
11 April 2016
Life after Boko Haram: Binta’s story
11 April 2016
Women for peace: Yadaira, Colombia
11 March 2016
Women for peace: Kimairis, US
10 March 2016
Women for peace: Solange, DRC
09 March 2016
Women for peace: Reem, Syria
08 March 2016
Women for peace: Yagana, Nigeria
08 March 2016
Women for peace: Harriet Lamb, England
07 March 2016
Women for peace: Aida, Syria
07 March 2016
Women for peace: Sahara, Philippines
04 March 2016
Women for peace: Myat, Myanmar
04 March 2016
Women for peace: Subhiya, Tajikistan
02 March 2016
Women for peace: Hajjiya, Nigeria
02 March 2016
Women for peace: Judy, Philippines
02 March 2016
Women for peace: Amani, Syria
01 March 2016
Women for peace: Inna, Ukraine
29 February 2016
Young people’s hopes for peace in Tunisia
14 January 2016
Doing politics differently in Lebanon
13 January 2016
Omar's story
02 December 2015
Oil and water in Uganda – a photostory
09 November 2015
Nadeem's story
05 October 2015
Alice's story
21 September 2015
Crossroads: Building new paths to peace in our cities
17 September 2015
Kenneth’s story
30 June 2015
Demur's story
30 April 2015
A peacebuilder's story: Rabina, Nepal
29 April 2015
A peacebuilder's story: Alba, Colombia
10 April 2015
Preventing violence against women in Pakistan
24 March 2015
A peacebuilder's story: Nathalie, Lebanon
19 March 2015
A peacebuilder's story: Gulru, Caucasus
06 March 2015
A peacebuilder's story: Enack, DRC
06 March 2015
A peacebuilder's story: Fatmawati, Philippines
05 March 2015
A peacebuilder's story: Joe, UK
05 March 2015
A peacebuilder's story: Amjad, Sri Lanka
03 March 2015
A peacebuilder's story: Batool, Pakistan
02 March 2015
A peacebuilder's story: Bertin, DRC
01 March 2015
A peacebuilder's story: Richard, Uganda
01 March 2015
A peacebuilder's story: Shahribonu and Farzona, Tajikistan
01 March 2015
Justice is an inalienable right for all – even the poorest
27 February 2015
Lake Naivasha
05 February 2015
Election violence in Kenya
05 February 2015
Depleting water levels in Lake Naivasha
05 February 2015
Byron, actor and activist
05 February 2015
Population growth in the Lake Naivasha region
05 February 2015
Esther, youth group leader
05 February 2015
Nini flower farm
05 February 2015
The journey of a rose
05 February 2015
Enok, Maasai pastoralist
04 February 2015
Conflicts around access to land and water
04 February 2015
Climate change and conflict
04 February 2015
Silas, Lake Naivasha Water Resources Association
04 February 2015
Maasai’s traditional pastoralist way of life
04 February 2015
Charles and Francoise's story
19 September 2014
Claire and Beata's story
19 September 2014
Ensuring aid promotes peace not conflict in Lebanon
15 August 2014
The story of Patricia and Aloys, a survivor and perpetrator of the Rwandan genocide
01 August 2014
The story of Lambert, an ex-combatant
27 June 2014
The story of Claudine, a Tutsi survivor
11 June 2014
The story of Alexis, an ex-prisoner
08 June 2014
The story of Joseph, a Tutsi survivor
30 May 2014
The story of Monica, a Hutu survivor
18 May 2014
The story of Aimée, a neighbourhood chief in DRC
09 May 2014
Helping indigenous people in the Philippines better protect their rights
01 April 2014
Cross-border trade: Generating income, building trust
26 February 2014
Diaspora communities and reconciliation in Sri Lanka
20 December 2013
Video
Sri Lanka: Reconciliation through personal interaction
31 October 2013
The story of Esperance
01 October 2013
School dialogue clubs in Rwanda
01 October 2013
Our Voices
01 October 2013
Video
Patricia, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide
01 October 2013
Providing safe spaces for learning
02 September 2013

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