The Appeal Of The Nobel Peace Laureates Foundation Inc

IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, THE PEACE APPEAL COLLABORATED WITH 12 INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS ACROSS 8 COUNTRIES TO ADVANCE PEACE WITH JUSTICE ON 4 CONTINENTS. BY ACCOMPANYING OUR PARTNERS AND OFFERING BOTH TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (THROUGH SMALL GRANTS AND AIDING OUR PARTNERS IN RAISING RESOURCES FROM OTHER SOURCES), WE SAW PROGRESS IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF FORMAL AND NONFORMAL SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DIALOGUE INITIATIVES. IN ADDITION WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL PARTNERS OFFERING DIRECT SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENT POLITICAL CONFLICT. IN OUR THIRD AREA OF WORK, ACTIVITY, WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE TOOLS, MEDIA AND OTHER CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS FOR PEACEBUILDING. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR INCLUDE DEVELOPMENTS WITH OUR PARTNERS, THE ZIMBABWE COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, WHO SUPPORTED MULTIPLE ISSUE BASED DIALOGUES AT THE PROVINCIAL LEVEL ENGAGING TRADITIONAL LEADERS, CHURCH LEADERS, ORDINARY CITIZENS AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES TO ADDRESS LONGSTANDING "ACCESS TO JUSTICE" CHALLENGES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IN MYANMAR, IN RESPONSE TO THE MILITARY COUP, WE HAVE ASSISTED REGIONAL ENTITIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SUPPORT STRUCTURES LEADING THE EFFORT TO RETURN THE COUNTRY TO A CIVILIAN LED GOVERNMENT THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF ALL THE COUNTRY'S STAKEHOLDERS. OUR PRINCIPALS CONTINUED THEIR EFFORTS SUPPORTING DIALOGUE INITIATIVES IN CYPRUS, THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE US. IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS LEBANON, WE ALSO PROVIDED DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO EDUCATION, ARTS, SPORTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH EFFORTS FOR REFUGEE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN FROM SYRIA.