Saferworld

📢#WeAreHiring! Saferworld is looking for a Funding Officer to join our team! If you are passionate about building partnerships, securing funding and supporting #peacebuilding efforts globally, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. 🔍 Key Responsibilities: - Improve and streamline systems for recording, tracking, and analyzing the organisation's funding activities and performance - Manage donor relations including engagement and retention. - Support fundraising initiatives 📅 Apply by 20 November 2024 🌍 Location: London, Nairobi, Kampala, Bishkek or other locations will be considered in countries where Saferworld has a presence. Learn more about the role & apply here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4fDb4NJ

Women-led hubs in #Yemen are uniting community leaders, women's rights groups and civil society organisations into powerful networks of solidarity and action. Watch our new video about how #ResourcingChange is supporting women-led change in Aden 👇 🔗 https://bit.ly/3CaVOsY

Saferworld joins 150+ organisations calling for an immediate #ceasefire in #Gaza, #Lebanon & #Israel, and an end to impunity amid a spiralling humanitarian catastrophe and escalating regional conflict. Read the statement here: https://bit.ly/3YIRFpa #CeasefireNOW

With flexible funding, Yemeni women are leading change. Through #ResourcingChange, women's rights organisations in Aden provide psychological and legal support for women who have experienced abuse, and offer small grants to help them rebuild their lives: https://lnkd.in/dRcAz5yX

Women-led hubs in #Yemen are uniting community leaders, women's rights groups and civil society organisations into powerful networks of solidarity and action. Watch our new video about how #ResourcingChange is supporting women-led change in Aden 👇 https://lnkd.in/drkHx4dh

🆕 : “Creating harmony is our collective responsibility”. Eastern Equatoria State in #SouthSudan faces a complex web of challenges including climate change, the spread of small arms and light weapons, cattle raiding and the abduction of women and children. With Itwak Women Empowerment and Women Agency for Progress Organisation, we organised a roundtable in the state’s capital Torit to discuss these concerns and reflect on ways forward for #peace. Read more in our new briefing: https://bit.ly/3YQaNBz

How do women’s rights organisations create real change? We are celebrating the powerful impacts women’s rights organisations and women peace builders are making in #Nigeria, #SouthSudan and #Yemen! Flexible funding is enabling these organisations to set their own priorities and design projects that address the specific needs of women and girls in fragile and conflict affected settings. #UNSCR1325 🔗https://lnkd.in/dRcAz5yX

An immediate arms embargo on #Israel is essential to prevent further violence against #Palestinian and #Lebanese civilians. We urge United Nations Member States to #ActNow to end the mass killings of civilians, ethnic cleansing, deliberate starvation and withholding of humanitarian aid perpetrated by the Israeli military. https://bit.ly/4ft4xoJ

As the US prepares for a momentous election, and at a time when the democratic norms on which the country was founded are coming increasingly under threat, what are the peacebuilding challenges ahead? Jason Calder, Director of Saferworld USA, shares his thoughts: https://bit.ly/3AkrSdv

As we mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we recognise the essential work of journalists documenting and reporting on violence. In Somalia, women activists and journalists covering gender-based violence often face significant threats to their safety. Read how micro-grants are supporting these courageous women to document their experiences, strengthen women’s activism, and advocate for justice. #ProtectJournalists #EndImpunity #WomenInJournalism https://bit.ly/3NNExJ7