International Peace Making Organizations
Following is a very small selection of organizations working globally to create a more just and peaceful world.
Breaking the Ice
Breaking the Ice is an international non-profit organization, established by passionate individuals and business professionals from around the world. Their mission is to inspire people to transform conflicts from enmity into trust and mutual respect. Breaking the Ice holds an annual flagship event, which aims to send the message of hope, trust and harmony to the world.
Search for Common Ground
Founded in 1982, Search for Common Ground works to transform the way the world deals with conflict - away from adversarial approaches and towards collaborative problem solving. They work with local partners to find culturally appropriate means to strengthen societies' capacity to deal with conflicts constructively: to understand the differences and act on the commonalities.
Nonviolent Peace Force
The Nonviolent Peace Force is a federation of over 90 Member Organizations from around the world. In partnership with local groups, unarmed Nonviolent Peaceforce Field Team members apply proven strategies to protect human rights, deter violence, and help create space for local peacemakers to carry out their work. The mission of the Nonviolent Peaceforce is to build a trained, international civilian peaceforce committed to third-party nonviolent intervention.
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world. Founded by Quakers in 1917 to provide conscientious objectors with an opportunity to aid civilian war victims, AFSC's work attracts the support and partnership of people of many races, religions, and cultures. AFSC's work is based on the Quaker belief in the worth of every person and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice.