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6 ways to Act for Peace this Christmas  

14 November, 2024

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Middle East Appeal launched amid intensifying conflict 

14 November, 2024

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Strengthening local communities from the inside out

14 November, 2024

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75 years of acting for peace together

14 November, 2024

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Empowering girls in Pakistan to lead their futures

11 September, 2024

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Preparing communities for climate change

10 July, 2024

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Record numbers of people displaced

10 July, 2024

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When your homeland is no longer a safe place to belong

10 July, 2024

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Your June Peace Mail from Gaza

17 June, 2024

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The Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR) runs the Forsa project – a two-year initiative that works with members of the Syrian and Palestinian refugee community, to assist them in reaching a point of self-reliance.

Building strength, rebuilding lives

13 May, 2024

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Acting for peace in a war zone

13 May, 2024

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Your May Peace Mail from Philippines

13 May, 2024

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Thanks to Christian Care, Amelia is learning new conservation farming techniques to improve her crops and is part of the wetland rehabilitation project.

Growing sustainable futures

30 April, 2024

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Your April Peace Mail from Zimbabwe

17 April, 2024

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Thanks to Christian Care, Amelia is learning new conservation farming techniques to improve her crops and is part of the wetland rehabilitation project.

Empowering people to rebuild their lives

26 March, 2024

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Your March Peace Mail from the CEO

20 March, 2024

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As a former refugee, Elijah Buol OAM, CEO of Act for Peace, brings a deep understanding of the issues people experiencing displacement face.

Your February Peace Mail from Thailand

22 February, 2024

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Saw Meh lives as a refugee in a camp on the Thai-Myanmar border. There, she works as a security officer and specialises in women’s security, supporting women as an investigator into gender-based violence.

What are the effects of climate change on a community? Your December Peace Mail from Indonesia.

8 December, 2023

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Your support helps to strengthen community resilience against the impact of climate change and disasters through the ‘Disaster Resilience through Enhanced Adaptive Measures’ project (DREAM).

Your November Peace Mail from Gaza

21 November, 2023

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Your gifts are supporting DSPR-NECC in their efforts to facilitate the return of tens of thousands of families who are currently without shelter due to extensive destruction.

Your October Peace Mail from The Philippines

26 October, 2023

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Your support enables people in The Philippines to manage in the face of conflict, climate change-induced disaster like typhoons and landslides, and to receive protection training within communities on alternative ways of farming.

Your September Peace Mail from Zimbabwe

14 September, 2023

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Your support enables people being displaced in Zimbabwe by climate change-induced disasters to receive protection training for their community.

Your August Peace Mail from Afghanistan and Pakistan

15 August, 2023

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Your partnership is working to improve the quality of educational opportunities available for girls in rural areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Your June Peace Mail from Indonesia

8 June, 2023

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Your partnership is helping to provide women in Indonesia with the training and skills they need to provide income in the face of climate change and disaster.

Your May Peace Mail from Zimbabwe

8 May, 2023

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Your partnership is helping support sustainable approaches to farming in Zimbabwe as well as helping protect some of the most vulnerable in the community; including the elderly and disabled.

Your April Peace Mail from Jordan

6 April, 2023

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Your partnership is helping refugees in Jordan to support their families and journey towards self-reliance.

Your March Peace Mail from Ethiopia

3 March, 2023

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Your partnership is providing some of the most vulnerable refugees in Nairobi, Kenya with food support, through our local partner, RefugePoint.

Your February Peace Mail from Kenya

3 February, 2023

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Your partnership is providing some of the most vulnerable refugees in Nairobi, Kenya with food support, through our local partner, RefugePoint.

Your December Peace Mail from Ethiopia

16 December, 2022

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Your ongoing partnership is helping to support some of the more vulnerable refugees living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Your November Peace Mail from Jordan

29 November, 2022

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Your ongoing partnership is supporting women refugees in Jordan to find safety in exile.

Your October Peace Mail from Sri Lanka

24 October, 2022

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Your ongoing partnership is supporting returned refugees in Sri Lanka to find a safe place to belong.

Your September Peace Mail from Gaza

1 September, 2022

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Your ongoing partnership is helping to provide health and psychosocial services for people in Gaza..

Your August Peace Mail from Ethiopia

26 July, 2022

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Your ongoing partnership is helping to provide counselling support for refugees in Ethiopia.

Your June Peace Mail from Zimbabwe

30 May, 2022

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Your ongoing support is helping farmers like Martha in Zimbabwe grow enough food for their families.

Your May Peace Mail from Jordan

29 April, 2022

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My name is Ashia. I live in Jordan with my family, but we are orginally from Syria. We had to flee our home there because war was all around us.

Your April Peace Mail from Indonesia

24 March, 2022

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Harun has worked with Church World Service in Indonesia for over 10 years. Harun is now seeing the positive impact of diversifying incomes as those in Sulawesi adapt to the challenging effects of climate change.

Your March Peace Mail from Ethiopia

4 March, 2022

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Jasmine has lived as a refugee in Ethiopia, making opportunities for work challenging. Now with the support of EOC-DICAC, Jasmine can participate in vocational training and learn new skills.

Your February Peace Mail from Pakistan

2 February, 2022

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My name is Safi. I am originally from Afghanistan, but I migrated to Pakistan at the start of the 1980s. I have lived in Pakistan for more than 20 years as a refugee.

Your December Peace Mail from Sri Lanka

16 December, 2021

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My name is Dasini, I own a shop here in Sri Lanka. I live with my husband, two children and my father.

Your November Peace Mail from Gaza

16 November, 2021

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My name is Sharon, and for the last six years I have worked fro Act for Peace supporting our partner in the Gaza Strip.

Your October Peace Mail from Zimbabwe

21 October, 2021

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My name is Tracey Robinson and I am an International Programs Coordinator at Act for Peace.

Your September Peace Mail

21 September, 2021

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My name is Brian Barbour and I’m a Senior Refugee Protection Advisor with Act for Peace.

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