At the Postcode Lottery dinner, celebrating all the wonderful work they fund. And what a venue! Now, who can name the tune? Played by a youth orchestra funded by the Postcode Lottery.

🎈 ICYMI: Paid writing opportunity for local and diaspora peacebuilders and journalists ✍️ Peace Insight are looking for new content about local peacebuilding in contexts affected by mass atrocities. Submit your pitch by March 24👇 ow.ly/Rvhg50QIG6Q

Calling all #activists! This is the most important snapshot of the state of #civilsociety in the world right now. It should be essential reading for all of us, as it affects all of us. Please share widely!

Kudos to our Global Advisory Council member Binalakshmi Nepram for leading this important initiative, and very proud that Peace Direct has had a supporting role!

Today marks one year of conflict in Sudan. The Sudanese people have endured unimaginable suffering. Despite this, Sudan's local peacebuilders are still pushing for a peaceful future. Our solidarity continues . With media attention dwindling, we must #KeepEyesOnSudan. 🇸🇩

🖊️In our joint open letter, we're calling on @SIDA to: 💡Fund CSOS in the Majority World directly 💡Provide multi-year and unrestricted funding 💡Remove unnecessary compliance processes 🔗Read our open letter in full: peacedirect.org/open-letter-to…

The #ShiftThePower movement is on a mission to dismantle systemic biases in aid distribution. Will you stand with us? 🖊️Sign our open letter and be part of the solution, because being "too southern" should never be a barrier to receiving support. shiftthepower.org/toosoutherntob…

Love this animation! Please share and spread the message about the need to untie aid and development funding to CSOs. #TooSouthernToBeFunded #ShiftThePower

Thank you Global Partnership for publishing my thoughts on partnerships between organisations in the Global North and the Global South. Spoiler alert: We've made a lot of mistakes along the way. But it's not too late to make amends. Please share! effectivecooperation.org/PeaceDirectBlog

A very interesting blog just out from Sawssan Abou-Zahr سوسن أبوظهر on Peace Insight about what #peacebuilding means right now in Gaza and across Palestine. peaceinsight.org/en/articles/re…

‼️GPPAC calls attention to the acute situation of violence in #Chiapas and #prevention of violence against the civilians in 🇲🇽Mexico. ➡️ How to address the situation? Read 🔎gppac.net/news/gppac-cal…

We do not have an established communications line with our colleagues on the ground. We are not able to confirm their location & are extremely concerned for their wellbeing, and the wellbeing of all the displaced people sheltering in this area. No place is safe. No one is safe.

Incredible set of portraits at the National Portrait Gallery showing people whose lives were torn apart due to the #troubles in Northern Ireland. You can see the loss, the suffering, the dignity, the emptiness & the impact of #violence in their eyes.

Do we have the right leaders in place at international NGOs? 🗣️ Dylan Mathews, Peace Direct. #AmplifyLocal #Localisation

Small enough to fit in one room, the entire Peace Direct team busy building our new organisational strategy. Who would have thought it could be so much fun! #thisispeacebuilding #shiftthepower #peace

This is BIG. There cannot be any #peace without #justice, so this ruling, while long overdue, is nevertheless hugely significant.

💡"We’re imagining a world where no INGO implements" We're grateful to be mentioned (alongside our nine roles report!) in 'What is the future of the INGO?' from Devex: ow.ly/eoXI50SJ9WN And see our nine roles for intermediaries: ow.ly/fHZR50SJ9WM @dylan_mathews

Thanks to Amplify Local for sharing some key messages that the sector needs to hear!

This deserves widespread media attention. While none of this is new, the academic rigour and level of aggregated information is remarkable and utterly devastating to read.