EVENT
Video: Voices of women peacebuilders
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025
Watch the recording of our event to hear the stories of women from Nigeria, Syria, and Zimbabwe who are leading peacebuilding efforts in their communities.
Around the world, women are involved in peacebuilding efforts, helping their communities resolve conflicts. Yet their achievements are often not recognised and their role is underestimated.
To celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day and to highlight the relentless efforts of these women, peacebuilders from Nigeria, Syria, and Zimbabwe joined us for an online panel discussion to share their experiences in creating positive change in their communities. They highlighted the unique entry points they have as women and reflect on gender dynamics that leverage and hinder the resolution of conflicts.
This event explored how women can be better supported in peacebuilding work and how we can ensure their efforts lead to lasting effects. Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security, we reflected on key lessons from the extraordinary work of these women. We also discussed the steps needed to ensure women’s participation in formal peace processes becomes self-evident and widely accepted.
Voices of women peacebuilders
Celebrating International Women's Day 2025
5 March 2025
17:00 - 18:15 CET
Online event via Zoom.
This event was held in English.
Welcome remarks by Chris Coulter, Acting Executive Director, Berghof Foundation
Speakers:
- Abir Haj Ibrahim, Co-Founder and Executive Manager, Mobaderoon Syria
- Cllr. Chioniso Michelle Murinda, Insider Mediator, Zimbabwe
- Lantana Bako Abdullahi, Co-Founder and National Co-Coordinator of the Nigerian Women Mediators Network, Head of Women for Positive Peacebuilding Initiative
Moderated by Carla Schraml, Advisor, Mediation and Negotiation Support, Berghof Foundation.
Please note that the event will be recorded using the cloud-based recording tool within the Zoom.us platform (using cloud servers based in the U.S.), to be published on the Berghof Foundation’s website and social media channels for external communications purposes. You can find the Berghof Foundation’s data protection notice here. If you have questions, please feel free to contact the Berghof Foundation's Data Protection Officer (data.protection@berghof-foundation.org).
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