International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN)

The womens alliance for security leadership wasl this global alliance spearheaded by Ican comprises some 70 locally rooted independent women-led peacebuilding organizations and 140 individual women peacebuilders in 40 countries affected by violent conflict, militarism, extremism and closing political space. Ican coordinates wasl members and partners by providing a platform for real-time information-sharing and collective Action on a range of issues pertaining to preventing and countering violent extremism p/cve, inclusive and gendered mediation, and peacemaking. Ican also enables wasl members to have access to global policy arenas, financial and technical resources. The annual Ican what the women say forum is the flagship event for partners to exchange ideas and strategies, as well as forge the collective identity and work of the alliance.

The better peace initiative bpi Ican has pioneered the development and dissemination of practical guidance and tools on how to enable gendered and inclusive mediation and peace processes. This is in response to the growing demands from the International policy community that is recognizing that traditional peace negotiations fail too often, while there is clear evidence that the inclusion of women peacebuilders and gendered approaches in peace processes increases the chance of the sustainability of the final agreements. In addition to developing the tools in multiple languages, icans bpi also provides tailored trainings, mentoring, and strategic advice to International policymakers and nationally rooted women peace coalitions engaged in current peace processes.

The innovative peace fund ipf the ipf is the only independent multi-donor fund dedicated to grant making and technical support to womens peacebuilding organizations globally. Through the ipf Ican enables its wasl partners to undertake timely peace and p/cve work in their communities. The guiding principle of the ipf is that we invest in trust, meaning that we value the community relationships an knowledge that our partners have established and trust their judgment in innovative approaches to addressing local needs for gender sensitive peacebuilding. In addition to funds, Ican provides the ipf grantees with strategic advice and technical support, as well as peer learning from other wasl members. The programs and activities undertaken are fully owned and led by our partners.