Work to empower women affected by war in Georgia: The Taso Foundation Like other Republics of the Soviet Union, our country, Georgia, has lived for over seventy years within the borders of the Soviet Union. Different periods of those years were characterized by repression and atrocity as the Soviet regime made its presence strongly felt. Under the terms of Stalin’s Constitution, the Republics were free to leave the Soviet family and become independent states at any time. For more... Major Conference in New Delhi - 26th February 2010 On February 26th 2010, the Foundations for Peace (FFP) network hosted a strategic Conference in New Delhi entitled ‘The Role of Philanthropy in Peace Building Efforts to tackle Social Injustice in South Asia’. Facilitated by the Dalit Foundation, the event focussed on structural injustices in Nepal, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and looked at the many innovative efforts undertaken at the differing levels of the chain of interventions to build peace and equality. For more... Editorial: Why an emphasis on social justice? The concept of social justice can mean different things to different people when considered in various societal contexts and in different parts of the world. For the Foundations for Peace Network, a social justice approach entails striving for structural change both within, and between, societies by increasing consciousness of the implications of the existing distribution of power and resources, and identifying strategies for change. For more... The Scars of Structural & Systemic Violence Run Silent & Deep During the early years of the founding of Tewa (1995/96), we made sure that we practiced what we preached in terms of the establishing of our ethos and values. We truly wanted to create a diverse, inclusive, equitable, respectful and non-hierarchical organization and we agreed that it was essential that each one of us had to live those values within our roles in the organization itself and in the way that we recruited and supported our staff. For more... Join with us in our Network Development The Foundations for Peace Network intends to increase its membership over the coming period. Currently, we have ten full member foundations from diverse regions and several additional affiliated and associated members. For more...
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