The Women’s International Peace Centre’s 2025 Annual Report highlights the organisation’s work to advance women’s leadership, peacebuilding and human rights across; Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Burundi, Sudan and Tanzania. Amid ongoing conflict, displacement and significant reductions in global aid, the Peace Centre strengthened women’s participation in peace and governance processes, trained over 2,500 women for formal peace roles, and supported local mediation to address disputes ranging from land rights to electoral tensions.

The report highlights key policy and advocacy milestones, including securing a 35% gender quota in South Sudan’s Elections Act, establishing Kinshasa’s first Local Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, and coordinating regional roadmaps to strengthen women’s representation in Great Lakes peace processes. It also documents the Peace Centre’s commitment to climate justice as an integral part of peacebuilding, including training 1,236 women and girls as climate leaders and supporting the planting of 150,000 trees through partnerships in Uganda, Tanzania and the DRC.

Looking ahead, the report outlines the Peace Centre’s priorities for 2026, including expanding electoral peace initiatives through the Women’s Situation Room Uganda, addressing technology-facilitated gender-based violence, and developing a mission-aligned social enterprise to strengthen the organisation’s financial sustainability. Together, these achievements and priorities reflect the Peace Centre’s continued commitment to advancing feminist peacebuilding and ensuring women’s leadership shapes decisions on peace, security and sustainable development.

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The Women’s International Peace Centre Annual Report 2024 documents a year of bold feminist peacebuilding across conflict-affected and politically fragile contexts in Africa. Anchored in the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda and guided by the Centre’s WEAVE model, the report reflects how women’s leadership, collective agency, and lived experiences shaped peacebuilding efforts at community, national, regional, and global levels. In a context of shrinking civic space, protracted conflict, and climate-related crises, women and youth continued to organise, advocate, and lead transformative change.

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2023 was a year of rethinking and refining our strategy for advancing Feminist peace, drawing on lessons provided by our 50 years of programming experience. From grassroots movements in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nepal, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda demanding inclusion, justice, and accountability to regional and global initiatives advocating for gender-sensitive policies, the Peace Centre aims to remain a beacon of hope and resilience for women in conflict and post-conflict situations. Our focus is on promoting and demonstrating how feminist frameworks make a difference in preventing and resolving conflict and sustaining peace at the local, regional, and
global levels.

Throughout 2023, our focus remained on amplifying women’s voices and promoting their leadership in conflict and post-conflict contexts. Our successes in 2023 are a testament to the dedication and resilience of our team, and the unwavering support of our valued  partners. As we dig into this report, we urge each of you to reflect on the impact of our collective efforts and consider how these can be advanced in 2024, celebrate the courage and resilience of women peacebuilders across Africa, and acknowledge the transformative power of feminist solidarity and collaboration.

Download: WIPC_ANNUAL REPORT 2023

In this year’s annual report, we share the highlights of our year and the wins we have registered in seeking to ensure that peace and security centers and benefits women in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nepal, South Sudan and Uganda. You are welcome to read about these achievements in this report and can find more details on our website.

Download: 2022 Annual Report

2020 was a pivotal year for gender equality. We marked 25 years of the ambitious Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and 20 years of the landmark UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS).

However, the year also brought a health crisis, COVID-19 that exacerbated the existing gender inequalities. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the implementation of project activities and as a result, the methodology of some projects changed to use alternative means to meet the same goal. We adapted to organize more online meetings, cut down on meeting size, to include protective gear such as masks and sanitiser as essential materials for all activities and our staff continued working from home and accessing the office in shifts as needed.

Throughout 2020, it was inspiring, energizing and refreshing to see, women collectively and fiercely pushing boundaries for Feminist Peace. Looking back, we share with you some of our most significant moments resulting in impact and lessons learnt in our peacebuilding work in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nepal, South Sudan and Uganda.

The Peace Centre’s 2020 Annual Report

This was a remarkable year, Isis-WICCE adapted to a changing landscape, including new trends in conflict, militarism and fundamentalism that call for a new type of leadership by women. The organisation has faced new challenges and worked to overcome them, closing the year stronger and better prepared for the future. In 2016 we continued to strengthen existing partnerships and make new connections to ensure women live in peace and recreate peace across Africa and in Asia.