Who we are:
Established in 2019, the Peacebuilding Initiative aims to elevate the role of the youth in the field. The vision aims to elevate the youth and young professionals in the international community to play a more effective role in supporting peacebuilding efforts around the world. We seek to champion a comprehensive and collaborative approach by advancing intergenerational dialogue across sectors and borders. At the heart of our work lies the conviction that when the role of the youth in building peace is acknowledged and mobilised, we may better meet the issues of today.
Past Events:
Career Fair where representatives of several peacebuilding organizations shared their personal and career-related insights.
Peace Cafรฉ: intimate discussions with experienced peacebuilding professionals from all over the world.
Panel discussions with guest speakers related to topics such as civil society rescue missions of refugees, Swiss peacekeeping missions, etc.
Visits to international organizations in Geneva.
Co-hosted a Geneva Peace Week '23 event with UNIDIR.
Board
President: Shruti Satish (shruti.satish@graduateinstitute.ch)
Vice-President: Idriss El Alaoui Talibi (idriss.elalaouitalibi@graduateinstitute.ch)
Events Team:
Head of Events: Milzat Salime
Head of Podcast: Lia Wortsmann
Events Officers: Raquel Garcia Lago
Podcast contributors: Alexis Vrettos
Outreach Team:
Head of Outreach: Ishita Bathia
Outreach Officers: Marina Romanova, Lia Gerber, Mohammad Hossein Sedehi
Comms Team:
Head of Comms: Tanya Kathuria
Comms Officers: Simran Dhingra, Jonathan Douw, Anna Sadilova
Comms Officer/Peace News: Shivam Kumar
Peace Cafรฉ Team:
Head of PC: Megumi Faith Mallari
PC Officers: Victoria Krueger, Georgina Colomer Ferrer, Vedika Pillai