BUILDING UNDERSTANDING

Developing a Peacemaking Group

Every community has people who help calm problems, bring families together and guide others towards a better path. However, these people are often expected to carry significant responsibility without structured training, clear recognition or ongoing support.

A peacemaking group creates a trusted and supported way for local people to help prevent conflict from growing, strengthen relationships and address the problems beneath an immediate argument or crisis.

Developing a strong peacemaking group requires more than selecting people and delivering a workshop. It involves community consultation, collaborative design, practitioner training, local authority, implementation and continued support.

Peacemaking Australia provides this complete development pathway in one place.

We work alongside communities from the first conversation through to the establishment, coordination and long-term strengthening of locally led peacemaking.

A strong peacemaking group is built from the relationships, knowledge and authority already held within a community.

It brings together trusted people who can help prevent conflict from growing, support people through difficult situations and strengthen the family, cultural and community connections that make lasting peace possible.

Developing a peacemaking group involves much more than selecting people and providing training. The group must be understood, trusted and supported by the community it serves.

Peacemaking Australia works alongside communities to develop peacemaking arrangements that are locally led, culturally grounded and able to grow stronger over time.