Nonviolent Peaceforce

Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) "is a nonpartisan unarmed peacekeeping force composed of trained civilians from around the world. Nonviolent Peaceforce brings together nearly 90 Member Organisations from five continents." Founded by Mel Duncan and David Hartsough.

Nonviolent Peaceforce: Member Organizations

Supporters

In 2005 they received supported from groups that included:

• Carnegie Corporation of New York
• Gandhian Foundation
• Peace Development Fund
• Ploughshares Fund
• Catalan Fund for Development
• Cordaid
• German Federal Foreign Ministry: Projekt Zivik
• UNICEF Sri Lanka

In 2004 they also received support from:

• CarEth Foundation
• Fenwick Foundation
• Findhorn Foundation
• Institute of International Education
• Ford Foundation
• Gilman Family Foundation
• Mary Ellen Carter Foundation
• Laura Jane Musser Fund
• Oswald Family Foundation
• Peace Development Fund
• National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund
• Peace Tax Foundation
• Ploughshares Fund
• Samuel Rubin Foundation
• Samsara Foundation
• Thomas H. and Mary Williams Shoemaker Fund
• Alan B. Slifka Foundation
• Frances Fund of the Solidago Foundation
• Solmonson Fund
• Swanee Hunt Family Foundation
• Valentine Fund of the Tides Foundation

Endorsers

Numerous individuals and groups from all over the world endorse the work of NP, but the ones listed in their international section include:

• Charles Radcliffe, Vice-President, International Crisis Group,* Belgium
• Coalition for Global Solidarity and Social Development, Kai Frithjof Brand-Jacobsen
• Colin Archer, International Peace Bureau, Geneva
• David Adams, Retired Director, UN International Year for the Culture of Peace
• Franciscan Friars, Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation International Council
• General Administration of the Marist Sisters
• Hague Appeal for Peace
• Hans Sinn, Co-Founder, Peace Brigades International*
• Howard Wilson, Curative/Preventive Development Specialist, UN Volunteers*
• ICL/Praxis for Peace, Kai Frithjof Brand-Jacobsen, Director and Satyagrahi
• International Fellowship of Reconciliation
• Jane Higgins, International Youth Parliament 2000*
• Mennonite Central Committee International
• Michael Beer, Nonviolence International
• Muslim Peace Fellowship
• Peter Ruhe, Founder-Chairperson, GandhiServe Foundation
• Pierre Marchand, Chairman of the Appeal of the Nobel Peace Laureates for the Children
• Rosalie Bertell, President, International Institute of Concern for Public Health*
• SHALOM, School Sisters of Notre Dame, International Network for Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation, Rome and M. Margrit Hopfler, Representative of the European Branch of SHALOM
• Tim Wallis, former International Secretary, Peace Brigades International*
• Transcend, Johan Galtung
• United Nations of Youth, Maria Kooijman Director
• World Movement for Nonviolence, New York (Bawa Jain)

International Staff

Accessed August 2007:

• Mel Duncan, Executive Director
• Amanda Cross, Administrative Assistant
• David Grant, Strategic Relations Director
• Phil Esmonde, Capacity Building Director
• Gilda Bettencourt, Strategic Relations/ Capacity Building Administrative

Assistant

• Agnieszka Komoch, Fundraising Director
• Christine Schweitzer, Programme Director

Regional Coordinators

• Africa: Ombok Otieno
• Asia: Rajiv Vora
• East Asia: Mitsuo Okamoto
• Europe: Alessandro Rossi
• Latin America and the Caribbean: Alvaro Ramirez-Durini
• North America: Joan Bernstein

Governing Council

Accessed March 2011:

• Yukio Aki IGC Member, Japan
• Outi Arajarvi IGC Member, Germany
• Eric Bachman IGC Treasurer, USA
• Simonetta Costanzo Pittaluga IGC Interim Co-Chair, Spain
• Omar Diop IGC Member, Senegal
• Donna Howard IGC Co-Chair, USA
• Israel Naor IGC Member, Israel
• Lucy Nusseibeh IGC Member, Palestine
• Theo Roncken IGC Member, Bolivia
• Sandra Salcedo IGC Member, Peru
• Farrukh Sohail Goindi Pakistan
• John Stewart IGC Member, Zimbabwe
• Tim Wallis International Executive Director

Governing Council (2007)

Accessed August 2007:

• Eric Bachman - International Governance Council Member, Executive Committee, Treasurer, Germany
• Kai Frithjof Brand-Jacobsen - International Governance Council Member, Romania
• Antonio Coelho - International Governance Council Member, Uruguay
• Simonetta Costanzo Pittaluga - International Governance Council Member Executive Committee, Spain
• Omar Diop - International Governance Council Member Co-Chair, Executive Committee, Senegal
• Donna Howard - International Governance Council Co-Chair, Executive Committee, USA
• Young Kim - International Governance Council Member, Executive Committee, Korea
• Akihiko Kimijima - International Governance Council Member, Japan
• Ramu Manivannan - International Governance Council Member, Executive Committee, India
• Israel Naor - International Governance Council Member, Israel
• Hindolo (Michael) Pokawa - International Governance Council Member, Sierra Leone
• Claudia Samayoa - International Governance Council Member, Executive Committee, Guatemala
• John Stewart - International Governance Council Member, Executive Committee, Zimbabwe
• Tim Wallis - International Governance Council Member, United Kingdom
• Sheri Wander - International Governance Council Member, USA

Resources and articles

Related Sourcewatch

• Robert J. Rivers - Trainer
• Denis Matveev - Trainer
• Christine Schweitzer
• Jan Passion
• Rabia Amidon - former member of the governing board (2002-?)
• Michael James Warren Fundraising Director (2011)
• Mel Duncan Special Projects Director (2011)