Peacemakers
Helping communities stop violence
The Peacemakers Initiative
We are building a volunteer community both inside and outside violence-affected communities who want to take action. We are currently trialling the Peacemakers initiative to limited groups in Papua New Guinea and Australia and will open it up to many more people in coming months. There is one Peacemakers program for people in violence-affected communities, and another for adults (18 and over) outside those communities which involves online engagement. Our third Peacemaker programme is for youth (under 18) and focuses on resource creation. Subscribe to hear about developments and when you can join!
Peace and justice can be made
There are plenty of apparently insurmountable issues involved in armed violence, including the 123 million people 1 who are currently displaced by it, the 235 million victims 2 who have not reported violence against them, and the more than 1 billion guns 3 in the world.
Despite all of that, deadly violence can be stopped. We study reduction programmes all over the world and have based Shield on those which achieve the greatest impact. Some initiatives claim a more than 50% reduction in killings and shootings 4. Shield assists Peacemakers to take proven actions to save lives.
- https://www.unhcr.org/global-trends
- https://worldjusticeproject.org/our-work/research-and-data/measuring-justice-gap
- https://www.smallarmssurvey.org/database/global-firearms-holdings
- https://cvg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025.05.08-CVG-Evidence-Summary.pdf
Share Information
Share Shield information to social media groups in your local or assigned authority and connect to other Peacemakers taking action to stop violence.
Gather Evidence
Peacemakers help gather images and video that can help investigate violent crimes and the illicit possession of firearms.
Create Resources
We have a mountain of requests and ideas for digital resources, such as social media tiles, posters, and animated videos. Peacemakers create them.