Guidelines for nomination of Million PeaceWomen for WikiPeaceWomen
website
A Call for Nominations
The search is on for 1,000,000 women from all over the world whose stories will
be uploaded to the WikiPeaceWomen website. The idea is to call international
attention to the vital role played by women from all walks of life in challenging
harmful established social/cultural boundaries, institutions and ideologies and
in creating and promoting peace in their communities and the world.
With the documentation and promotion of the stories of a million women on
WikiPeaceWomen website, peace workers will be honoured and given
international recognition. Their lives and work will be documented through
video and film, audio tape, printed biographies and other media, and their
strategies for constructive conflict resolution, peace-making and development
will be analysed by researchers worldwide and utilised in the study of conflict
and peace processes.
We define peace as more than the absence of war. Our concept of peace is
comprehensive and covers all aspects of life including politics, the economy,
culture, social and natural environments, and social justice. We, therefore, are
looking for women who have a holistic approach to peace. Our concept of
peace is human security, which is endangered daily by conflict, poverty,
inequality and disrespect for human rights.
The situations that women who work for peace have to confront and rectify
include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
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The promotion and protection of human rights
The protection of children, women, people with disabilities, and other
at-risk groups
The elimination of poverty in all its forms
The maintenance of a healthy, sustainable natural environment
The struggle against structural violence and discrimination (including
patriarchal, caste, class, racial, and ethnic)
The establishment of a just economic and social order
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Ensuring universal access to resources
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Promotion of peace negotiations and conflict mediation
Health and education
Analysis of mechanisms that endanger peace
Documentation of war crimes and violations of human rights
Action against all arms, especially the proliferation of small arms
The main criteria for the peace women are summarized as follows:
 She employs and promotes active, non-violent responses to conflict
situations, structural injustices and inequalities
 Her work is sustainable and long-term
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She leads by example, acting with moral courage and responsibility
Her work is exemplary and worthy of emulation
She works for the cause of peace and not for political or personal gain
Her work is transparent and based on tolerance
She includes and engages with people of different backgrounds
Examples of PeaceWomen can be found on www.1000peacewomen.org
Mail the form to: info@1000peacewomen.org
Nomination form for Million PeaceWomen candidate
Nominated candidate
Name …………………………………………………………………………………
Email….………………………………………………………………………………
Blog/website …………………………………………………………………………
Telephone/mobile/fax …[optional]…………………………………………………
Year of birth …………………………… Age ………………………………
[living/deceased] …………………………………………………………….
Country……………………………………………………………………………
City/region…………………………………………………………………
Category of work……………………………………..
Affiliation/ organization………………………………………………………
Language(s) used ………………………………………………
Nominator/writer
Name….…………………………………………………………………………
Email ….………………………………………………………………
Blog/website ……………………………………………………………………
Do you know the candidate personally? Under what circumstances have you
encountered her and her work? ………………………………………………….
(Optional: Title of article for this peacewoman’s story when it appears on the
website …………………………………………………………………)
(A) Background 100 words Please provide a short background (biography) of
the candidate, and describe the conditions (e.g. physical, economic,
cultural, and security) that her work is faced with
(B) Story 500-3000 words
Her biography, education, family background, what kind of work against
violence and for peace she has been doing, what particular methods she
uses in her work. Please include some anecdotes or interesting stories.
What are the unique features of her work, and the contribution of her
work to the community or the society.
(C) 30-50 words Explain in two sentences why the candidate’s work is so
important. Can also include a quotation from her.
（D）100-300 words Visions and recommendations for peace
1. How has her work changed or inspired people or communities?
2. What are her recommendations for best practices?
3. What are her policy or strategy recommendations?
（E）Please include one or two photos (preferably digital photos) of the
candidate, and scans of her papers, media reports on her, etc. Please also
include links to videos or films on her.
（F）Which categories of work has she been doing (please choose not more
than 3 of the following 10 categories):
1. Reconciliation and reconstruction
2. Women’s rights-human rights
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Struggle for survival: minorities and indigenous peoples
Economic rights and livelihood
Justice and peace
Stopping the hidden war against women: women, health and peace
A thousand ways to educate for a global culture of peace
Women’s efforts on behalf of environmental justice and ecological
security
9. A cultural conception of peace
10. Politics and governance