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Cord in the Community

Warwick Festival of Peacebuilding We were delighted to take part in the first ever Warwick Festival of Peacebuilding, launched by St Mary’s Warwick on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th May. The two-day event invited residents, visitors, schools and local organisations to come together in a shared celebration of peace, diversity and collective action. Designed as … Read more

Recycling for peace in Laos schools

Imagine going to school every day and finding piles of rubbish in the playground. No recycling bins. No way to compost. Just waste lying around, attracting flies, smelling bad, and making people ill. Sadly, that’s the reality for many children in Laos. But here’s the good news: your support is helping change this! For over … Read more

Thank You for supporting Self Help Groups this Harvest

We’re so grateful for your donations this Harvest which will help to fund new Self Help Groups in Burundi! Because of you, more young people will rise out of poverty and begin to heal from trauma. Not only will your gifts change their lives, but they’ll transform their communities too. And as you’ll realise from … Read more

Meet Kat Brealey, Cord’s Chair of Trustees

Cord is blessed to have a wonderful board of Trustees whose dedication, guidance and wisdom is vital to our mission. We asked Kat Brealey, Chair of Trustees, to tell us about her journey with Cord and her passion for peace: As I arrived in Coventry for my first board meeting as Chair of Trustees last … Read more

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Stories of healing and forgiveness

Thanks to your loving donations, stories of healing and forgiveness continue to flow from our Dukomeze Kunywana project in Burundi. People who have suffered trauma for decades because of war and violence are finding peace. Relationships are being restored and communities are being renewed. Dukomeze Kunywana is a phrase in Kirundi, a language spoken in ...

Cord’s impact last year

...grassroots organisations supported to be more sustainable and resilient, with 33 receiving small grants to amplify their work.

539

...Human Rights Defenders strengthened in their advocacy work of which 51% were women.

834

...people participated in workshops, where communities, businesses and authorities met together in a safe space to collaborate and resolve issues.

87,000

...lives impacted around the world through our projects.