• Village elder and daughter at Òjirgao over canal construction with US military Black Knight Troop in Kunar Valley, Kabul, Afghanistan, 2010, Larry Towell
  • A man stands in the middle of a crowd of doves at the Hazrat Ali Mosque, Mazar-e Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan, 2003, Steve McCurry 
  • Village elder and daughter at Òjirgao over canal construction with US military Black Knight Troop in Kunar Valley, Kabul, Afghanistan, 2010, Larry Towell
  • A man stands in the middle of a crowd of doves at the Hazrat Ali Mosque, Mazar-e Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan, 2003, Steve McCurry 

Mandate

TrustWorks engages public and private actors to prevent conflict, promote peace and foster sustainability using strategic approaches that cultivate trust, courage and creativity.

We are a social enterprise with three key areas of work that we implement according to principles of respectful and inclusive collaboration, humility and curiosity.

Areas of Work

Local approaches to peace mediation

We support local approaches to peace mediation through the inclusion of business actors, armed groups, religious and tribal leaders, and communities.

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Natural resources and climate change

We foster innovative multi-sectoral collaboration to address complex crises related to natural resources, the environment and/or climate change.

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Peace and security challenges

We equip diverse international, regional and national organisations with the required knowledge, skills and capacities to address 21st century peace and human security challenges.

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