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QPSW placements and peaceworkers

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Quaker Peace & Social Witness provides one-year opportunities in the UK and overseas with voluntary organisations that work for peace at local, national and international level.

All one-year workers write journal letters three times a year about their experiences. Sign up to receive the journal letters using the sign-up box on the journal letters web page.

The peaceworkers for 2011-2012 are:

United Kingdom

Andrew Branch – UK peaceworker at Freedom from Torture. Andrew is responsible for FFT’s Open Workshop training programme, aimed at workers from health, social care and legal settings involved in the care and/or support of survivors of torture.

Lizzie Ogle – Programmes & Partners Coordinator at Leap Confronting Conflict. Lizzie will ensure that Leap’s programmes are delivered to the highest quality. She will also promote Leap’s position in the field of Youth and Conflict by developing opportunities to market Leap’s courses, resources and publications.

Beth Smith – Universities Network coordinator at Campaign Against Arms Trade. Beth is responsible for supporting and developing the CAAT Universities Network, organising a programme of outreach, and building student involvement in CAAT's core campaign This is not OK. 

Max Zachs – UK Peaceworker with War Resisters International. He is involved in two WRI programmes: Counter recruitment to the military in Europe, and War profiteers. Max is responsible for organising in collaboration with Forces Watch, a conference on counter recruitment, and developing the War profiteers programme network by co-ordinating joint campaigns, carrying out research and publishing campaign resources.

QUNO Geneva

Burundi