Peace & Reconciliation

As a devout Quaker, Wilfred Southall was a pacifist, believing that war and violence should be avoided at all costs and that there should be a relentless pursuit to settle disputes by peaceful means. The Trust maintains this position and, each year, we award grants to organisations that promote peace and reconciliation.

At present we are especially keen to receive applications for projects that can demonstrate the bringing together of disparate, disconnected and otherwise segregated groups to form united and peaceful communities. Successful applications will be from those who are bringing together people from different faith groups, people from different ethnic groups and backgrounds, people from different socio-economic backgrounds and/or people with differing political views. Applications/projects that focus on just one demographic must explain the benefit of the project to wider society. Applications which cannot do this will be unsuccessful.

Some recent examples are as follows:

Charity Name	Project	Amount Granted	Award Year
Welsh Centre for International Affairs	Support to develop the Wales Peace Schools scheme - a resource to train young people to develop self-esteem, positive communication and non-violent conflict resolution skills.	£3,000	2021
International Voluntary Service (IVS)	Support for the charity's 90th anniversary by producing a digital resource to celebrate and document the impact of volunteering for peace and international understanding and promoting the work of IVS.	£3,000	2021
CRESST	Support for a post-lockdown relaunch project to revive and initiate peer mediation schemes in primary schools during the academic year 21/22.	£4,875	2021
Peace Museum	Support towards a move to new premises.	£5,000	2021
Peacemakers (West Midlands Quaker Peace Education Project)	Support towards the charity's core costs (rent, materials, publicity and staff costs).	£3,000	2022