February 04, 2012
  
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PBI sends volunteers to areas of conflict to provide protective accompaniment to human rights defenders.

Field Volunteer Experiences

The volunteers of Peace Brigades International come from many different countries and backgrounds.

What they share is a strong commitment to nonviolence and a belief in the power of ordinary people to create a more peaceful and just world.

What is it like going on a PBI training, working alongside human rights defenders, getting along with others from different countries and backgrounds?

Reflections on a PBI training

"This past January, I headed off for Bali-where my PBI training would be held-laden with a carry-on bag full of 'pre-reading materials', a lot of questions, and a host of mixed emotions."

Slowly, slowly, careful, careful

"The aim was to provide moral support and add confidence enabling them in their claims for justice, while not interfering in Indonesian due process."

A day in the life

"During my year in Guatemala I lived with a total of 20 different people from more than 10 countries."

Volunteer profiles

What kinds of people become PBI volunteers? Here's the background of some recent volunteers.

News from PBI

What they say

"...Thank you for all this, thank you for these five years, thank you for assuming the risk of living in this country, thank you for the hope which you have made possible to build".
Danilo Rueda, Inter-Congregational Justice and Peace Commission

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