EXPERT ADVICE
We Are NOT Weapons of War is a pioneering organization in the fight against sexual violence in armed conflicts and crises. The NGO operates as a Think Tank Do Tank, making its skills available to institutions, development agencies and members of civil society, through an approach based on field experience and an in-depth understanding of geopolitical, societal and legal issues.
OUR SERVICES
Consulting and strategic support
Support for national and international institutions to integrate a conflict-sensitive, gender-sensitive approach and the Women, Peace and Security agenda into their programs, and to adapt the necessary legal frameworks and practices.
Training and capacity building
WWoW offers tailor-made training programs, adapted to the specific needs of professionals and non-professionals confronted with the challenges of sexual violence linked to conflicts and crises.
These training and support courses cover a wide range of topics, from the mechanisms of sexual violence and its psychosocial and legal consequences, to best practices for supporting, interacting with and guiding survivors. They also include essential notions of human rights, international law and transitional justice, as well as qualifications for international crimes. Advanced crime documentation and interviewing techniques are also taught. A central component of these training courses is the secure use of the digital BackUp tool, designed to optimize data collection and analysis while guaranteeing a secure environment.
Documentation of crimes
Support for local authorities, civil society, rights defenders and activists in documenting sexual crimes and international crimes in conflicts and crises.
Legal support
Representation and support for victims and their families in legal proceedings.
Support for local authorities in prosecuting crimes.
Participation as civil party in proceedings under universal jurisdiction
OUR APPROACH
Local adaptation: Each project is designed according to the specific context, culture and needs of the stakeholders involved.
Personalized mentoring: individual support and transmission of best practices to ensure lasting change.
Empowerment: Developing local expertise for long-term action.
KEY PROJECTS
Legal support in Zimbabwe
Supporting a survivor and her daughter born of wartime rape to obtain the historic condemnation of the State of Zimbabwe for the responsibility of its agents.
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Training of lawyers in Kasaï Central
Practical sessions on crime documentation and interviewing, and production of operational tools for Kasai lawyers and civil society representatives, to support justice efforts in a region marked by impunity.
Training and documentation of crimes in Libya
Collaboration with activists to document international crimes and file universal jurisdiction claims. An admissible complaint is currently before the French courts.
Civil society training in northeast Nigeria
Training sessions for some twenty activists and community members on conflict- and crisis-related sexual violence, awareness-raising and the collection of testimonies and evidence, using the BackUp tool.
PERSPECTIVES 2025
WWoW is currently working on the development of specific training modules for the general public, to reinforce its mission of awareness-raising and education.