Peace Developer

Peace Developer has officially secured funding at the University of Warwick!
We, as a youth-led network based in Southeast Asia, are now making waves as far away as the UK.
Thank you, everyone, for your unwavering dedication to staying connected and strong together, especially during a time of conflict. Meeting in a third country really matters when cross-border uncertainty makes it difficult for us to meet each other directly.
We believe that open communication and meeting in person are important for strengthening friendships, especially during times of conflict. This opportunity means a lot to us and to what Peace Developer stands for.
Warwick Institute of Engagement University of Warwick
Peace Developer project: https://warwick.ac.uk/wie/fundingandgrantsupport/wiecollaborationandcoproductionfund/awardedprojects/awardees2627/

Peace Developer is going to Vietnam 🇻🇳
With support from the several organizations, representatives from Peace Developer's research team will come together in Vietnam to reconnect, reflect on our journey, and think about where we want to go next.
This trip is not only about meeting again. It is also a chance for us to look back at what we have learned from working together across borders, discuss the challenges we have faced, and turn those lessons into a clearer plan for the future.
During the trip, we will work together on research, reflect on our experience, and explore how Peace Developer can grow as a stronger and more sustainable network. We also hope to think more deeply about how research, local knowledge, and data can support better peacebuilding strategies across Mainland Southeast Asia.
Our goal is simple: to learn from what we have done, strengthen the relationships we have built, and use those lessons to shape the next chapter of Peace Developer.
Thank you to the Warwick Institute of Engagement at the University of Warwick, Women Peace Makers, and Wocation for supporting this journey.

Peace Developer is honoured to share that our cross-border participatory research and peacebuilding work has received the Artful Integrators Award at PDC 2026.
On behalf of Peace Developer and our Thai-Cambodian collaborative research team and work “Beyond the Screen in Cambodia-Thailand: Designing Connection Across Sides During Conflict Escalation,” our advisor Raymond Hyma has just accepted the Artful Integrators Award from the Participatory Design Conference at Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy. This prize has been awarded to our 25-member team to recognize a group of people who together have worked out, in an exceptionally creative way, new forms of participation in design.
This recognition honours the collaborative research process that helped shape Peace Developer as a youth-led cross-border network, built through partnership with Women Peace Makers, Wocation, Monash University, and the University of Warwick.
The Artful Integrators Award emphasizes the importance of collaborative participation in design, and a view of good design as the effective alignment of diverse collections of people, practices, and artifacts.
Our Peace Developer is a living and evolving artifact of an encounter between Cambodian and Thai youth who conducted research together and built friendships and strong relationships just before armed conflict ignited between our countries. Despite much pressure in our own communities to take sides and leave our collaboration as the violence escalated, we made the intentional choice to continue talking and use our cross-border friendships to unite against war and keep a dialogue going both online and offline.
Our message is simple but important: even in seemingly unsolvable conflict, there are always people on both sides who are willing to stay in contact and work together to call for the end of violence and war. We are grateful to those who have supported and believed in our vision, and accept this award with both pride and humility, knowing we have much more work to do.
- Politics and International Studies at The University of Warwick (PAIS)
- Monash Global Peace and Security (GPS)
- Monash Warwick Alliance
- Anna Seravalli
- Sanna Martilla
- Anna Meroni

📢 Peace Developer Joins the Mental Health Innovation Network.
We are thrilled to announce that Peace Developer has been officially recognized as an active member of the Mental Health Innovation Network (MHIN).
The MHIN, jointly led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centre for Global Mental Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), is the premier global community for mental health researchers, practitioners, and innovators.
What This Means For Us?
- This is an official recognition validates our commitment to evidence-based mental health solutions.
- Peace Developer gain direct access to a global repository of clinical resources, policy documents, and innovative interventions.
- We can now collaborate directly with international experts to scale our impact and improve mental health outcomes.
Moving forward, Peace Developer will contribute to global dialogues, share our project insights, and integrate world-class innovations into our ongoing work. We look forward to collaborating with global change-makers to build a more resilient, supportive world.

Peace Developer's youth-led research takes the stage in the UK!
We recently had the pleasure of sharing Peace Developer's research and work in Brighton, UK, at , the British International Studies Association conference, themed "Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions."
Our adviser, Raymond Hyma, presented findings from our Facilitative Listening Design (FLD) study examining the drivers and real-life impacts of online conflict between Cambodia and Thailand. The research was conducted by Cambodian and Thai community researchers in 2024 and explored how digital tensions shape relationships, perceptions, and everyday experiences across borders.
As part of the panel "Contemporary Challenges in Peacebuilding," we were honoured to share the space with peace and conflict scholars Irene Piedrahita, Hyungjung Park, and Gearoid Millar in a rich conversation about how peacebuilding research and practice might respond to the challenges ahead.
The presentation drew on findings from our book "Between Likes and Loathing: A Cross-Border Inquiry into the Online Conflict Between Thailand and Cambodia," which was collaboratively produced by Cambodian and Thai co-researchers. Many of the co-researchers remain active today through our Peace Developer network.
We are incredibly grateful to our network advisor Raymond Hyma for representing us on this global stage, spotlighting the incredible dedication of our cross-border youth researchers who remain the heart and soul of this network.

We are deeply grateful to our Peace Developer Advisors for their continued guidance, encouragement, and belief in youth-led peacebuilding for Harmony Nexus Campaign 2025.

Their diverse experiences across Canada, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Colombia bring valuable global perspectives to our work. Through their support, Peace Developer continues to grow as a platform that fosters dialogue, trust, and cross-border understanding among young people.
Thank you to Raymond Hyma, Phasiree Thangsin, Suyheang Kry, Tengku Shahpur, Elaine Pratley, and María Antonia Pérez for walking alongside us and helping turn ideas into meaningful action.
Together, we continue building bridges for peace across borders.

Excited to share the Peace Progress Report: Harmony Nexus 2025 by Peace Developer.
This report reflects the work, learning, and collective effort behind our 2025 campaign to foster dialogue, understanding, and youth-led peacebuilding between Thailand and Cambodia.
None of this would have been possible without the hard work, commitment, and trust of everyone involved: our team leads, volunteers, advisors, partners, speakers, participants, and supporters. Thank you for giving your time, ideas, energy, and care to this initiative.
Harmony Nexus 2025 reminds us that peacebuilding is not only about formal dialogue. It is also about young people choosing to listen, collaborate, create, and build bridges across borders.
Thank you to everyone who helped turn this vision into action.
Read the whole document here: https://www.scribd.com/document/1044986501/Peace-Developer-Report-2025

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Proud to share that Peace Developer is at the University of Nicosia
Our work was recently presented at the International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Conflict & Peace, hosted by the university's Digital Transitions & Society initiative and the ECPR's Critical Peace & Conflict Standing Group.
It was an incredible opportunity to contribute to vital global discussions on how novel technologies can be harnessed to serve peace, justice, and equality.Thank you to the organizers and fellow researchers for such inspiring insights into the future of digital peacebuilding!