Bestemødre for fred

Bestemødre for fred is a community organisation based in Oslo, Norway working on peace & conflict, human rights.

Bestemødre for fred (Grandmothers for Peace) is a grassroots peace movement in Norway, organised as a local group under the Norwegian Peace Council (Norges Fredsråd). Its volunteers, senior women, work on peace and disarmament issues, guided by preventive peace work, respect for the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and knowledge and attitudes supporting a sustainable and peaceful society. Its main activity is distributing weekly leaflets in Oslo, with the aim of making contact with the public and encouraging dialogue on current world and Norwegian political issues. The movement also promotes peace literature, awards an annual peace prize, and encourages the formation of local groups in other towns. It has no political affiliation.