Ordinary people making an extraordinary difference, furthering respect for human rights, non-violently building the world we’d want to live in, and to pass on to future generations

Shane Guthrie
Indonesia and East Timor, 1999-2001

Personally PBI has been a wonderful school of life. It really built and defined my work ethics. After PBI I worked for the international secretariat of Amnesty International, the UN special rapporteur on HRDs and ISHR

Marianne Bertrand
Mexico, 2008-2015

PBI´s mission is important - the work and protection of HRDs is crucial for global progress

Muriel Gahl
Indonesia 

PBI people connect with HRDs who are often struggling against all odds in isolation; they do not have to feel alone or that no one cares about the cause that is important to them

Mary Heather White
Indonesia, 2014-now

PBI’s mission is as relevant today as it was 20 or 40 years ago. In order to achieve fundamental social change in the world, the work of activists and human rights defenders is absolute key. What has impacted me most is to work directly with HRDs, their courage, perseverance, dedication to the cause is inspiring and a reason for me to keep supporting them 

Sabine Guenther
Kenya, 2013-2014

PBI’s work has impacted my personal growth, my professional knowledge and career. I have moved on to a post-master project where I worked for another NGO. After that I decided to commit myself to political awareness in my own country

Hilde Koster
Mexico, 2013-2014

I like the cultural exchange that is part of PBI’s work. PBI’s work is important in part because no one else is doing the same thing

Tom Short
Kenya

PBI was the foundation for my work in human rights and it taught me many life lessons 

William Kyte
Mexico, 2005-2006 

I think PBI’s work is extremely important, as it contributes to establishing safe bases for HRD’s to carry out their essential work. I value that PBI acknowledges local capacities and knowledge by adopting a non-interference approach

Izzy van Unen
Netherlands

PBI’s work is important, because the accompanying of HRDs makes their life immediately better and their work a lot easier

Alexander Weber
Germany