Alliance for Peacebuilding
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
Learning & EvaluationAfP is leading the peacebuilding field through our cutting-edge Learning & Evaluation (L&E) work to improve outcomes and make the case for peacebuilding. Over the past decade, AfP-led research has identified a lack of design, monitoring, and evaluation (DM&E) capacity as a critical barrier to elevating the peacebuilding field. The lack of capacity within the field to measure impact, assess effectiveness, and develop evidence-based programming inhibits peacebuilders ability to determine what works, why, and how -- and to ensure this learning is applied to practice and policy. To support a robust, evaluative culture for the peacebuilding field, we focus on (1) enhancing DM&E capacity; (2) conducting pioneering research; (3) translating evidence to improve practice; and (4) convening joint-learning initiatives.Enhancing DM&E Capacity:Improved DM&E capacity within organizations is integral to increasing the recognition, prevalence, and effectiveness of programming. Given the critical barrier that low DM&E capacity presents, particularly to local organizations, AfP has focused our efforts to support enhanced internal design and monitoring practices and capacity development.To address this gap, AfP developed a Peacebuilding Design & Monitoring Training (PDM Training), with support from GHR Foundation. This training develops practical knowledge for effective design and monitoring of peacebuilding programming. Conducting pioneering research:AfP is driving a field-wide cultural shift to evaluate peacebuilding successes into a robust body of evidence through our pioneering research efforts. The Edge of Crisis: COVID-19's Impact on Peacebuilding & Measures to Stabilize the Field in one such example released by AfP in May 2020. Translating Evidence to Improve Practice:To strengthen evidence-based programming and improve the adoption of best practices, AfP translates evidence for easy adoption across users - from practitioners to researchers to policymakers. Our efforts aim to identify, synthesize, and highlight critical lessons - both successes and failures - from the field in accessible formats.Released in 2019, The Eirene Peacebuilding Database is a comprehensive collection of 3,381 indicators from 2,008 publicly available peacebuilding resources. In 2020, the tool continued to inspire further research efforts towards defining key indicators for peacebuilding and seeking standardization to begin assessing collective impact. The Eirene Peacebuilding Database has been accessed 1000+ times in 70+ countries.In 2020, AfP also launched the #CreativityInCrisis Video Series to highlight creative DM&E solutions from the peacebuilding community. The series spotlights research methodologies, approaches, adaptations, and key lessons learned to improve practice through shared learning. The series currently features 8 videos from local organizations such as Ayiti Analytics, global institutions like the World Bank, and student-run research labs such as GeoBoundaries. The #CreativityInCrisis series is especially relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic as we seek to amplify voices from the frontline, highlight creative solutions to complex problems, and create a culture of shared learning.Convening Joint-learning Initiatives:Although peacebuilders increasingly recognize the importance of demonstrating impact, they often work in isolation, restricting the scope and efficacy of programming and field-wide learning. To address these challenges, AfP builds connections and creates joint-learning initiatives to understand critical challenges/successes and seek solutions for the field.To this end, AfP facilitates the Porticus-funded Peer Learning Community for Evaluation of Interreligious Dialogue Initiatives (PLC). We hosted 5 PLC sessions in 2020 focused on capacity-building activities, conversations with subject-matter experts, peer-led problem-solving initiatives, and presentations from participants.In an effort to build further connections, AfPs Senior Director - Learning & Evaluation acts as an Advisor on the InterAction Evaluation and Program Effectiveness Community of Practice, SIPRI and World Food Program State of the Art in Measuring Peace Expert Consultations, and the Environmental Law Institute and USIP Advisory Committee for Monitoring and Evaluating Environmental Peacebuilding Interventions.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$441.1KProgram 2 [2020]
Public Awareness and Partnerships:AfP's Public Awareness and Partnerships work aims to elevate the public profile of peacebuilding and mobilize broad-based public support for peaceful education to reduce conflict and violence. Throughout 2020, AfP saw tremendous growth in our social media presence with a total of 49,000 social media followers, a net increase of 21,000 followers since 2019. During an especially fast-paced and crisis-driven news cycle in 2020, AfP was a voice of authority on issues ranging from the global COVID-19 pandemic, nationwide protests, and demonstrations over systemic racism and injustice, a contentious and polarizing U.S. presidential election, and more. +Peace is a campaign platform and movement incubator powered by peacebuilders. Since 2019, under the guidance of a 6-person steering group +Peace has been housed at AfP. +Peace is a coalition of over 40 members and partners. These are leaders and organizations working to transform conflict, build peace in conflict-affected contexts, and support local peacebuilding efforts worldwide. In 2020, +Peace launched a newly refined and developed strategy that seeks a world without violence where peacebuilding is known, accessible, and actionable by inspiring a global movement that is a creative and powerful force for peacebuilding using cultural and narrative change strategies amplified through strategic communications initiatives that lead to collective peacebuilding action.+Peaces main goals are to: -- Make Peacebuilding Knowable through Education and Communications -- Make Peacebuilding Accessible by Connecting and Activating Peacebuilders -- Make Peacebuilding Actionable Through Collective Campaigns That Build Power -- +Peaces key initiatives include: -- Peace in Our Cities -- Peacebuilding Days of Action -- The Hive -- Peace Design Labs -- Peace-makers Space -- Connected Stories HubGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$328.8KProgram 3 [2020]
Policy & Advocacy:AfP advocates and educates on behalf of the peacebuilding field to ensure conflict prevention, violence reduction, and peacebuilding lessons and findings correlate to better policy, programming, and legal frameworks. We advise and provide technical leadership and expertise on conflict prevention and peacebuilding strategies that are rooted in evidence, local leadership, and inclusion to government agencies and bilateral, multilateral, and private donors. In 2020 AfP and its membership were successful in building robust multi and bi-lateral peacebuilding champions, publishing reports and developing policy, and addressing increasing conflict dynamics in the U.S. Building Peacebuilding Champions Through Key Peacebuilding U.S. Legislation and Executive Branch Policies and AdvocacyAfP played a critical role in advocating for and shaping the new USAID Bureau on Conflict Prevention and Stabilization (CPS). AfP mobilized members, undertook extensive consultations with civil society and the Administration, provided detailed recommendations, and convened the field for the launch event for CPS. AfP convened its members to work closely with the new Conflict, Violence and Prevention office at USAID on the Countering Violent Extremism policy.In 2020, AfP lead the advocacy on the COVID-19 global pandemic, deeming it stabilization in reverse". The pandemic is responsible for accelerating democratic backsliding, undermining human rights, causing a shadow pandemic of gender-based violence, allowing autocrats to consolidate power, and leading to the proliferation of violent conflict and extremism. AfP provided critical findings, analysis, and policy recommendations to ensure that conflict prevention and peacebuilding were not treated as a secondary issue after health and humanitarian assistance and were fully integrated into the COVID-19 strategy.AfP developed a bipartisan peacebuilding champions by co-leading a 60+ member coalition with Search for Common Ground to work on the introduction and passage of the Youth, Peace, and Security Act. Conflict Affected and Fragile States:AfP works to ensure successful implementation of the Global Fragility Act adopted by the US government in 2019. The GFA gives the U.S. government the tools necessary for a long-term, coordinated approach to identify and mitigate the drivers of violence. AfP is continuing to seek adequate funding and outline best practices to ensure the successful implementation of the GFA. AfP published extensive recommendations as to how to operationalize the GFA and opportunities for integration of gender considerations throughout GFA implementation.As the world grappled with increasing violence, conflict, and crises, compounded by the global pandemic, AfP put out a statement on the conflict and humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen, and published a report about increasing ethnic violence and regional instability in Ethiopia. Multilateral Policies:In 2020, AfP led and joined global convenings that linked the GFA to other important international frameworks, such as the 2020 UN Peacebuilding Architecture Review and the 2020 World Bank Groups Strategy for Fragility, Conflict, and Violence. In October, AfP joined the rollout of the 2020 OECD States of Fragility report, which called for a redirection of international donor assistance toward upstream prevention that cited joint 2019 Peace Direct-AfP research on the need for local ownership. AfP also outlined key recommendations for the UNs Biennial Review of its counterterrorism strategy. AfP continues to engage the UN and other international partners and multilateral institutions to integrate conflict prevention and peacebuilding approaches in conflict affected and fragile states. Addressing Increasing Conflict Dynamics in the U.S.:In response to increasing conflict dynamics in the U.S. AfP raised awareness of the increasing violence and conflict, called for unity around peace and racial justice, and led former U.S. government officials in calling for immediate action, building upon earlier efforts assessing conflict trends, and outlined recommendations to avoid election violence in the U.S. AfP and Urban Rural Action created the U.S. Peace, Justice, and Democracy Working Group to develop and advocate for concrete policies and programs to address the deteriorating dynamics and build sustainable peace in the U.S.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$299.1K
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