ALLIANCE FOR PEACEBUILDING
1800 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW STE 401, WASHINGTON, DC 200361806 www.allianceforpeacebuilding.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ALLIANCE FOR PEACEBUILDING'S MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE GREATER INFLUENCE, IMPACT, AND INNOVATION FOR THE PEACEBUILDING FIELD.

THE ALLIANCE FOR PEACEBUILDING IS A LEADER IN DEVELOPING AND DISSEMINATING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO PEACEBUILDING, CATALYZING COLLABORATION BETWEEN RELATED FIELDS INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT, RELIEF, HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY, SECURITY SECTOR REFORM, MEDIA, NEUROSCIENCE, AND OTHERS. AFP CONNECTS ITS MEMBERS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WITH US POLICYMAKERS AND BROAD INTERNATIONAL POLICY INITIATIVES. AFP IS A GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION OF OVER 120 PEACEBUILDING ORGANIZATIONS, AND A NETWORK OF NEARLY 30,000 PROFESSIONALS DEVELOPING PROCESSES FOR CHANGE IN THE MOST COMPLEX, CHAOTIC CONFLICT ENVIRONMENTS IN THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD. AFP AMPLIFIES THE STRENGTHS OF ITS MEMBERS AND WORKS COLLABORATIVELY ON ISSUES THAT ARE TOO LARGE FOR ANY ONE ORGANIZATION TO TACKLE BY ITSELF. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.ALLIANCEFORPEACEBUILDING.ORG.

LEARNING & EVALUATIONTHROUGH ITS CUTTING-EDGE LEARNING AND EVALUATION PORTFOLIO, AFP IS LEADING THE PEACEBUILDING FIELD TO EMBRACE A MORE RIGOROUS EVALUATIVE CULTURE. AFP SUPPORTS AN EVIDENCE-BASED CULTURE IN PEACEBUILDING FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES: (1) ENHANCING DESIGN, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION (DM&E) CAPACITY; (2) SYNTHESIZING RESEARCH AND DM&E EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SECTOR-WIDE LEARNING; (3) TRANSLATING EVIDENCE INTO A FIELD-WIDE LEARNING TO IMPROVE THE ADOPTION OF BEST PRACTICES; AND (4) BUILDING CONNECTIONS AND CREATING JOINT-LEARNING INITIATIVES. AFP MADE GREAT STRIDES IN 2019 TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS AND PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARED LEARNING AROUND DM&E. THROUGH OUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING OPEN-ACCESS TO CAPACITY BUILDING AT ALL LEVELS AND WITH SUPPORT FROM GHR FOUNDATION, AFP DEVELOPED AND FACILITATED 9 FREE, 5-DAY IN-PERSON PEACEBUILDING DESIGN AND MONITORING TRAININGS IN 6 COUNTRIES IN 2019. WE WORKED WITH 211 PARTICIPANTS FROM 85 ORGANIZATIONS AND 27 COUNTRIES TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL AND EASILY APPLICABLE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN DM&E. FOUR INNOVATIVE AFP RESEARCH INITIATIVES IN 2019 ADDRESSED CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE GAPS AND LED THE PEACEBUILDING FIELD TOWARDS IMPROVED, EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING, POLICY, AND LEARNING: THE VIOLENCE REDUCTION SUB-SECTOR REVIEW & EVIDENCE EVALUATION REPORT, WHICH ANALYZED DATA FROM TWENTY-TWO CASES TO CREATE A TYPOLOGY OF THEORIES OF CHANGE, ASSESS THE STRENGTH OF EVIDENCE, AND PROVIDE CRITICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTERS, DONORS, AND POLICYMAKERS; THE PERSPECTIVES IN PEACEBUILDING REPORT, WHICH PUT FORTH SYSTEMS-LEVEL RESEARCH ON THE STATE OF THE PEACEBUILDING FIELD TO UNDERSTAND KEY NORMS AND ATTITUDES OF PRACTITIONERS, DONORS, POLICYMAKERS, AND LEADERS AS THEY RELATE TO DM&E CAPACITY, FUNDING DYNAMICS, THE GREATEST NEEDS FOR REFORM AND PATHWAYS TO CHANGE, AND THE FUTURE OF THE FIELD; THE RAISING THE BAR - MONITORING & EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS OF PEACEBUILDING FUNDERS REPORT, WHICH APPLIED A ROBUST DOCUMENT REVIEW OF THE APPLICATIONS, POLICIES, GUIDANCE AND OTHER AVAILABLE FUNDER DOCUMENTATION FROM 20 DONORS, IN ADDITION TO KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS, TO PROVIDE A HIGH-LEVEL ANALYSIS ON THE DMEL REQUIREMENTS ACROSS FUNDING TYPES TO ASSESS SIMILARITIES, DIFFERENCES, AND BEST PRACTICES; AND THE LOCAL PEACEBUILDING: WHAT WORKS AND WHY REPORT, A JOINT COLLABORATION WITH PEACE DIRECT, WHICH ADDRESSES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LOCAL PEACEBUILDING EFFORTS THROUGH ANALYSIS OF OVER 70 EVALUATIONS COLLECTED FROM A DIVERSE RANGE OF CONTEXTS TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE CASE FOR SUPPORT. 2019 ALSO MARKED A LANDMARK YEAR FOR AFP WITH COMPLETION OF THE MUCH-AWAITED EIRENE PEACEBUILDING DATABASETM, A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF 3,381 INDICATORS FROM 2,008 PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PEACEBUILDING RESOURCES. THIS TOOL SEEKS TO INSPIRE FURTHER RESEARCH EFFORTS TOWARDS DEFINING KEY INDICATORS FOR PEACEBUILDING AND HELP ACHIEVE STANDARDIZATION ACROSS PEACEBUILDING INDICATORS TO BEGIN ASSESSING COLLECTIVE IMPACT. THIS PIONEERING EFFORT HAS ALREADY BEEN DOWNLOADED AND PREVIEWED 879 TIMES IN 70+ COUNTRIES. THROUGHOUT 2019, AFP ALSO BUILT NEW CONNECTIONS AND CREATED JOINT-LEARNING INITIATIVES TO DISCUSS CRITICAL CHALLENGES, SUCCESSES, AND SEEK SOLUTIONS. IN 2019, AFP CO-HOSTED THREE SOLUTIONS FORUMS, FROM WASHINGTON, DC; TO CHIAPAS, MEXICO WITH GPPAC NORTH AMERICA; TO NAIROBI, KENYA WITH THE TONY BLAIR INSTITUTE. THROUGH THESE THREE EVENTS, AFP CONVENED 341+ PEOPLE FROM 161 ORGANIZATIONS TO HIGHLIGHT BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS FROM THE FIELD ON PEACEBUILDING DM&E.

POLICY & ADVOCACYAFP ADVOCATES AND EDUCATES ON BEHALF OF THE PEACEBUILDING FIELD TO ENSURE CONFLICT PREVENTION, VIOLENCE REDUCTION, AND PEACEBUILDING LEARNINGS AND FINDINGS CORRELATE TO BETTER POLICY, PROGRAMMING, AND LEGAL FRAMEWORKS. WE WORK TO INFORM THE U.S. CONGRESS ON PEACEBUILDING POLICY PRIORITIES IN LEGISLATION AND FUNDING; ADVISE THE U.S. EXECUTIVE BRANCH ON PEACEBUILDING AND VIOLENCE REDUCTION POLICIES; AND BUILD GLOBAL COALITIONS OF TECHNICAL EXPERTS THROUGH OUR NETWORKS TO FILL RESEARCH GAPS AND SHOWCASE INNOVATION NETWORKS. AFP'S CONGRESSIONAL ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION WORK MADE REMARKABLE PROGRESS IN OUTREACH IN 2019, WHICH WAS CRITICAL TO ADOPTION OF A NEW U.S STRATEGY FOR FRAGILE AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES, DEFENDING AGAINST SWEEPING, PROPOSED U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE CUTS, AND ADVOCATING ON SPECIFIC PEACEBUILDING ISSUES, FROM YOUTH PEACEBUILDING TO YEMEN. AFP CO-LEADS A COALITION OF OVER 65 ORGANIZATIONS WITH MERCY CORPS IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL FRAGILITY ACT, WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY CONGRESS, WITH STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, IN DECEMBER 2020. AFP EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS ON THE GFA ELEVATED ISSUES OF VIOLENCE REDUCTION AND CONFLICT PREVENTION IN NATIONAL MEDIA, THINK TANK ANALYSES, AND OTHER POLICY FRAMEWORKS. THE NEW POLICY REQUIRES THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES, TO DEVELOP A NEW STRATEGY TO REDUCE AND PREVENT VIOLENT CONFLICT. THE GFA GIVES THE U.S. GOVERNMENT THE TOOLS NEEDED FOR A LONG-TERM, COORDINATED APPROACH TO IDENTIFY AND MITIGATE THE DRIVERS OF VIOLENCE. 2019 WAS ALSO AN ACTIVE YEAR FOR PEACEBUILDING-RELEVANT INITIATIVES IN THE U.S. EXECUTIVE BRANCH, NOTABLY THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE AND USAID. AFP CONSULTED CLOSELY ON THE STATE DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC PREVENTION INITIATIVE, WHICH WAS RELEASED IN JULY, AND CONVENED OUR MEMBERS AT AFP TO GIVE FEEDBACK TO INFORM ITS DEVELOPMENT. THE USAID TRANSFORMATION WAS ANOTHER MAJOR AREA OF CONSULTATIONS, PARTICULARLY THE PROPOSED NEW BUREAU FOR CONFLICT PREVENTION AND STABILIZATION, WHICH OFFERS NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE U.S. EFFORTS TO MONITOR AND MEASURE CONFLICT PREVENTION. AFP WORKS SIGNIFICANTLY "BEHIND THE SCENES" TO ENSURE OUR FIELD'S BEST LEARNINGS AND FINDINGS ARE INCORPORATED INTO DONOR AND GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES AND PRACTICE. WE HAVE BEEN CHAMPIONS OF GREATER FOCUS ON PREVENTION, VIOLENCE, AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE NEW POLICIES AND APPROACHES. AFP CONTINUED TO BUILD COALITIONS OF TECHNICAL EXPERTS THROUGH OUR SEVEN ACTIVE WORKING GROUPS IN 2019 (COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM; NONVIOLENT ACTION; FRAGILITY, CONFLICT, & VIOLENCE; ELECTORAL VIOLENCE; MALI; WOMEN AND PEACEBUILDING; AND TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA). THE GOAL OF THE WORKING GROUPS IS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND ENSURE THAT LEARNINGS AND FINDINGS CORRELATE TO BETTER POLICY AND PROGRAMMING. THE GROUPS ALSO IDENTIFY GAPS IN PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH WHICH HELP DEVELOP PUBLICATIONS THAT ADVANCE THOUGHT-LEADERSHIP

PEACECON & MEMBERSHIPSINCE 2016, AFP HAS GROWN A DIVERSE AND RICH NETWORK OF 120+ ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK IN OVER 180 COUNTRIES; ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP GREW BY 26% IN 2019. OUR MEMBERS REPRESENT NOT ONLY TRADITIONALLY PEACEBUILDING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION ORGANIZATIONS BUT BRANCH OUT TO OTHER CRITICAL FIELDS, SUCH AS THE ENVIRONMENT, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, ACADEMIA, DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE, AND MUCH MORE, TACKLING ISSUES TOO LARGE FOR ANY ONE ORGANIZATION TO ADDRESS ALONE. PEACECON 2019, HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE (USIP), WAS OUR LARGEST ANNUAL CONFERENCE EVER AND PROVIDED A DYNAMIC PLATFORM FOR AFP MEMBERS TO NETWORK WITH PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, POLICYMAKERS AND DONORS, LEADING NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. PEACECON OFFERED UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXCHANGING IDEAS, REFLECTING ON DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CRISES, DISCUSSING THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES IN THE PEACEBUILDING FIELD, AND DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES. PEACECON 2019 FOCUSED ON HIGHLIGHTING SOLUTIONS TO THE WORLD'S MOST DIFFICULT PROBLEMS IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED AND FRAGILE STATES. IT ATTRACTED PROMINENT FIGURES SUCH AS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF, WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPERATIVE FOR WOMEN'S INCLUSION IN GLOBAL PEACEBUILDING AND PEACEMAKING EFFORTS. PEACECON ALSO FEATURED KEYNOTE SPEAKER CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE AMBASSADOR BILL BURNS, WHO DISCUSSED SHIFTING U.S. DIPLOMATIC APPROACHES TO BUILD PEACE IN AN INCREASINGLY DISRUPTED WORLD. OTHER PLENARY SPEAKERS INCLUDED FORMER U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SENIOR ADVISOR FOR INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS JUDY HEUMANN, WHO UNDERSCORED THE NEED TO APPLY A DISABILITY LENS TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (DEI). KEY CONFERENCE PEACEBUILDING THEMES INCLUDED FRAGILITY, DIGITAL PEACEBUILDING, INTERRELIGIOUS PEACEBUILDING, MOVEMENT BUILDING, VIOLENT EXTREMISM, DEI, GENDER, YOUTH, LEARNING AND EVALUATION, AND NONVIOLENT ACTION. PEACECON 2019 WELCOMED OVER 800 REGISTRANTS AND 289 ORGANIZATIONS FROM 51 COUNTRIES. ATTENDEES REPRESENTED GOVERNMENT, GLOBAL AND GRASSROOTS NGOS, ACADEMIA, PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTIONS, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

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