Useful evidence for smarter peacebuilding

The Effective Peacebuilding Initiative identifies, analyzes, and promotes interventions proven to prevent and resolve armed conflict. Our data-driven approach transforms how organizations and policymakers build lasting peace.​

THE NUMBERS OF WAR

War impacts nearly every aspect of of life on Earth, from development and public health to education and the environment.

110 Million

forcibly displaced people worldwide​

$17.5 trillion​

economic cost of violence (13% of global GDP)​

180+

Wars prevented or ended thanks to external peacemaking

THE REALITY

We’ve been engaging in war for millennia, yet the study of peace is in its infancy.

With conflicts increasing and peacebuilding resources shrinking globally, it’s more important than ever to identify and invest in approaches that are proven to work.

THE MISSING PEACE

The critical gap in peacebuilding is organized, actionable evidence about what actually works.

If we can learn from the past, we are no longer doomed to repeat it.

OUR ROLE

EPI provides peacebuilders best available evidence to prevent and mitigate the effects of armed conflict.

We partner with leading experts and funders to help peacebuilders get the knowledge and resources they need to more effectively target their efforts and more accurately evaluate their impact. We believe that providing clear and compelling evidence that peacebuilding can work is the best way to attract the attention, funding and resolve peacebuilders need to succeed.

Peace is only possible if we understand what works.

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