We have extensive experience providing peacebuilding and conflict sensitivity support, training and advice to a range of national and international, government and non-government organisations. We recognise the complex environments that our clients need to navigate and are adept at providing practical tools and advice. We help those we work with to not only minimise their risks of doing harm, but also to actively contribute to building peace.
We provide consultancy services in the following areas:
- Developing peace and conflict analyses.
- Developing context- or organisational-specific tools and resources for conflict sensitivity.
- Supporting capacity building through trainings and workshops on conflict analysis, conflict sensitivity and a range of other peacebuilding methodologies.
- Designing peacebuilding projects and interventions.
- Supporting the monitoring and evaluation of programmes aimed at delivering peacebuilding outcomes.
Examples of our consultancy work
United Nations
We produced the UN Guidance Note on Conflict Sensitivity, Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace for UN staff.
WeWorld-GVC
We produced a global Conflict Sensitivity Toolkit for WeWorld-GVC, a leading Italian humanitarian and development NGO.
USAID and Swiss government
We conducted a conflict sensitivity review of a $30 million USAID and Swiss Government funded agricultural development project in Mozambique.
Recent resources
Doing better conflict analysis
The first step of conflict sensitivity is to understand the context. Without some understanding of the area in which aid
Three common conflict sensitivity problems and what to do about them
Peaceful Change initiative has been providing conflict sensitivity advice for over 10 years. This advice has been given in many
The Peaceful Change Podcast: the conflict sensitivity master class series
The Peaceful Change Podcast explores how international peacebuilding can most effectively prevent, manage, resolve and transform violent conflict. On the