Peacebuilding in Dangerous Places: The Work of Civil Society in Conflict Zones-Audio

In conflict zones around the world, how can people work to promote peace and stability despite the very real risks on the ground?

Four practitioners who received grants from the United States Institute of Peace recently discussed how they are able to implement peacebuilding projects in difficult and dangerous environments, such as Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Colombia.

In addition to addressing the unique challenges they face day to day, the grantees also spoke of the opportunities and successes in their countries of origin.

Andrew Blum, USIP’s program officer and moderator of the discussion, said , “We think it's very important to provide the opportunity to our grantees, who are working on difficult peacebuilding issues, to speak directly to a Washington audience on the key challenges that are facing civil society in their countries.”

The Institute, through its Grants and Fellowships program, has invested more than $58 million in more than 1,700 peacebuilding projects in 76 countries. The program supports individuals, universities, nonprofit and civil society groups through their work on innovative projects, involving academic and applied research and the development of practitioner resources.