This case statement provides concrete examples of effective violence reduction programs, in contexts ranging from the Central African Republic to Chicago, with verifiable evidence supporting the role of development and peacebuilding in violence reduction.
Read MoreThe paper examines practices used to limit potentially negative effects on evaluation processes in fragile and conflict-affected contexts and explores emerging practices for understanding and reducing the extent to which evaluation processes and products negatively impact local and national dynamics in divided fragile contexts
Read MoreThis case study report was developed by CDA’s part of Peacebuilding Evaluation Consortium collaborative research on the use of feedback loops in support of adaptive programming.
Read MoreThere is very little research on professional evaluation of faith-based peacebuilding, despite the existence of a variety of efforts over centuries to promote peace within many faith traditions. Therefore, this briefing paper will first address pertinent concepts and principles related to belief in the supernatural that, to varying degrees, influence all faith-based actors.
Read MoreThis Guide provides tools and guidance for integrating greater EVALUATIVE THINKING into design, implementation and monitoring of PEACEBUILDING initiatives, to enhance program quality, ensure that they maximize their potential for impact and are prepared for a formal evaluation when it is necessary.
Read MoreThis literature review examines the “state of play” of inter-religious action in peacebuilding, the theories of change behind programming, and the evidence base for those theories.
Read MoreAfP in collaboration with CDA Collaborative Learning and Search for Common Ground (SFCG) convened a group of 30 leading experts to discuss how to better measure the effectiveness of inter- and intra-religious action for peacebuilding. The meeting is part of the three-year program funded by the GHR Foundation entitled, Effective Inter-religious Action in Peacebuilding (EIAP) Program and took place in Istanbul, Turkey from June 15-17, 2016.
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