Africa

Liberia

Liberia

International Alert has been working in Liberia since 1993 and continued its work during the years of Liberia’s brutal civil war, seeking to build trust to keep communities together. Fourteen years of civil war led to the death of over 200,000 people, widespread rape and gender-based violence and the displacement of almost half the population.

Location

Liberia
Liberia
6° 25' 28.1424" N, 9° 19' 14.8836" W
Contact Person
West Africa Regional Manager
Marco Simonetti

São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe

With a population of only 190,000, São Tomé and Príncipe is the second smallest nation in Africa. Exploitation of oil and increased tourism is attracting new investment which creates job opportunities, but is also increasing inequalities and widening the gap between the majority and the élites, as well as increasing pollution and threatening environmental security. The cumulative effect of these factors and bad governance can lead to dissatisfaction and subsequently low intensity conflict.

Location

Sao Tome and Principe
2° 59' 12.9372" N, 5° 21' 40.7808" E
Contact Person
West Africa Programme Manager
Lulsegged Abebe

Guinea

Guinea

In spite of its huge reserves of gold, bauxite, iron ore and widespread forests, Guinea is one of the least developed countries in the world. International Alert started its engagement in Guinea in 2006. At that time, Lansana Conté, president of Guinea since 1984, was still in power. Political tension had simmered for years as a government that tightly controlled electoral processes constantly challenged multi-party democracy.

Location

Guinea
10° 30' 18.3456" N, 10° 56' 48.4008" W
Contact Person
Country Manager
Oumar Baldet

Rwanda

Rwanda

Many survivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in particular widows and orphans, have been unable to build new families, and their isolation is an important factor in their inability to re-establish a viable livelihood. Ex-combatants, many of whom are former child or young soldiers who have spent more than a decade in the military, are frequently ill-equipped to deal with insertion into the civilian economy.

Location

Rwanda
2° 1' 35.598" S, 29° 53' 17.9016" E
Contact Person
Country Manager Rwanda and Burundi
Gloriosa Bazigaga

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

International Alert’s vision for the DRC is one of political and social cohesion, based on respect for human rights, citizen participation and good governance. It aims to work with national civil society organisations and other stakeholders - such as democratically elected institutions - to encourage good governance, promote inclusivity and the representation of marginalised groups, and facilitate dialogue between different actors and sectors. Projects are rooted in a context analysis which is built around three interconnected elements, namely power, identity and resources.

Location

Congo (Kinshasa)
3° 7' 6.8736" S, 24° 23' 54.366" E
Contact Person
Country Manager DRC
Maria Lange

Uganda

Uganda

International Alert has a political economy approach to conflict at the core of its peacebuilding strategy in Uganda. The political economy focus has enabled Alert to carve out a distinctive niche since starting work in the country in 2007. This approach helps to reveal the way in which unequal and ethnically charged control and distribution of resources and economic opportunities contribute to escalating conflict in Uganda, with control of the economy at the root of the mounting tensions.

Location

Uganda
1° 29' 34.3428" N, 32° 19' 2.5788" E

Burundi

Burundi

International Alert has been working in Burundi since 1995 when peace negotiations were beginning. We have helped provide space for conflict transformation and built capacity for this among some of the main protagonists.

Location

Burundi
4° 42' 36.0648" S, 29° 14' 59.9964" E
Contact Person
Country Manager, Rwanda and Burundi
Gloriosa Bazigaga

International Institutions Programme

This project seeks to promote conflict-sensitive approaches at every level of institutional engagement with fragile and conflict-affected countries, through in-depth research and engagement with international institutions and the wider community of stakeholders that work alongside them both internationally and in-country.

We have produced and circulated rigorous and in-depth evidence-based research to inform policy and practice. Initial research examined institutional engagement in Burundi, Liberia and Nepal through a conflict-sensitive lens. The research had a particular focus on the translation of institutional mandates and priorities into country level programmes and their implementation on the ground. Central to this analysis has been their ‘fit’ with local priorities and needs.

The Burundi case was one of the first countries in which the UN Peacebuilding Commission intervened. The World Bank and the UN are lead institutions in the formulation of the new Poverty Reduction Strategy in Burundi, which will integrate the Peacebuilding Strategy in its current phase.

Location

3° 24' 13.5288" S, 29° 58' 14.5308" E
Contact
Contact Title: 
Head of International Institutions Advocacy
Contact Name: 
Monica Stephen
Project Partners: 
Burundi Ministry of Planning

Making women’s voices heard in peacebuilding and development

Women (Burundi)

Location

4° 28' 16.626" S, 29° 1' 48.9792" E

This project supporting women peacebuilders follows on from a programme in which Alert supported a number of women’s groups in implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325. The resolution mandates greater protection of women in conflict situations, particularly through the greater participation of women in peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding.

Contact
Contact Title: 
Country Manager for Rwanda and Burundi
Contact Name: 
Gloriosa Bazigaga

LA Paix à Petits Pas

Inventaire et Analyse des Pratiques Locales de Paix à l’Est de la République Démocratique du Congo Cas du Nord et du Sud-Kivu
Hélène Morvan
Jean-Louis Kambale Nzweve
November, 2010
International Alert
64 pages
London, UK
978-1-906677-78-7

Menée dans le cadre du programme d’"Appui à la paix et à la stabilisation à l’Est de la République Démocratique du Congo" de la Commission Européenne, cette étude vise à mieux comprendre le rôle de la société civile dans la construction de la paix. S’appuyant sur les résultats d’une recherche de terrain, l’étude a recensé plus de 150 organisations. Le rapport dresse les contours du secteur de la paix et aide à comprendre les enjeux auxquels les acteurs font face.

Menée dans le cadre du programme d’"Appui à la paix et à la stabilisation à l’Est de la République Démocratique du Congo" de la Commission Européenne, cette étude vise à mieux comprendre le rôle de la société civile dans la construction de la paix. S’appuyant sur les résultats d’une recherche de terrain, l’étude a recensé plus de 150 organisations. Le rapport dresse les contours du secteur de la paix et aide à comprendre les enjeux auxquels les acteurs font face. Dans un deuxième temps, l’étude offre une analyse fine et documentée d’initiatives locales de paix, axés sur des méthodologies clés : la médiation, la recherche-action et le plaidoyer. Enfin, l’étude propose des recommandations visant à l’amélioration des pratiques de paix des acteurs de la société civile et de ceux qui les soutiennent.

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Small Steps Towards Peace

Inventory and Analysis of Local Peace Practices in North and South Kivu
Hélène Morvan
Jean-Louis Kambale Nzweve
November, 2010
International Alert
64 pages
London, UK
978-1-906677-77-0

Since 1996, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in particular the provinces of North and South Kivu, have been the scene of internal and international armed conflict. This violence has its roots in the country’s political history and is fuelled by a particularly unstable regional context.

Based on research in eastern DRC, this study aims to better understand the role of local civil society in peacebuilding, and offers recommendations for improving the practices of civil society actors and their partners in this regard.

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War is Not Yet Over

Community Perceptions of Sexual Violence and its Underpinnings in Eastern DRC
Dr Chris Dolan
November, 2010
International Alert
70 pages
London, UK
978-1-906677-75-6

Sexual violence continues unabated in Eastern DRC, despite the signing of various peace accords from 2003 onwards and the promulgation of the 2006 Laws sanctioning sexual violence. This report focuses on community perceptions of sexual violence in Eastern DRC and shows that the persistence of sexual abuse against women but also increasingly against grown men and children is considered by communities in Eastern DRC as one the primary indicator that war is not yet over.

Community perceptions of sexual violence in Eastern DRC, showing that the persistence of sexual abuse against women, men and children is considered by communities as the primary indicator that war is not yet over.

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Security and Justice from a District Perspective: Grand Gedeh

Security and Justice from a District Perspective: Grand Gedeh

Richard Reeve with Jackson Speare
November 2010

Security and Justice from a District Perspective: Bong

Security and Justice from a District Perspective: Bong

Richard Reeve with Jackson Speare
November 2010

Security and Justice from a District Perspective: Lofa

Security and Justice from a District Perspective: Lofa, Liberia

Richard Reeve with Jackson Speare
November 2010

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