We are so excited to share with you IPI’s inaugural research report. This report is an important milestone for IPI, as we have learned so much through our work over the last 10+ years. We are excited to offer the peacebuilding community and our network a practitioner-friendly knowledge brief that combines our on-the-ground experience with rigorous academic research.
We are also proud to share with you a resource that truly illustrates one of our core pillars of accompanying local peacebuilders in their work. As an international peacebuilding organization based in the United States, our priority is to ensure that the strategies and solutions that we help implement are rooted in local culture to be long-sustained after IPI concludes its on-the-ground engagement (embodying our second pillar: exiting with a sustainable strategy). This is why choosing the right local partner is critical to the success of IPI’s projects.
SUMMARY
This report builds on a primary pillar of IPI’s work, which is accompanying local peacebuilders in their work to ensure peacebuilding strategies are embedded in local culture and will be sustainable after IPI concludes a formal partnership. Through our on the ground experiences, we’ve developed and iterated on a methodology to determine who to partner with, as well as what projects to undertake. That methodology is detailed in the report. Charles and Remy have learned a lot about what characteristics to look for which flag that the partnership will be successful, breaking down these characteristics into green, yellow, and red flags.
KEY TAKEAWAYS from the report:
When considering forming a new partnership, an organization should assess from 3 dimensions, including the local partner, the project design, and one’s own organization.
