Letter from AfP's President: AfP's Partnership with Search for Commonground on DM&E Learning Portal

Dear AfP Members,

As some of you may know, Search for Common Ground launched a field-wide resource on peacebuilding evaluation called the Learning Portal for DM&E for Peacebuilding several months ago. I am pleased to share that AfP is now an institutional partner with Search for Common Ground on the DM&E Learning Portal (dmeforpeace.org), joining other academic and policy organizations in sponsoring the Learning Portal, and its mission of supporting rigorous evaluation for the peacebuilding field.

One of the key members of AfP’s Peacebuilding Evaluation Project (PEP), Search for Common Ground developed the Learning Portal in part as a response to the many calls from PEP participants for increased sharing and transparency across the field. Developed in partnership with the Peacebuilding & Development Institute at American University’s School of International Service, with support from the US Institute of Peace and the UK’s Department for International Development, the Learning Portal is a comprehensive resource that enriches the value and quality of peacebuilding DM&E. As an invaluable transparent and collaborative space, you can find the following – free of charge! – to improve your M&E and peacebuilding practice:

• Evaluation reports and data
• Methodologies and tools
• Best and emerging practices
• DM&E events and opportunities
• Forums for discussion and joint work

This online community of practice is an interactive space that addresses all your evaluation needs – from the conceptual level down to day-to-day practices in the field. In just a few minutes, you can contribute to improved practices for the field of peacebuilding and gain from the conversations and sharing on the Learning Portal. Here’s how:

1. Sign Up:  You might even consider creating an organizational profile to post jobs, events and evaluation reports to enable other Users to quickly find your resources!
2. Add Resources:  Once you have joined, you might add a recent peacebuilding evaluation report, or your favorite how-to guide. Don’t forget to tell the community why you found that resource useful!
3. Engage the Community:  You might post a discussion topic on a difficulty you are experiencing, or simply reflect on what you have found to work in peace practice!

Please join me in contributing to this whole of community tool and join the Learning Portal today!

Warmly,

Melanie

Melanie Greenberg

President and CEO, Alliance for Peacebuilding

1320 19^th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 822-2047

www.allianceforpeacebuilding.org