A Partnership Between

Locally-Led Peacebuilding Community of Practice

Launched August 2023

The Locally Led Peacebuilding Community of Practice (LLPB CoP), previously a working group, is a space for and by local peacebuilders. It is also open to international organizations who are eager to learn with and from the participants and the space. Ultimately, it is a space: 

• to foster connections and share innovative and practical research;

• to gather support in efforts designed to shift power in peacebuilding practice, as prioritized by the locally led CoP member organizations; and 

• if desired by the group, for organized task forces that work towards outputs in order to make change at any level.

Our Mission

The LLPB CoP is a diverse and collaborative network of peacebuilders who gather to learn together, address challenges, share good practices, and raise shared challenges/questions; to amplify the importance of and increase access for local leadership in efforts to build sustainable peace; and to reflect these values individually and organizationally.

Locally-Led Resources by AfP:

• Locally-Led Peacebuilding: From Policy to Action

• Status Quo No More: How the New Administration Can Prevent and Resolve Conflict

  • “Advancing Locally-Led Prevention and Development: on page 15

• Congressional Briefing Book for 119th Congress

  • “Promote Locally-Led Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention” on page 26

Resources on Locally-Led Peacebuilding

• Peace Insight: the leading online resource on local peacebuilding in conflict zones by Peace Direct

• Stopping As Success: transitioning to locally led development led by Peace Direct, CDA Collaborative Learning, and Search for Common Ground

• Nonviolent Action: resources from the United States Institute of Peace

• Locally Led Development Research from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Interested in contributing to the Locally-Led Peacebuilding Working Group? Reach out to Nick Zuroski to join!