Reconciliation Programs

Description

Reconciliation programs provide opportunities for adversaries to reconcile differences; build trust and work toward shared goals of resolving potential, ongoing, or recent conflicts; address divisions that stem from unequal levels of power and access to resources; and create opportunities to build relationships.

Use of Funds

Funds provide training and support “people-to-people” conflict mitigation—convening individuals of different ethnic, religious, class, or political backgrounds from areas affected by armed conflict. Partners work in a range of fragile and conflict-affected countries.

Justification

• Communities reconciling differences and working together on shared interests are more likely to:
  • Establish civil society organizations.
  • Improve their own capacity to manage conflict.
  • Demand commitment, accountability, and transparency, and monitor public service delivery.
  • Be resilient to external threats.
  • Be inclusive and respect human rights.
• Violent conflicts drive 80% of humanitarian needs.
• In 2019, funds supported 35 People-to-People programs in 27 countries.