Fund For Peace Inc

Philanthropic foundations, governments and public foundations, and corporate foundations - the fund for peace has a number of programs that seek to use unique and innovative methodologies to better understand conflict dynamics, and then with that improved understanding bring together diverse stakeholder groups to find practical peacebuilding solutions. For over 19 years, ffp has produced the fragile states index, an annual ranking of social, economic, and political pressure in 179 countries worldwide. The index is then used by policy makers, practitioners, academics, civil society organizations, and journalists in making better informed decisions with regard to political risk and resourcing humanitarian development. Ffp also provides training on these methodologies to practitioners from government, multilateral institutions, and civil society who in turn improve their own assessment capacity and understanding of conflict dynamics. At a national level, ffp trains local civil society groups on understanding and reporting conflict, and with that knowledge, builds local networks that then focus on mitigating conflict when it erupts. These programs also attempt to harness the latest cutting edge technology, such as using conflict and systems mapping. Ffp also focuses on specific vulnerable groups, employing similar methodologies to provide communities with the tools to prevent violence against women and girls.