Making the Case
Across the globe, women play a vital but often unrecognized role in averting violence and resolving conflict. The Initiative for Inclusive Security recognizes the important characteristics women bring to the negotiating table, whether it be experience with grassroots activism, empathy across cultural divides, or a less threatening demeanor which grants access behind enemy lines.
To empower women around the world to take an active role in their society, The Initiative focuses on research and documentation, partnerships, and training.
Research and Documentation
Through research and documentation, Inclusive Security publishes women’s contributions to peace building. By identifying best practices, The Initiative provides policymakers, activists, and academics new strategies for ensuring women’s inclusion in peace processes.
Partnerships
Strategic alliances with multilateral institutions and other organizations help The Initiative extend its reach, mainstream its mission in the work of others, and deliver training that leverages others’ expertise and resources. Inclusive Security provides grants that allow its partners to branch out into activities untested by their organizations. The Initiative’s list of partners includes the World Bank, NATO, International Crisis Group, United States Institute for Peace, and the United Nations Development Fund for Women.
Training
Over the past two years, The Initiative for Inclusive Security has conducted more than 40 consultations in such diverse countries as Afghanistan, Colombia, Guatemala, Liberia, Rwanda, and Sudan. In addition, The Initiative brought delegations of women from around the world to the US for training in advocacy and peace building.
Women Waging Peace Network