Who We Are

Preventing a war is achieved through cooperation.

Accordingly, cooperation is one of our core values. It shapes our on-the-ground strategy and implementation. It even shapes the management of BEFORE. As a partnership project, BEFORE is jointly-administered by the Alliance for Peacebuilding and swisspeace.

logo_swisspeaceswisspeace is a practice-oriented peace research institute in the area of conflict analysis and peacebuilding. swisspeace was founded in 1988 with the goal of promoting independent peace research in Switzerland. Today the organization engages about 30 staff members at its headquarters in Berne, Switzerland. With expertise in the causes of wars and violent conflicts, the development of tools for early recognition of tensions, and the formulation of conflict mitigation and peacebuilding strategies, swisspeace contributes information exchange, analysis and reporting to fulfill BEFORE’s mission. Contact Information. Visit Website

logo_afpThe Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) began in 1999 as an informal network of applied conflict prevention and resolution organizations in the United States. As a meeting place for collaboration and the development and dissemination of innovative approaches to peacebuilding, AfP enables its members be more effective peacebuilders. AfP is a voice for the peacebuilding community through its programs, services and leadership. AfP is now a membership association for organizations within the peacebuilding field around the world. Contact Information. Visit website.

With nearly 30 years of combined research and global action, swisspeace and the Alliance for Peacebuilding are working together to make the world a more secure place.