Peace Research III: Accentuating 60 NGOs working on Peace, Security, and Development

Are you interested in pursuing a career in the peace, security, and development sector? Are you passionate about peacebuilding but do not know how to go about it? Do you need volunteer experience in this area? Alternatively, are you simply interested in collaborating with organisations focused on peace research, peace advocacy, or peace-centred programming? In this article, we will be spotlighting some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on issues related to peace, security, and development both globally and nationally. Although most of these organisations have their headquarters in a particular country, they also have offices in other countries where they operate. This list is by no means exhaustive but I hope you find them relevant to your work:

1. +Peace, Washington D.C., United States- https://www.pluspeace.org/
2. Accountability Lab Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria- https://accountabilitylab.org/
3. Action Aid, Johannesburg, South Africa- https://actionaid.org/
4. Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT), Virginia, United States- https://conflicttransformation.org/
5. Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP), Washington, D.C., United States- https://www.allianceforpeacebuilding.org/
6. Almajiri Child Rights Initiative, Abuja, Nigeria- https://www.almajirichildrights.org/
7. Amnesty International- London, United Kingdom- https://www.amnesty.org/en/
8. Angel Support Foundation, Benue, Nigeria- http://www.angelsupportfoundation.org.ng/
9. African Students For Interfaith Tolerance (ASFIT), Walewale, Ghana- https://asfitnetwork.org/
10. Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), Lagos, Nigeria- https://thebrainbuilders.org/
11. Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE), Abuja, Nigeria- https://bbforpeace.org/
12. CARE International, Geneva, Switzerland- https://www.care-international.org/
13. Caritas Internationalis (CI), Vatican City, Rome- https://www.caritas.org/
14. Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Maryland, United States- https://www.crs.org/
15. Centre for Peace Advancement in Nigeria (CEPAN), Jos, Nigeria- https://www.cepanpeacenigeria.org/
16. Centre for Peace Advocacy and Sustainable Development (CEPASD Africa), Abuja, Nigeria- https://www.cepasdafrica.org/
17. Centre for Sustainable Development and Education in Africa (CSDEA), Abuja, Nigeria- https://csdea-africa.org/
18. Centre for Youth Advocacy and Development (CEYAD), Abuja, Nigeria- https://www.facebook.com/ceyadofficial/
19. Conciliation Resources, London, United Kingdom- https://www.c-r.org/
20. Concordis International, London, United Kingdom- https://concordis.international/
21. Crisis Management Initiative (CMI)-Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, Helsinki, Finland- https://cmi.fi/
22. Dag Hammarskjold Foundation, Uppsala, Sweden- https://www.daghammarskjold.se/
23. Danish Refugee Council (DRC), Copenhagen, Denmark- https://drc.ngo/
24. Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Geneva, Switzerland- https://www.msf.org/
25. Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), Abuja, Nigeria- https://pindfoundation.org/
26. Galaxy for Peace & Integrity Initiative (Galaxy 4 Peace), Lagos, Nigeria- https://galaxyforpeace.org/
27. Generations for Peace, Amman, Jordan- https://www.generationsforpeace.org/en/
28. Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, New York, United States- https://www.globalr2p.org/
29. Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), New York, United States- https://gnwp.org/
30. Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), The Hague, Netherlands- https://www.gppac.net/
31. Global Peace Foundation, Maryland, United States- https://www.globalpeace.org/
32. Human Rights Watch- New York, United States- https://www.hrw.org/
33. International Alert, London, United Kingdom- https://www.international-alert.org/
34. International Crisis Group- Brussels, Belgium- https://www.crisisgroup.org/
35. Ladies Empowerment Goals and Support Initiative (LEGASI), Kaduna, Nigeria- https://legasi.org/
36. Local Youth Corner (LOYOC), Yaoundé, Cameroon- http://www.loyocameroon.org/
37. Mother of Hope Cameroon (MOhcam), Bamenda, Cameroon- https://www.mohcam.org/
38. Nigeria Youth SDGs Network (NGYouthSDGs), Abuja, Nigeria- https://nigerianyouthsdgs.org/
39. Nonviolent Peaceforce, Geneva, Switzerland- https://nonviolentpeaceforce.org/
40. Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Oslo, Norway- https://www.nrc.no/
41. Peace Brigades International (PBI), London, United Kingdom- https://www.peacebrigades.org/
42. Peace Direct, London, United Kingdom- https://www.peacedirect.org/
43. Peace Education and Practice Network (PEPNET), Abuja, Nigeria- https://www.ppepnet.com/
44. Peace Hub The Gambia, Serekunda, The Gambia- https://www.peacehubthegambia.org/
45. Plan International, New York, United States- https://plan-international.org/
46. Search for Common Ground (SFCG), Washington, D.C., United States – https://www.sfcg.org/
47. Soulace Africa Initiative, Ibadan, Nigeria- https://soulaceafrica.org/
48. Spaces for Change- Lagos, Nigeria- https://spacesforchange.org/
49. Taking All Men Brothers (TAMEB), Lagos, Nigeria- https://www.facebook.com/takingallmenbrother/
50. The Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN) a.k.a Caritas Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria- https://caritasnigeria.org/
51. The Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers, Helsinki, Finland- https://www.peacemakersnetwork.org/
52. The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), Abuja, Nigeria- https://wacsof-foscao.org/en/
53. The West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), Accra, Ghana- https://wanep.org/wanep/
54. United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY Peacebuilders), The Hague, Netherlands – https://unoy.org/
55. Yiaga Africa, Abuja, Nigeria- https://www.yiaga.org/
56. Youth for Peace International, Delhi, India- https://yfpinetwork.com/
57. Youth Initiative Against Terrorism (YIAT), formerly Youth Coalition Against Terrorism (YOCAT), Yobe, Nigeria- http://yiat.org/
58. Youth Initiative Against Violence & Human Rights (YIAVHA), Plateau, Nigeria- https://www.facebook.com/groups/1554353154783088/
59. Youth Peace Ambassador Network (YPAN) – https://ypa.network/
60. Youth-Voice for Peace, Nairobi, Kenya- https://youth-voice-peace.org/

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