Dr. Sophia Close is an Associate with Conciliation Resources since December 2021. Prior to that Sophia was the Head of Gender and Peacebuilding for Conciliation Resources for five years leading on gender, peace and security policy engagement, research, analysis and programme design and delivery.
The Central African Republic (CAR) has had a long and turbulent history of violent conflict and political instability. With more than three decades of recurrent violent conflict and socio-political crisis, all young people in CAR have spent most of their lives in the shadow of violence.
Amy oversees our gender and Women, Peace and Security work, supporting our teams and partners to integrate gender analysis into their peacebuilding programming, and leading our global research and advocacy on gender and WPS.
There is a growing recognition that long-running, complex conflicts cannot be sustainably resolved by top-down peace processes or headline deals at the national level. Local drivers of violence also need to be addressed, so that unresolved community grievances do not generate new waves of violence or undermine national settlements. The Central African Republic (CAR) provides a clear illustration of both the need for and potential of bridging the gap between the local and national in peacebuilding.
Nick manages all areas of communications, with a focus on producing content which tells the story of Conciliation Resources, our programmes and partners.
Nick joined Conciliation Resources in 2022 and brings with him a range of communications skills and experience, from writing and producing multimedia content, to developing communications strategies and managing organisational websites.
We engage independent Associates to broaden our regional, thematic and methodological expertise. This provides an additional layer of intellectual depth, rigour and external critique to our work on peacebuilding and mediation.
Nearly two decades since the end of conflict in Liberia, women’s voices aren’t being fully heard as the country strives for truth and reconciliation. Conciliation Resources, as a partner of the Women Peace and Humanitarian Fund’s Rapid Response Window, is supporting the awarding of short-term grants to two civil society organisations - the Women’s NGO Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL) and Liberia Future Trust (LiFT) - with the aim of making the national reconciliation process more inclusive.
Our #SeeTheHuman event series focuses on the real-life experiences of those who have been on the front lines of war and who have managed to bring people together across divides to create peace.
The Community Security Toolkit is a guide for developing and mobilising community security activities in the Philippines’ Bangsamoro region to prevent violence and build peace.
