Conflict Resolution: Related Organizations
- African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) www.accord.org.za
This international civil-society organization works tirelessly to solve conflict across Africa. ACCORD brings mediators to conflict zones across the country.
- Digital Democracy http://digital-democracy.org/
This organization works with locals in countries like Burma, Haiti and Thailand to put information into the hands of people who need it most – those neglected, disenfranchised or abused by their rulers.
- eMoksha http://emoksha.org/
eMoksha used the internet and mobile technologies to generate citizen awareness in under-developed countries.
- European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO) for Conflict Prevention in Asia and the Pacific http://www.eplo.org/
The EPLO brings nonprofits together to share information and develop strategies to address conflicts in Asia.
- Mahatma Gandhi Research and Media Service http://www.gandhiserve.org/
GandhiServe spreads Mahatma Gandhi’s principles of nonviolence. By publicizing the accomplishments of his life, the foundation hopes to inspire the next generation of peacemakers.
- Media Diversity Institute www.media-diversity.org
The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) organization that attempts to squelch racism and intolerance in the media. It encourages media outlets to be fair and inclusive in their news coverage.
- The Omidyar Network www.omidyar.com/
Omidyar supports market-based approaches to affecting social change. It supports small loans for businesses and microfinance to individuals around the world.
- PeaceAfrica http://allafrica.com/peaceafrica/
PeaceAfrica is a digital commons project of the AllAfrica Foundation, funded by the Ford Foundation’s Special Initiative for Africa (SIA). The web channel organizes the latest news of peace efforts and struggles for human rights around the world.
- Ploughshares Fund www.ploughshares.org
The Ploughshares Fund is a foundation that supports that promotes the dismantling of nuclear weapons.
- Radio for Peacebuilding www.radiopeaceafrica.org
The Radio for Peacebuilding teaches African youth the skills of radio broadcasting in order to spread opinions and foster solutions conflicts.
- Skoll Foundation www.skollfoundation.org
The Skoll Foundation promotes world peace by supporting social entrepreneurs—people who transform social norms through their work.
- Ushahidi www.ushahidi.com/
Ushahidi develops Web tools for spreading information and lowering the barriers for individuals to share their stories. The name means “testimony” in Swahili, and was initially developed to map violence in Kenya at the beginning of 2008.
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