The idea for creating an online CVE Reference Guide for Local Organizations came directly from civil society organizations implementing projects to prevent and counter violent extremism (P/CVE). Many of these local organizations in countries affected by violent conflict struggle to access practical, concise, and relevant materials and tools designed specifically for their use and in their primary languages.

USAID’s Violence and Conflict Assessment (VCA) is a tool to assist USAID Missions, U.S. government counterparts, and partners to better understand, address, and navigate the pervasive challenges of armed conflict and violence.

The Violence and Conflict Assessment (VCA) is a structured analytical approach to help USAID and our partners better navigate the challenges of working in conflict and violence affected situations.

Institutions and their capacities drive a sector’s performance. USAID’s extensive experience in institutional reform across sectors from health to education to governance is regularly applied in security sector reform, particularly its rule of law components. USAID’s comprehensive approach to institution building is captured in the Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) Handbook.

This guide reflects the centrality of Conflict Management and Mitigation’s (CMM) technical leadership commitment to advancing learning, theory, and practice. Developed in consultation with scholars and practitioners, it provides specific guidelines on the implementation of people-to-people peacebuilding programs for use by USAID and its development partners. These programs, conducted in some of the most difficult and challenging environments, require special care to ensure impact, capture learning and advance a ―Do No Harm‖ approach. These guidelines aim to assist program designers and evaluators in how best to do just that.

Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants is often a first step in the transition from war to peace. The overarching goal of DDR is to ensure stability and public security in a post-conflict environment – ideally as part of comprehensive security sector reform and development strategy – by eliminating the threat of former combatants derailing peace or recovery.