Post-Conflict Research Center

What Post-Conflict Research Center does

The Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) is a women-led, non-profit peacebuilding organization founded in 2011 and headquartered in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It operates primarily in the Western Balkans, focusing on transitional justice, conflict prevention, peace education, and memorialization, and serves youth, educators, journalists, civil-society actors, and policy stakeholders in post-conflict societies. Its core activities combine media production, curriculum development, coalition-building, and public programming delivered through an integrated portfolio of products.

The product portfolio includes Balkan Diskurs (an online regional media platform), Ordinary Heroes (a documentary/educational series), the PEACE Festival (a public-event format), Magazine MIR (a print publication), the HOLOCAUST & PEACE manual (a peace-education curriculum integrated into Sarajevo Canton schools), the STATE OF PEACE academy (a structured civic-education program), the WARM Foundation (an internship and youth-talent vehicle), and the CGMAP coalition (a multi-stakeholder genocide-prevention network). Content is distributed through 80+ broadcasters across 6 languages and reaches audiences on 5 continents, with the Ordinary Heroes / Balkan Diskurs model replicated in Argentina, Ukraine, Rwanda, and Colombia.

PCRC's business model is grant- and donation-funded rather than revenue-generating. Income is sourced from international donors, multilateral institutions (UN Office on Genocide Prevention, Council of Europe), foundations, and program partners, and is reinvested into peace-education and media programming. Distribution is anchored in formal partnerships with 50+ universities, 200+ organizational relationships, and curriculum integration with Bosnian educational authorities, with 11–50 staff supported by a 250+ intern pipeline.

Name

Post-Conflict Research Center

Legal name

Udruzenje za postkonfliktna istrazivanja

Website

https://p-crc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) is a Sarajevo-based, women-led non-profit founded in 2011 that delivers peace education, transitional-justice media, and coalition-building programs for youth, educators, and civil-society actors across the Western Balkans and replicated internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Peace education
• Transitional justice
• Conflict prevention
• Peacebuilding research
• Multimedia journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarajevo

HQ country

Bosnia & Herzegovina

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: PCRC operates as a nonprofit organization funded through donations and grants from international donors, foundations, and government agencies. Revenue comes from banking transfers and PayPal donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) is a women-led peacebuilding organization that designs and delivers evidence-based peace education programs, documentary films, photo exhibitions, and a multimedia journalism platform (Balkan Diskurs). It also conducts post-conflict research, transitional justice initiatives, and genocide prevention programming across the Western Balkans, while providing consultancy and on-the-ground expertise to international organizations, universities, and civil society partners.

Product overview

Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) is a women-led peacebuilding organization offering a portfolio of interconnected products and programs centered on peace education, transitional justice, and conflict prevention in the Western Balkans. The core offerings include Balkan Diskurs (a multimedia journalism platform), the Ordinary Heroes Peacebuilding Program (documentaries and exhibitions), and various educational initiatives like the STATE OF PEACE Youth Academy and HOLOCAUST & PEACE teaching manual integrated into school curricula. PCRC also operates the WARM Foundation, organizes the annual PEACE Festival and Magazine MIR, and coordinates the Western Balkans Coalition for Genocide Prevention. These products work together to create a comprehensive ecosystem for peace education, historical remembrance, youth empowerment, and transitional justice across the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Balkan Diskurs: An independent multimedia platform that provides young citizen journalists, activists and academics in the western Balkans with space free from censorship to publish their opinions, analyses, and impressions of relevant issues in the region.
• Ordinary Heroes Peacebuilding Program
• PEACE Festival
• MIR Magazine
• HOLOCAUST & PEACE
• STATE OF PEACE
• WARM Foundation
• CGMAP
• ŠTO TE NEMA
• Majčina marama

Products and services

• Balkan Diskurs An independent multimedia platform providing young citizen journalists, activists, and academics in the Western Balkans with a censorship-free space to publish opinions, analyses, and impressions of relevant regional issues. Operates with 100,000+ readers and has published over 1,000 articles.
• Ordinary Heroes Peacebuilding Program A flagship multimedia and educational program documenting rescue and survivor narratives from the Bosnian War, featuring documentaries, photography exhibitions, and educational materials focused on moral courage during conflict.
• PEACE Festival Annual youth peace festival, the first regional peacebuilding festival, promoting peacebuilding, intercultural dialogue, and youth activism across the Western Balkans.
• Magazine MIR The first regional peacebuilding magazine covering topics of reconciliation, transitional justice, and peace education.
• HOLOCAUST & PEACE Teaching Manual

Quantifiable outcome

• 400,000 pupils reached annually through school curriculum integration
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for coordination on transitional justice initiatives and historical memory programs related to the Yugoslav wars.
• UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to ProtectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner in establishing the first ever region-wide coalition for genocide and mass atrocity crimes prevention with over 30 civil society organizations.
• Srebrenica Memorial CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint projects on genocide documentation, commemorations, and educational programs about the Srebrenica Genocide.
• Impunity WatchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on addressing impunity for war crimes and transitional justice advocacy in the Western Balkans.
• Aegis TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Aegis Students for the 'Discover Bosnia' educational program on genocide prevention.
• Jewish Community in BiHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Holocaust education, remembrance, and interfaith dialogue initiatives.
• Institute for Development of Pre-University Education of Sarajevo CantoncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for integrating peace education lessons into official school curricula reaching 400,000 pupils.
• Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) BiHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on the Real Voice of Journalism project to improve journalist positions and prevent violations of freedom of expression.
• WARM FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCRC established the WARM Foundation and organized 7 WARM festivals and WARM Academy for peacebuilding and transitional justice professionals.
• UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWinner of 2014-15 Intercultural Innovation Award (1st Place) and participant in UNAOC Fellowship Programs.
• Council of EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCRC's Ordinary Heroes Peacebuilding Program highlighted in Council of Europe's toolkit for official use in 46 countries.
• New York University (NYU) Center for Global AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual coordination of Bosnian leg of NYU study visits to former Yugoslavia, arranging interviews and site visits.
• Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination of annual visits to ICMP, Srebrenica Memorial Center, and meetings with transitional justice experts.
• Georgetown University (Qatar)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on 'Zones of Conflict, Zones of Peace' program bringing students to study post-conflict Bosnia.
• Stanford University Graduate School of BusinesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent visit programs to memorial sites and PCRC presentations on multimedia peacebuilding.
• September 11 Memorial and MuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on workshops for post-conflict resolution practitioners dealing with trauma and communal healing.
• Angelina JolieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on documentary films about Bosnian War issues, including work with victims of sexual violence.
• International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent visit coordination to ICMP premises as part of peace and justice education programs.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ): Global nonprofit working on transitional justice, accountability, and reconciliation in post-conflict societies. Directly comparable to PCRC's transitional justice, war crimes documentation, and genocide prevention work, particularly in the Western Balkans.
• Aegis Trust: International NGO focused on genocide prevention and remembrance, with deep experience in Rwanda and Bosnia. Partners with PCRC on the 'Discover Bosnia' educational program and shares comparable focus on Holocaust/genocide education and atrocity prevention.
• Search for Common Ground: International conflict resolution NGO operating across dozens of countries, using media, education, and community engagement to prevent violence. Comparable to PCRC in peace education, youth engagement, and multimedia-driven peacebuilding models.
• Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR): International media development NGO supporting local journalism in conflict and transition. Comparable to PCRC's Balkan Diskurs platform and youth journalism training, and notably the former employer of PCRC's founder Velma Šarić.
• International Crisis Group: Independent NGO producing field-based analysis and policy recommendations on conflict prevention worldwide. Comparable to PCRC's on-the-ground research and post-conflict analysis work, particularly regarding the Western Balkans and broader European conflict zones.
• Impunity Watch: International NGO combating impunity for serious human rights violations through research and advocacy. Direct partner with PCRC on transitional justice advocacy in the Western Balkans, with overlapping mission and target beneficiaries.

Regional players

• Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN): Regional network of independent media and journalism organizations across the Western Balkans. Direct partner with PCRC on the Real Voice of Journalism project, with comparable geography and shared focus on press freedom and civic journalism.
• Srebrenica Memorial Center: Bosnian memorial and education institution dedicated to honoring the Srebrenica genocide victims. Strategic partner of PCRC operating in the same geography, with directly overlapping focus on genocide remembrance, survivor testimony, and atrocity education.

Broad incumbents

• United States Institute of Peace (USIP): U.S. federal institution working globally on conflict prevention and peacebuilding. PCRC's research, training, and policy work on Western Balkans conflicts is similar in function, though USIP operates at a much larger scale and broader geographical scope.

Emerging players

• Coalition for Peace and Justice (various regional): Smaller grassroots peacebuilding and human rights organizations operating in conflict-affected regions. Comparable to PCRC in mission and target community, though generally more localized and less institutionalized than PCRC's network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pcrcbih
• Xx.com/PCRCBiH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pcrcbih

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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