What International Alert does

International Alert is a UK-registered peacebuilding charity (charity reg. no. 327553) founded in 1986 and headquartered in London, with a second registered entity in The Hague. The organisation works directly with conflict-affected communities across more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Central Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa, supporting locally-led peacebuilding through dialogue, reconciliation, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), and economic empowerment. Its core 'products' are advisory services, research publications, and training programmes rather than commercial software — most notably the Conflict Hub (a centre of excellence providing conflict sensitivity analysis and training to governments, donors, UN agencies, and businesses), the Dufatanye Urumuri and Duhuze projects in Rwanda (MHPSS combined with group dialogue and livelihoods), the EU-funded RECAP project in Sokoto State Nigeria, and the Nataf3al school-based consortium in Lebanon. Underlying technical capability rests on proprietary methodologies in conflict analysis, conflict and gender sensitivity, community dialogue, and MHPSS integration, rather than on a technology platform.

The organisation is funded almost entirely through institutional donor grants and project-based contracts — primarily from UK FCDO, the EU, USAID, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and foundations such as Pears Foundation — with marginal private individual donations processed via Enthuse. There is no commercial pricing model. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: programming is co-designed with local partner organisations (e.g., ARCT-Ruhuka in Rwanda, TUPADO in Kenya, Amel Association in Lebanon, Sokoto State Government in Nigeria), delivered through field teams in country offices, and complemented by policy influencing at international forums (UN Security Council, EU, COP). Distribution of expertise occurs through publications, toolkits, and the Conflict Hub advisory channel to institutional clients.

Notable institutional assets include an instrumental role in the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, ongoing engagement with the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), Bond, and the Alliance for Peacebuilding, and advisory relationships with the World Bank, IFC, and Asian Development Bank on integrating conflict sensitivity into multilateral operations. Reported programmatic outcomes include 537,000 residents targeted in Sokoto, 7,230 students reached in Lebanese schools, and 2,917 therapy group members supported across 255 groups in Rwanda, with documented reductions in trauma symptoms.

Name

International Alert

Legal name

International Alert

Website

https://international-alert.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

International Alert is a UK-registered peacebuilding charity that supports conflict-affected communities in over 20 countries through locally-led dialogue, reconciliation, MHPSS, and training programmes funded primarily by institutional donors such as FCDO, EU, USAID, and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Peacebuilding services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Conflict Recovery, Reconciliation & Social Cohesion Programs (BPADAFAL)

Keywords

• Peacebuilding services
• Conflict sensitivity training
• Community reconciliation programmes
• Gender and peacebuilding
• Conflict prevention policy

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Donor Funding: International Alert is primarily funded by institutional donors including the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, USAID, the European Union, and UK International Development. Grants fund specific country programmes, conflict analysis support, and policy influencing work.
2. Private Donations: Individual donors contribute through the organisation's website, processed via Enthuse. The charity actively campaigns for public donations to support communities affected by conflict.
3. Foundation Grants: Foundation funding (e.g., Pears Foundation) supports specific research and programmatic work, including mental health and peacebuilding projects.
4. Consulting and Training Services: Conflict sensitivity training, conflict analysis support, and technical advisory services provided to governments, UN agencies, development programmes, and the private sector on a fee-for-service basis.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

International Alert is a registered charity that works alongside conflict-affected communities to address the root causes of violent conflict through dialogue, reconciliation, trauma healing, and locally-led peacebuilding programmes. Its paid/institutional offerings include conflict sensitivity training and technical advisory services delivered through the Conflict Hub centre of excellence, and produce research, practice notes, guides, toolkits and reports that synthesise peacebuilding evidence for practitioners, donors and policymakers.

Product overview

International Alert is a peacebuilding NGO (registered charity, no. 327553, England and Wales) offering advisory services, research publications, and training programmes rather than a commercial software product. Its core 'products' are its thematic expertise areas (peacebuilding, conflict sensitivity, gender and peacebuilding, climate and natural resource management, early warning of violence, preventing violent extremism, reconciliation and transitional justice, security and governance, peace economies, conflict-sensitive media), delivered through practice notes, guides and toolkits, publications and reports, training and capacity building, policy influencing, and partnership accompaniment. Notable named service offerings include the Conflict Hub (a centre of excellence for conflict-sensitive practice providing conflict analysis, gender sensitivity training, and accompaniment), the Dufatanye Urumuri project (USAID-funded mental health and psychosocial support combined with group dialogue and livelihoods for reconciliation in Rwanda), the Duhuze project (mental health support, dialogue and livelihoods in seven districts of Rwanda), the RECAP project (EU-funded conflict prevention and peacebuilding in Sokoto State, Nigeria), and the Nataf3al consortium (school improvement approach in Lebanon combining WASH, education and psychosocial support). International Alert also produces annual reports, research publications, guides and toolkits, and maintains the Peace of Mind report series integrating mental health into peacebuilding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conflict Hub centre of excellence Centralised centre of excellence providing cross-cutting conflict sensitivity support to International Alert's own programmes and external partners (donors, governments, UN agencies, businesses). Services include conflict analysis, conflict sensitivity and gender sensitivity practice, training, and accompaniment.
• Dufatanye Urumuri project (Rwanda) USAID-funded peacebuilding programme integrating mental health and psychosocial support with group dialogue and livelihoods to prevent transgenerational trauma and strengthen community cohesion among genocide survivors, returning refugees, ex-prisoners, ex-combatants and young people in Rwanda.
• Duhuze project (Rwanda) USAID-funded community mental health support, group dialogue and livelihoods programme delivered in seven districts of Rwanda in partnership with ARCT-Ruhuka and AJPRODHO-JIJUKIRWA to strengthen community cohesion and reconciliation.
• RECAP project (Sokoto State, Nigeria) EU-funded consortium peacebuilding and conflict prevention project targeting 537,000 residents across 10 local government areas in Sokoto State, Nigeria, delivered with Action Against Hunger Nigeria, Save The Child Initiative, the Sokoto State Government, traditional rulers and civil society groups.
• Nataf3al consortium school-based peacebuilding programme (Lebanon) Agence Française de Développement-funded consortium programme led by the Norwegian Refugee Council that integrates WASH, education, psychosocial support and conflict sensitivity in Lebanese schools through social cohesion activities, peace education and Adapted Retention Support, delivered with Amel Association and Ana Aqra Association.
• Women Mediators Network under UNSCR 1325 (Lebanon) Network of over 140 women mediators across Lebanon trained and supported to resolve local tensions, lead crisis response and meet urgent needs of communities affected by conflict, enhancing women's leadership under UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.
• Publications, practice notes, guides and toolkits Series of free research publications, practice notes, guides, toolkits and annual reports on peacebuilding themes including peace integration, conflict sensitivity, mental health and peacebuilding (Peace of Mind), climate and conflict, and gender and peacebuilding, distributed to practitioners, policymakers and donors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 537,000 residents targeted with peacebuilding interventions across 10 LGAs in Sokoto, Nigeria
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, significant and minor.

• Action Against Hunger NigeriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Action Against Hunger Nigeria leads a consortium for the RECAP project (€4.5 million, EU-funded, 18 months) targeting 537,000 residents in Sokoto State, Nigeria. International Alert is a consortium member alongside Save The Child Initiative, working with Sokoto State Government, traditional rulers, and civil society groups on conflict prevention and peacebuilding.
• Save The Child InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Local partner in the EU-funded RECAP project consortium led by Action Against Hunger Nigeria, targeting conflict prevention and peacebuilding for 537,000 residents in 10 LGAs in Sokoto State.
• Turkana Pastoralist Development Organization (TUPADO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Local partner in the Kenya-Ethiopia borderlands project addressing links between climate, conflict and gender equality. TUPADO focuses on dialogue, mediation training and promoting the role of women in decision-making in the South Omo/Turkana region.
• Ethiopian Institute of PeacecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Local partner in the Kenya-Ethiopia borderlands project working alongside communities to address climate-conflict-gender equality intersections. Focused on dialogue, mediation training and promoting women's participation in peace processes.
• Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021NRC leads the Nataf3al consortium (funded by Agence Française de Développement) focused on preventing violence against children and building belonging in Lebanese schools. International Alert plays an advisory role, providing conflict sensitivity expertise, context analysis, and social cohesion toolkit activities. NRC's Better Learning Programme is integrated with Alert's social cohesion approach.
• Amel Association (Lebanon)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Amel Association is a partner in the Nataf3al consortium in Lebanon, providing guidance on social cohesion activities including sewing and caregiver engagement. In broader work, Amel is featured as a partner profile organisation in peacebuilding contexts in Lebanon, with International Alert supporting their efforts.
• Ana Aqra Association (Lebanon)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partner in the Nataf3al consortium in Lebanon, contributing Quality Teaching and Learning methodology and knitting activities as part of social cohesion programming in schools.
• AJPRODHO-JIJUKIRWA (Rwanda)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017A Rwandan human rights organisation that was a partner in the Duhuze project (2017–2022), delivering mental health support alongside group dialogue and livelihoods initiatives to strengthen community cohesion and reconciliation in seven districts in Rwanda, funded by USAID.
• ARCT-RuhukacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007ARCT-Ruhuka is the national association of trauma counsellors in Rwanda, delivering mental health and psychosocial support, conflict management, and peacebuilding in all 30 districts. International Alert has partnered with ARCT-Ruhuka since 2007 to support reconciliation between those affected by the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and to facilitate inclusive dialogue on contemporary sensitive community issues. Joint projects include the USAID Dufatanye Urumuri project, the Duhuze project, and the Dufatanye Urumuri (DUP) project. By end of 2022, 150 community facilitators were trained and 2,917 therapy group members supported across 255 groups.
• World Bank Group (World Bank and International Finance Corporation)significantStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Alert has advised the World Bank, IFC, and Asian Development Bank on integrating conflict sensitivity into their work at country and headquarters level, including policies, strategies, and operations.
• Asian Development Bank (ADB)significantStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlert has advised ADB on integrating conflict sensitivity into its policies, strategies and operations at country and headquarters level.
• The European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO)significantStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Alert works closely with EPLO, a network of European peacebuilding NGOs, to influence EU strategies, policies and funding and to advocate for peacebuilding approaches.
• BondsignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlert collaborates with Bond, a UK network of NGOs, on policy influencing and advocacy, working with sister peacebuilding organisations on shared advocacy goals.
• Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP)significantStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Alert collaborates with AfP, a global network of peacebuilding organisations, to share learning, influence policy, and amplify peacebuilding impact.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlert provided peace and conflict analysis for IRC in Northeast Nigeria, supporting the integration of conflict sensitivity into IRC's humanitarian programming.
• Base TitaniumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn Kenya, Base Titanium supported community rehabilitation of mining areas in collaboration with International Alert, contributing to community partnerships in the mining sector and social cohesion initiatives.
• Search for Common GroundsignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Alert issued a joint statement with Search for Common Ground, signalling a collaborative relationship on shared peacebuilding goals and policy positions.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Large global humanitarian and development INGO with programmes in fragile states. Comparable on conflict-affected geographies and on integration of peace into humanitarian programming, but at substantially larger scale.
• Carter Center: US-based NGO with a long-standing Conflict Resolution Programme operating in multiple fragile states. Comparable on multi-decade peacebuilding field presence and high-level policy access, though operating from a different funder base.
• International Crisis Group: Major global conflict-analysis think tank working in 50+ countries. Overlaps with Alert on field-based conflict analysis and policy influencing, but is primarily a research/advocacy shop rather than programme implementer.
• Norwegian Refugee Council: One of the largest INGOs operating in fragile and conflict-affected states. Comparable on country presence, donor base and institutional partnerships; Alert already partners with NRC on the Nataf3al consortium in Lebanon.

Direct peers

• Peace Direct: International NGO that supports locally-led peacebuilding and is headquartered in the UK. Highly comparable on the locally-led peacebuilding thesis and on training/research dissemination, though smaller in scale.
• Pact: International development and peacebuilding NGO operating across Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe with USAID, EU and FCDO funding. Comparable on capacity-building and community-led programming models.
• Search for Common Ground: Largest dedicated international peacebuilding NGO, operating in 30+ fragile states with similar methods (dialogue, media, conflict sensitivity). Direct comparator on donor base, geographic reach, and methodology.
• Saferworld: UK-headquartered INGO focused on conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and arms control in fragile states. Overlaps with Alert on conflict sensitivity training, donor base (FCDO/EU), and UK advocacy.
• Conciliation Resources: UK- and US-based peacebuilding NGO working on dialogue, inclusion and governance in conflict-affected states (including West Africa, Caucasus, Pacific). Closest like-for-like comparator on thematic remit and donor profile.

Emerging players

• CDA Collaborative Learning Projects: Specialist consultancy/practice house for conflict sensitivity, Do No Harm, and reflective practice in aid programming. Comparable on Conflict Hub-style advisory to donors and INGOs, though smaller and consultancy-led rather than programme-led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/intalert
• YouTubeyoutube.com/InternationalAlert
• Facebookfacebook.com/InternationalAlert
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-alert

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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