Inclusive Peace

What Inclusive Peace does

Inclusive Peace, legally registered as Association for Inclusive Peace, is a Geneva-based non-profit association (Swiss registration CHE-366.977.111) operating as a think-and-do tank on peace processes. Founded in 2015 with 11–50 staff, the organization produces comparative research, policy guidance, and facilitation support across six thematic areas: making peace processes work, inclusive peace negotiations, civil society and peace processes, Women, Peace and Security, National Dialogues, and reconciliation and social cohesion. Its core output is human-delivered research publications (case studies, briefing notes, reports, video briefs) and project-based advisory support, with no commercial software or technology product. Geographically the organization is active across Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia, with named country engagement spanning Ethiopia, Yemen, South Sudan, Afghanistan, South Africa, Colombia, Guatemala, Burundi, Gabon, and others.

The business model is grant-funded professional services rather than commercial pricing. Revenue is generated through institutional donor funding — primarily bilateral government donors such as Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs — channeled into multi-year research and programming consortia, alongside advisory support to peace processes. The organization serves three primary beneficiary groups: governments and national authorities engaged in peace processes and political transitions, civil society organizations (NGOs, professional associations, faith-based groups, traditional actors), and international organizations including UN agencies. Customer segmentation is horizontal rather than commercial. Marketing and distribution rely on free website downloads of research, newsletters, and engagement at peacebuilding conferences, with no transactional sales motion.

Following a long-term strategic partnership with DT Institute announced on September 1, 2025, Inclusive Peace now operates as DT Institute Geneva, integrating its peacebuilding expertise into a broader institutional platform. The organization is led by Executive Director Dr. Thania Paffenholz and President Hannah Brown, with key academic and operational partners including the United States Institute of Peace, Winchester University's Centre for Religion, Reconciliation and Peace, George Mason University's Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation, Helsinki Deaconess Institute, Felm, Al Amana Centre, and Ethiopia-based TIMRAN.

Name

Inclusive Peace

Legal name

Association for Inclusive Peace

Website

https://inclusivepeace.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Inclusive Peace is a Geneva-based non-profit think-and-do tank that conducts comparative research and provides advisory and facilitation support on inclusive peace processes, women's participation in peacebuilding, national dialogues, and reconciliation, serving governments, civil society, and international organizations globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Peacebuilding Research and Advisory Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Peace process research
• Inclusive peacebuilding advisory
• Conflict resolution consulting
• National dialogue analysis
• Women peace security

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Research and Advisory Services: Inclusive Peace generates knowledge and provides policy guidance on peace processes, reconciliation, and inclusion through research projects, briefings, and technical support to peace processes.
2. Funding and Grants: The organization receives funding from governments and institutional donors (such as the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland) to conduct research and support peace processes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Inclusive Peace is a Geneva-based think-and-do tank that produces comparative research, policy guidance, and facilitation support for inclusive peace and political reform. It conducts multi-year research projects on peace processes, women's participation, civil society engagement, national dialogues, and reconciliation, and provides project-based advisory support directly to governments, civil society, and international organizations engaged in peace and transition processes across Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia.

Product overview

Inclusive Peace is a civil society peacebuilding organization that produces research publications, analysis, and advisory services focused on peace processes, inclusive negotiations, civil society engagement, women's participation in peacebuilding, national dialogues, and reconciliation. The organization does not offer a technology product, software platform, or commercial product portfolio. Its work consists of thematic expertise, published research reports, case studies, briefing notes, infographics, and project-based advisory support to peace processes globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Making Peace Processes Work (research and advisory theme)
• Inclusive Peace Negotiations (research and advisory theme)
• Civil Society and Peace Processes (research and advisory theme)
• Women, Peace and Security (research and advisory theme)
• National Dialogues (research and advisory theme)

Quantifiable outcome

• Research project on National Dialogues analyzed 17 cases in 12 different countries
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DT InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025On September 1, 2025, DT Institute and Inclusive Peace entered into a long-term strategic partnership bringing together peacebuilders and civic leaders with national and regional peace processes to build more open and inclusive societies.
• Helsinki Deaconess Institute (Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn the framework of the #Reconciliation project funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Inclusive Peace works with the Helsinki Deaconess Institute to support locally-led reconciliation efforts.
• Felm (Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the #Reconciliation project funded by Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs, working on reconciliation and social cohesion alongside other Finnish organizations.
• Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation (George Mason University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in the #Reconciliation project, providing research expertise on reconciliation practices and supporting global reconciliation efforts.
• Al Amana Centre (Sultanate of Oman)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner in the #Reconciliation project, contributing local knowledge and expertise on reconciliation in the Middle East context.
• United States Institute of Peace (USIP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on reconciliation and social cohesion work, leveraging USIP's expertise and networks in international peacebuilding.
• Centre for Religion, Reconciliation and Peace at Winchester University (UK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration on reconciliation research and practice, contributing scholarly perspective to Inclusive Peace's reconciliation work.
• TIMRANcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Ethiopia working with the Coalition for Women's Voice in the National Dialogue, supporting women's participation in national dialogue processes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• International Crisis Group: Global conflict-analysis and policy-advocacy organization producing field-driven research and advisory work for governments on fragile states. Highly comparable to Inclusive Peace's evidence-based, policy-facing model, though with a much larger footprint and broader thematic scope.
• Peace Direct: Organization supporting local peacebuilders and amplifying locally-led peace initiatives globally. Comparable in mission emphasis on inclusive, civil-society-driven peacebuilding and in operating model as a small specialist NGO.
• Interpeace: International peacebuilding organization supporting nationally-led peace and reconciliation processes in fragile states. Directly comparable to Inclusive Peace's locally-led reconciliation and inclusive process programming.
• Conciliation Resources: Specialist peacebuilding NGO working on inclusive peace processes, dialogue, and gender inclusion across multiple conflict-affected countries. Closely aligned with Inclusive Peace's thematic focus on civil society inclusion and WPS.
• Berghof Foundation: German-based peace research and practice organization with deep expertise in conflict transformation, dialogue support, and inclusion — closely mirroring Inclusive Peace's research-plus-advisory approach in similar geographies.
• DT Institute: Newly merged strategic partner of Inclusive Peace, now operating together as DT Institute Geneva. DT Institute works on inclusive societies and peace processes globally, making it the most directly comparable counterpart and the merger anchor.
• swisspeace: Swiss peace research and policy institute producing analytical work on peacebuilding and conflict transformation. Comparable as a Geneva-adjacent, research-driven peace organization with similar thematic areas and donor ecosystem.
• Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD Centre): Geneva-based mediation organization conducting discreet mediation and advisory support to armed conflicts. Shares the Geneva headquarter and the conflict-adjacent advisory model, and competes for similar donor pools.

Broad incumbents

• United States Institute of Peace (USIP): USIP is a U.S. federal institution working globally on conflict prevention and peacebuilding. It overlaps directly with Inclusive Peace's reconciliation and inclusive process work and is already a named strategic partner, making it both peer and collaborator.
• International IDEA: Intergovernmental organization supporting democratic transitions and inclusive political reform globally. Comparable where Inclusive Peace's work touches National Dialogues and political transitions, though broader in scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inclusivepeace

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investments

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