Research and evidence
Entry points for peace-aligned investments in northern Kenya’s frontier markets
Interpeace, Finance for Peace initiative
Brief
New challenges require new types of partnerships: peacebuilding is meeting finance
Why peacebuilding organisations and financial institutions need each other, and what a working partnership between the two looks like in practice.
Published: June 2024Authors: Finance for Peace (Interpeace), Investing for Peace and UNCDF
What it covers
Peacebuilding faces greater challenges than at any point in a generation: more conflicts, shrinking aid budgets and a geopolitical landscape that makes multilateral responses harder. This brief argues that the answer lies partly in a new kind of partnership between peacebuilding organisations and the financial sector. It sets out what each side brings, where the interests align, and what a working partnership looks like in a live transaction: the peace expert as a paid partner in the design of the project rather than a consultee after the fact, and the investor as a party whose returns depend on getting that design right.
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