This report highlights the results of an evaluation of peacebuilding initiatives involving children and youth in three countries: Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Nepal. The objectives of the study are to: explore children and youths’ potential as peace builders and their current contribution to peace building, improve existing peacebuilding practices, and build a rigorous evidence base on children and youth participation in peace building (CYPP). The evaluation is a collaborative initiative by the Partnership for Children and Youth in Peacebuilding (which has since been absorbed into the Inter-Agency Working Group on Youth and Peacebuilding), which is composed of agencies, individuals, institutes, and organisations working collaboratively to support young people’s effective participation in peace processes. This Project’s Leadership Group consisted of the Peace Action Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR), Save the Children Norway, Search for Common Ground, the United Network of Young Peacebuilders, and World Vision International, and they were supported by two lead evaluators and several children and youth-led organizations and groups in each country. (Description from Source)
