A good place to start; here you will find websites about peacebuilding in general. These websites may have resources, videos, online trainings and links to other websites of interest.

Online resources related to gender, conflict and peacebuilding.

A number of websites provide online indices that are helpful in looking at global trends in efforts toward building peace, whether that be positive indicators with respect to achieving peace or negative indicators regarding conflicts or terrorism. Listed here are some of those sites and their respective indicies. 

We are grateful to Colleen Chiochetti who posted a larger list of indices on the PCDN website. Descriptions of these websites are primarily taken from her article. Be sure to let us know if there are any other websites with indicators you believe might be of interest to MPI alumni.

Links to websites, organizations and resources related to peacebuilding and religion and interreligious dialogue.

Resources and materials related to Peace Education

The links in this section are to websites or resources that promote and understanding of Active Non-Violence as a way to peaceful transformation of conflicts.

Websites with information on nonviolent communication (NVC)

Websites with information and resources related to conflict sensitivity and Do No Harm (DNH)

Resources related to peacebuilding and econonomics/business and conflict sensitive governance.

Websites to organizations involved in or supportive of peacebuilding and journalism.

Digital peacebuilding includes the use of new media and technology for peacebuilding, from monitoring conflict to peacebuilding games. In this category we present various kinds of technology that may be helpful for peacebuilders in their daily work, to learn more, to be safe, and to have fun. This includes computer programs as well as apps for smartphones and tablets.

If you know of any other programs or apps that might be helpful, please let us know or submit a link here.

The resources in this section are primarily related to peacebuilding and the arts.

An emerging field, "environmental peacebuilding" deals with the intersection of peacebuilding and how we interact with our environment. This may include specific issues, such as climate change and how it exacerbates or results in conflicts or the more general interests of how living in harmony with our environment is as much a part of building peace as is living in harmony with our neighbors. Please be sure to share with us any websites or resources related to environmental peacebuilding.

The links in this section are to games and simulation activities that can be used in peacebuilding trainings or other activities around peacebuilding.

Various networks of peacebuilding organizations.

Even after going through MPI's Annual Peacebuilding Training, you may be looking for materials and resources to help develop a localized training. There are a number of manuals and guides that are available online. Many of these resources are free, but some of them must be purchased. MPI does not endorse any of these manuals and has not necessarily used them during MPI's Annual Peacebuilding Training. Please be sure to review the materials before using them to assure they are culturally and pedagogically appropriate.

Resources related to trauma healing for peacebuilders and for the communities in which they work.

Three of the most important reasons for developing a good Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning system for any peacebuilding program is that it is the way to measure the impact of our interventions, it helps to create a learning environment among the team and with those with whom we work and it ensures effective operations. The following websites specifically deal with and/or offer resources for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning, some general M,E&L tools and some specific to peacebuilding.

The links in this section are to websites that either directly offer online courses and webinars or aggregate opportunities for other organizations. We have put an emphasis on posting links to free opportunities, though some of these websites post both paid and free courses and webinars.

Links to website with information and articles related to resource-based conflicts and peacebuilding.

Sports can be a tool for building peace, especially among youth. Here are some website that focus on sports and peacebuilding.

Links to websites and resources related to youth and peacebuilding.

Websites with resources related to mediation, negotiation, and dialogue.

Links of interest on Transitional Justice. According to the International Center for Transitional Justice, "Transitional justice refers to the ways countries emerging from periods of conflict and repression address large-scale or systematic human rights violations so numerous and so serious that the normal justice system will not be able to provide an adequate response" (https://www.ictj.org/about/transitional-justice).

Links related to organizations/institutions involved in or supporting research in peace or peacebuilding.

This is a general category of organizations focused primarily on ending war and promoting disarmament.

These links are to websites dealing with peacebuilding in particular geographic areas.

These websites offer resources for peacebuilding, some of which are free, some of which can be purchased.

There are a number of organizations that produce podcasts to which you can subscribe for free. Here is a list of some of these podcasts.

Institutions such as universities and colleges that have a peace studies program and other peacebuilding resources.

Institutions that provide some funding for peacebuilding

Here you will find links to miscellaneous individual articles or publications that you can either download or read on line.