LPI - Innovativt och holistiskt fredsbyggande i östra DRK LPI - Innovative and Holistic Peacebuilding in Eastern DRC Through this contribution, Sida supports the implementation of Life and Peace Institute’s (LPI) DRC country programme (2021-2025). The programme focuses on accelerating peacebuilding interventions from a multi-actors' perspective (including at community, civil society and policy levels) in eastern DRC. This will be achieved through an innovative and participatory approach based on the combination of community-led conflict transformation processes, strengthening local civil society organizations, participation of women and youth in peacebuilding processes, including strengthening communities' resilience to conflicts. The programme will work on creating new accountability loops between the state, populations and all stakeholders (at all levels) that collective responses to complex conflict issues are implemented in a participatory, collaborative, sustainable and conflict sensitive manner. This work at community and provincial level will feed into peace processes at national and regional levels.(2021-2025) which focuses on accelerating peacebuilding interventions from a multi-actors' perspective (including at community, civil society and policy levels) in Eastern DRC. This will be achieved through an innovative and participatory approach based on the combination of community-led conflict transformation processes, strengthening local civil society organizations, participation of women and youth in peacebuilding processes including strengthening communities' resilience to conflicts. The programme will work on creating new accountability loops between the state, populations and all stakeholders (at all levels) that collective responses to complex conflict issues are implemented in a participatory, collaborative, sustainable and conflict sensitive manner. This work at community and provincial level will feed into peace processes at national and regional levels. Genom denna insats stödjer Sida genomförandet av Life and Peace Institute (LPI) landprogram i DRK (2021-2025). Landprogrammet fokuserar på att påskynda fredsbyggande ur ett perspektiv från flera aktörer (inklusive lokalt på befolkningsnivå, inom civilsamhället samt på provinsnivå) i östra DRK. Detta kommer att uppnås genom en innovativ strategi baserad på kombinationen av samhällsledda processer för konflikttransformation, stärkning av lokala civilsamhällesorganisationer, deltagande av kvinnor och ungdomar i fredsbyggande processer, inklusive förstärkning av samhällenas motståndskraft mot konflikter. Programmet kommer att arbeta med att skapa nya ansvarsförhållanden mellan staten, befolkningen och andra intressenter (på alla nivåer). Detta arbete på lokal nivå, inom det civila samhället och på provinsnivå kommer att bidra till och ingå i fredsprocesser på nationell och regional nivå. The overall objective of this programme is to develop participatory and innovative approaches to address some of the root causes of conflict to contribute to peace and stability in Eastern DRC (North Kivu, South Kivu, and Maniema).
The geographical focus is in North and South Kivu provinces. The most problematic territories (except Beni) in the two key provinces will be targeted although in practice some territories will see more activities than others (Rutshuru, Masisi, Walikale, for example for North Kivu, and Fizi, Uvira, Kalehe, Mwenga in South Kivu. LPI has partners in these territories. In Maniema,  only run a situation analysis will be conducted.
LPI’s three organisational strategic priorities are:– 1. Civil society support and inclusive engagement for peace; 2. Policy Engagement and Awareness-Raising; and 3. Knowledge and Learning to enhance practice – will function as an overarching framework for programming.
Changes in four outcome areas are needed to promote the overall objective:Outcome 1: Community-level conflict actors work together to design and implement new holistic conflict transformation strategies that address the root causes of conflict.Outcome 2: Women and young people participate in and influence stabilisation and peacebuilding processes and become recognised as actors of social change.Outcome 3: Political, security, judicial and other leaders at local, provincial, national, regional and international levels, supported by LPI and partners, take actions to create an environment more conducive to peace in the DRC and the Great Lakes region.Outcome 4: Increased individual and collective capacity of civil society actors and community peace structures to promote more transformative peacebuilding.