EMPOWERING ECONOMIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ACTORS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDA PHASE 3 The project will maintain its overall Vision of: A more peaceful and stable Uganda.

Mission Statement: The Business for Peace (B4P) project will engage youth and women entrepreneurs, Business Associations and Government Institutions in creating a peaceful business environment. It will support these partners through capacity strengthening and dialogue activities on conflict sensitive business practices and in their involvement in the championing of, planning for, design, and implementation of conflict sensitive business practices, programmes, policies and regulations that are gender sensitive. B4P will work with and support partners in their participation in information gathering and research activities focused on conflict sensitive business issues and practices and will assist its partners in the sharing of this information with each other and non-project audiences. Outcome statement 1: Business Associations (BAs) interact with each other, CSOs, and government institutions in the creation, revision and implementation of business policies and regulations leading to a peaceful business environment. They have the ability to engage with each other, the public, and government institutions in promoting and using gender and conflict sensitive business practices. They participate in trainings and dialogue processes with government institutions, CSOs, and communities to identify, mediate and resolve business related conflicts.  

Outcome statement 2: Government Institutions (GIs) participate in trainings and dialogue processes with CSOs, business associations and women and youth entrepreneurs concerning the creation and revision of business policies and regulations. They have the capacity to develop conflict sensitive business policies and regulations that are gender sensitive and based on Alert-supported research. They have the ability to engage with each other, the public and business associations through dialogue activities to create a peaceful business environment.

Outcome statement 3: Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), through participation in training and research activities, have the necessary skills and knowledge to engage youth and women entrepreneurs and investors on the connection between conflict-sensitive business practices, gender equality and peace. They organise workshops, trainings, and dialogue activities with investors, business BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS (BAs)
Women and youth entrepreneurs, Business Associations, Government Institutions, CSOs and the Local population Mission Statement:  The Business for Peace (B4P) project will engage youth and women entrepreneurs, Business Associations and Government Institutions in creating a peaceful business environment. It will support these partners through capacity strengthening and dialogue activities on conflict sensitive business practices and in their involvement in the championing of, planning for, design, and implementation of conflict and gender sensitive business practices, programmes, policies and regulations. B4P will work with and support partners in their participation in information gathering and research activities focused on conflict sensitive business issues and practices and will assist its partners in the sharing of this information with each other and non-project audiences.