Much of traditional peacebuilding hasn’t been an investment in enduring change.

Traditional projects have been short-term, siloed, and underfunded. They can do real good for the people who participate in the project, but they rarely touch the underlying systems that perpetuate conflict in the first place.

If we want sustainable peace, we need to invest in systems that make peace self-reinforcing. This systems approach does not just fix problems once, it changes the conditions so those problems are resolved and don’t return.

So what does a systems-level peace investment actually look like?

Here are 3 signals investors, philanthropists, and institutions can look for.

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