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Governments

We equip governments, international, regional and local organisations with the knowledge, tools and relationships to address pressing, highly complex challenges to peacebuilding and peacemaking; our support creates bridges across diverse constituencies and organisations, public and private sectors, local and global actors with a view to fostering relevant, responsible and risk-informed initiatives in the contexts where they are needed the most.

Violent conflict is on the rise 
The world is grappling with unprecedented uncertainty, as armed conflicts escalate, geopolitical rivalries deepen, and polarization intensifies. The past decade has witnessed the spread of international conflict and political instability worldwide. 

There are currently over 70 Fragile and Conflict-affected Settings (FCS), affecting 24 per cent of the global population. By 2030, nearly 60% of the world’s extreme poor will live in countries affected by fragility, conflict and violence. 
Increasingly complex “poly-crisis”
The world’s global crises are compounded by the accelerating effects of climate change, global pandemics, and increasingly sophisticated transnational crime and rapid technological advancements. 

National politics have turned increasingly inwards, eroding core values of the liberal peace agenda and shrinking the space in which peacebuilding and peacemaking actors can engage in collective peace efforts. International and domestic funding for prevention and peacebuilding activities are under strain as military investments rise globally.
Multilateral system under strain
This “poly-crisis” presents new challenges to the multilateral system, to individual member states, to international organisations, to civil society organizations as well as to business actors, at the local, national, regional and global levels.

The multilateral system is under greater strain than at any time since the end of the Cold War. Tensions between major powers, economic uncertainty and challenges to global norms are undermining global efforts to foster peace and stability. 
Imperative of networked and inter-disciplinary approaches
The approaches of peacebuilders and peacemakers must continuously evolve to meet these complex and shifting challenges. Their success will increasingly depend upon deep situational awareness, bold and innovative thinking, and strategic, risk-informed planning rooted in pragmatic yet principled approaches.

The path forward will require novel and adaptive strategies, meaningful collaboration through "networked multilateralism," and courageous leadership to navigate the challenges ahead.
Increasing need for public-private partnerships
Recent policy developments - including the New Agenda for Peace (2023) and the Pact for the Future (2024) reflect a need for more targeted, careful and pragmatic approaches to peacebuilding.

This includes an increasing awareness of the need for and benefits of greater public-private partnerships to address the drivers of conflict and promote peace. Whether in the context of peacekeeping, peacemaking or peacebuilding, there are diverse opportunities for such partnerships to bring meaningful ‘peace dividends’. 
Violent conflict is on the rise 
The world is grappling with unprecedented uncertainty, as armed conflicts escalate, geopolitical rivalries deepen, and polarization intensifies. The past decade has witnessed the spread of international conflict and political instability worldwide. 

There are currently over 70 Fragile and Conflict-affected Settings (FCS), affecting 24 per cent of the global population. By 2030, nearly 60% of the world’s extreme poor will live in countries affected by fragility, conflict and violence. 
Increasingly complex “poly-crisis”
The world’s global crises are compounded by the accelerating effects of climate change, global pandemics, and increasingly sophisticated transnational crime and rapid technological advancements. 

National politics have turned increasingly inwards, eroding core values of the liberal peace agenda and shrinking the space in which peacebuilding and peacemaking actors can engage in collective peace efforts. International and domestic funding for prevention and peacebuilding activities are under strain as military investments rise globally.
Multilateral system under strain
This “poly-crisis” presents new challenges to the multilateral system, to individual member states, to international organisations, to civil society organizations as well as to business actors, at the local, national, regional and global levels.

The multilateral system is under greater strain than at any time since the end of the Cold War. Tensions between major powers, economic uncertainty and challenges to global norms are undermining global efforts to foster peace and stability. 
Imperative of networked and inter-disciplinary approaches
The approaches of peacebuilders and peacemakers must continuously evolve to meet these complex and shifting challenges. Their success will increasingly depend upon deep situational awareness, bold and innovative thinking, and strategic, risk-informed planning rooted in pragmatic yet principled approaches.

The path forward will require novel and adaptive strategies, meaningful collaboration through "networked multilateralism," and courageous leadership to navigate the challenges ahead.
Increasing need for public-private partnerships
Recent policy developments - including the New Agenda for Peace (2023) and the Pact for the Future (2024) reflect a need for more targeted, careful and pragmatic approaches to peacebuilding.

This includes an increasing awareness of the need for and benefits of greater public-private partnerships to address the drivers of conflict and promote peace. Whether in the context of peacekeeping, peacemaking or peacebuilding, there are diverse opportunities for such partnerships to bring meaningful ‘peace dividends’. 

360° support Tailored to meet the needs of each partner, their objectives and the contexts in which they engage

Conflict analysis & situational awareness
Conflict sensitive programming
Implementation support
Strategic planning & partnerships
Risk & crisis management
Process design & facilitation
Strategic reviews & evaluations
Training, mentoring & accompaniment
Our services
We strengthen situational awareness by combining established analytical methods with stakeholder dialogue, cross-regional expertise and inter-disciplinary perspectives, ensuring a triple nexus approach complemented with engagement with the private sector.
We conduct in-country conflict-sensitivity assessments to enable the implementation of diverse, complex programmes in a highly contextualised and conflict-sensitive manner.
We tailor our implementation support to meet the needs of our partners and clients, leveraging our diverse networks to combine international expertise with embedded local knowledge on issues ranging from illicit criminal networks, to natural resource conflicts and responsible business - to mention only a few.
We effectively position initiatives in their operating and organisational context, and provide support for adaptive, policy-informed and analytically driven strategic planning, building upon our extensive experience in diverse conflict-affected settings.
We equip those working in a specific conflict setting with the knowledge, tools and skills-set to be able to effectively and efficiently assess and manage the diversity of risks facing the organisation and/or programs, as well as the risks they may pose to the context.
We support the design of effective dialogue processes, whether for engagements internal to an organisation or for effective engagement with key external stakeholders.
We support large organisations and smaller partners to conduct meaningful, change-oriented strategic reviews and evaluations across development, peace-support, security and human rights pillars, and for triple nexus-related endeavours.
We design tailored training, mentoring and accompaniment programmes on a wide range of substantive and cross-functional issue areas - including leadership, planning, risk assessment, etc - drawing from our pool of senior political and management expertise.
Conflict analysis & situational awareness
We strengthen situational awareness by combining established analytical methods with stakeholder dialogue, cross-regional expertise and inter-disciplinary perspectives, ensuring a triple nexus approach complemented with engagement with the private sector.
Conflict sensitive programming
We conduct in-country conflict-sensitivity assessments to enable the implementation of diverse, complex programmes in a highly contextualised and conflict-sensitive manner.
Implementation support
We tailor our implementation support to meet the needs of our partners and clients, leveraging our diverse networks to combine international expertise with embedded local knowledge on issues ranging from illicit criminal networks, to natural resource conflicts and responsible business - to mention only a few.
Strategic planning & partnerships
We effectively position initiatives in their operating and organisational context, and provide support for adaptive, policy-informed and analytically driven strategic planning, building upon our extensive experience in diverse conflict-affected settings.
Risk & crisis management
We equip those working in a specific conflict setting with the knowledge, tools and skills-set to be able to effectively and efficiently assess and manage the diversity of risks facing the organisation and/or programs, as well as the risks they may pose to the context.
Process design & facilitation
We support the design of effective dialogue processes, whether for engagements internal to an organisation or for effective engagement with key external stakeholders.
Strategic reviews & evaluations
We support large organisations and smaller partners to conduct meaningful, change-oriented strategic reviews and evaluations across development, peace-support, security and human rights pillars, and for triple nexus-related endeavours.
Training, mentoring & accompaniment
We design tailored training, mentoring and accompaniment programmes on a wide range of substantive and cross-functional issue areas - including leadership, planning, risk assessment, etc - drawing from our pool of senior political and management expertise.

What TrustWorks brings to you.

Our expertise

With over ten years of experience supporting public and private actors to manage conflict risks and maximise positive impacts, our partners can expect: deep subject matter expertise; significant comparative contextual knowledge; and, extensive practical know-how of what it takes to engage in conflict-affected areas.

Our services

Our dedication

Our partners can expect a true commitment to the mantra, no more business as usual; we have seen what works, as well as what doesn’t. As a result, we care deeply about working responsibly and effectively in conflict-affected areas and our passion shines through. This is reflected in the high calibre of the people we’ve selected to join the TrustWorks team.

Our team

Our tools

With ten years of experience and a first-class team, it is no surprise that we have mastered the essence of what we do. Our work is always tailored to the situation at hand but informed - as appropriate - by our proprietary tools and methodologies on conflict-sensitivity, hHRDD, company benchmarking, and much more. Our partners expect excellence, and we deliver.

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Our insights

All Insights

Founded in 2013, our approach is informed by our extensive experience on the ground and the deep expertise of the TrustWorks team. 

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