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The Institute for Peace and Development (IPD) has a rich history of conducting impactful projects and research across various regions, focusing on conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and community development. This portfolio highlights IPD's recent and notable assignments, showcasing their leadership and collaboration with diverse partners to promote peace and sustainable development. The table below provides an overview of these projects, organized from the latest to the earliest
Year | Project Title | Partners | Location | Role |
2024-2025 | Development Progress, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (PEAL) plan for the new strategy Inclusive Governance (IG) | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico Senegal, & Tanzania. | Co-led |
2021-2025 | Evaluation Partners to the Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative | Hilton Foundation | Global | Co-led |
2023 | Land for Life Initiative Phase 2 Program Evaluation | Welthungerhilfe (WHH), & Collaborating for Resilience (CoRE), USA | Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone | Co-led |
2022-2023 | Feasibility Study on Project to Stop Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting | Plan International, Germany | Guinea and Kenya | Led |
2021-2022 | Sahel Social Cohesion Study | World Food Programme (WFP) & International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) | Niger, & Burkina Faso | Led |
2020 | Citizens' Voices, Views, and Participation in Local Governance: The Lyssah Community Local Government Survey | Institute for Peace and Development (IPD) | Upper West, Ghana | Led |
2020 | Development of a Peacebuilding Training Manual for Land, Natural Resources, and Agricultural Governance | West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), USAID & CARE | Ghana | Led |
2020 | Design and Execution of Evaluation of Youth-led Connect4Peace Project | Catholic Relief Services | Liberia | Led |
2020 | Evaluation of Youth-Led Peace Process in Northern Nigeria | Conciliation Resources, UK | Nigeria | Led |
2020 | End of Phase Evaluation of SECAM’s Project on Governance, Justice, and Peace | SECAM, & Misereor | Co-led | |
2019-2020 | Evaluation for Ghana in a Six-country Global Formative and Summative Evaluation of DRF/DRAF Pooled Funds Programs | Disability Rights Fund (DRF), & Disability Rights Advocacy Fund (DRAF) | Ghana | Co-led |
2019 | Technical Support for the Design of USAID-sponsored CMM Proposal | Catholic Relief Services | Liberia | Led |
2019 | Evaluation of Land for Life Project | Welthungerhilfe (WHH), & Collaborating for Resilience (CoRE), USA | Burkina Faso, Liberia, Sierra Leone | Led |
2019 | Ghana Conflict Assessment for USAID | USAID, & Democracy International | Ghana | Led |
2018-2019 | Endline Thematic Evaluation on “Role of Religion in Peacebuilding” | USAID, & Democracy International | Thailand | Co-led |
2018 | Learning Evaluation on Citizens’ Engagement in the Extractive Industry | Oxfam America | Malawi, Uganda, & Peru | Led |
2018 | Evaluation of Conciliation Resources Community-Led Peace Structures | Conciliation Resources, UK | Liberia, Nigeria, & Kenya | Led |
2017 | Research in the “Role of Religion in Peacebuilding” – Phase II in the Central Africa Republic | Democracy International, USA | Central African Republic | Co-led |
2017 | Post Ebola Trauma and Psychosocial Healing Training for Priests and Religious in the Diocese of Harper | National Catholic Health Council, Liberia | Diocese of Harper, Liberia | Led |
2017 | Conflict Assessment and Management Capacity Development for Justice and Peace Commissions of the Eastern Corridor | Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocese | Upper East and Northern Regions, Ghana | Led |
2016-2017 | Global Interfaith Peacebuilding Evaluation Guide | Global CDA Collaborative Learning Projects, Inc., USA | Led | |
2016 | Post Ebola Trauma and Psychosocial Healing Training for Priests and Religious in the Diocese of Gbarnga | Catholic Bishops Conference of Liberia | Diocese of Gbarnga, Liberia | Led |
2016 | Liberia Country Program Research and Design of Concept Note for USAID/CMM Proposal Programs | Catholic Relief Services | Liberia | Led |
2016 | Nationwide Research on Conflict Triggers and Perception Assessment Study | Catholic Relief Services | Liberia | Led |
CMM Baseline Study on Role of Religion in Peacebuilding in Central African Republic | Democracy International, USA | Central African Republic | Co-led |