History
Peacebuild was born in 1994 in a spirit of optimism generated by the end of the Cold War and hope among a small but influential group of Canadian NGO representatives, academics, peace activists and government officials who believed that they and others could have a greater impact on violent conflict - that they could do more and do it better.
The network, previously known as the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee (CPCC), expeienced modest growth over the last 14 years. Favourable political support and its members' investments of time, knowledge, effort and creativity have created the conditions for Peacebuild to become both a focal point and a motor for policy debate, joint action and learning. Both the domestic and the international environments have changed dramatically in the past half decade, and Peacebuild members continue to endeavour to work to better understand and respond to violent conflict.
