Rise to Peace is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit advancing peace and stability through research, education, dialogue, media, and community resilience.
We stay nonpartisan and nonpolitical. Our work is built on one simple belief: peace holds when people have opportunity, accurate information, and dignity.
People who have worked with Rise to Peace; contributors currently active from 42 countries
40+
International Convenings
Dialogues, conferences, and expert forums
200+
Media Features
Millions reached across platforms
20K+
Risk & Security Data Points
Tracking trends for analysis and public education
10+
Resilience Projects
Community-focused stability initiatives worldwide
Current organizational snapshot: 700+ people who have worked with Rise to Peace • contributors active from 42 countries • 585+ publications • 40+ international convenings • 200+ media features • 20K+ risk and security data points • 10+ resilience projects
MISSION & VISION
What we stand for
MISSION
Build peace through prevention
We advance peace and stability by expanding education—especially for youth and women—promoting peace through dialogue and mutual understanding,
and treating clean water, food sustainability, and basic resources as stability issues. We combat hate and violence by strengthening people and communities early.
VISION
A world built on dignity and opportunity
A world where misinformation and dehumanization fail to recruit; where communities have the tools, opportunity, and leadership to choose stability over violence;
and where peace is built through knowledge, dialogue, and resilience.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
Not another generic nonprofit
OUTPUT
We publish. Consistently.
We’re built to deliver—research, briefs, reports, and public education that people can actually use, not slogans that disappear after a campaign.
PIPELINE
We train leaders worldwide.
The fellowship is our backbone. It’s how we scale impact without losing quality—training people and producing real work at the same time.
FOCUS
Nonpartisan. Mission-first.
We don’t take political sides. We take human dignity seriously—and we build prevention through education, dialogue, and resilience.
FOUNDING STORY
Built on hard lessons from conflict
Rise to Peace was founded by Ahmad Shah Mohibi. He grew up in war and learned early that violence doesn’t start with a weapon—it starts when people lose
opportunity, lose trust, and lose access to truth. Later, through frontline public-service experience and close work with practitioners handling violence after the fact,
the same lesson held: prevention wins. This organization exists to do prevention at scale—through the way of the word over the way of the gun.
Since 2017, the fellowship and wider network have helped people learn through real work in research, writing, responsible digital engagement, convenings, and public education. More than 700 people have worked with Rise to Peace over its history, with contributors currently active from 42 countries.
Our model connects people across regions, disciplines, and time zones—students, researchers, journalists, and practitioners—working toward one mission.
It’s how we scale consistency across publications, convenings, and public awareness.
Rise to Peace is not funded by any government. Your support sustains research, training, dialogue, and public education that pushes the world toward peace.
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