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.
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.
We’re built to deliver—research, briefs, reports, and public education that people can actually use, not slogans that disappear after a campaign.
The fellowship is our backbone. It’s how we scale impact without losing quality—training people and producing real work at the same time.
We don’t take political sides. We take human dignity seriously—and we build prevention through education, dialogue, and resilience.
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, we’ve trained 600+ fellows and interns from 34 countries. Fellows learn research, writing, responsible digital engagement, and execution— while producing publications, supporting convenings, and strengthening public education.
- Explore: risetopeace.org/about-us/fellowship/
- Apply: fellows@risetopeace.org
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.
- See our work: What We Do
- Read output: Publications
Rise to Peace is not funded by any government. Your support sustains research, training, dialogue, and public education that pushes the world toward peace.
The Political Significance of Jordan–Holy See Relations
By Charlotte Soulé – Rise to Peace Fellow Diplomatic relations between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Holy See, […]
Four Years of Fracture and Four Years of War: Ukraine’s Grim Anniversary
By Etienne Darcas – Rise to Peace There is something uniquely disorienting about marking an anniversary of a war that […]
From Cellblock to Cell Structure: How Extremist Networks Incubate in Prison
From Cellblock to Cell Structure: How Extremist Networks Incubate in Prison By Caroline Thomas – Rise to Peace Fellow When […]
The Battle for the Vanguard: ISIS-K and Taliban Competition for Jihadist Leadership
By Jamaluddin Mohammadi – Rise to Peace Fellow Often, we paint Islamist-aligned organizations with a broad brush; they all believe […]
Culture, Politics, and Polarization: Understanding the Backlash to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
By Mildred Miranda – Rise to Peace Fellow The Super Bowl LX Halftime Show on February 8, 2026, featured Puerto […]