Impact
A decade of work.
Explore the evidence.
Research, public dialogue, community work and the people who make it possible across regions, year by year.
2027The Next Decade: Give Someone Else the Opening
2026From Spreadsheets to a Live Global Security Monitor
2026From a Campus Sidewalk to a Global Network
2025Returning to CNN to Revisit the Evacuation
2025WarGuy: The Founder Story Becomes a Memoir
2025U.S. Troops Ambushed by Gunman in Syria
2023Following Extremism From Streets to ScreensPeople, knowledge and practical work
What gives people the tools to build a different future?
Rise to Peace began from lived experience of war and grew into a global platform for leadership, education, research, technology, community projects, public dialogue and collaboration. Security remains part of the work; it is not its limit.
What the work has become
How Rise to Peace creates impact.
Six connected areas explain what the organization does. The year-by-year archive shows the documented work behind them.
Leadership & Opportunity
Practical work, mentorship and international collaboration help participants build experience, skills, professional relationships and career pathways.
Definition & evidence →02Research, Education & Public Knowledge
Evidence, education and lived experience become accessible research, publications, training and public knowledge.
Definition & evidence →03Community-Led Projects
Locally informed ideas move from an identified need toward research, design, partnerships and practical delivery when resources are secured.
Definition & evidence →04Technology, Data & Responsible AI
Data and AI-assisted workflows expand human capability while people remain responsible for verification, context and judgment.
Definition & evidence →05Dialogue, Media & Global Exchange
Conferences, universities and media bring evidence and different perspectives into wider conversations across borders.
Definition & evidence →06Peace, Security & Resilient Communities
Research and practical work examine conflict while supporting prevention, peacebuilding and communities working to withstand and recover from crisis.
Definition & evidence →2016–2026
A decade of work.
The six pillars explain what Rise to Peace does. This chronology shows the people, projects, publications, conferences, media and documented work behind it.
Pillar 03 of 06
Community-Led Projects
Locally informed ideas move from an identified need toward research, design, partnerships and practical delivery when resources are secured.
How it works
- A community member identifies a real need
- The team researches the problem and designs a response
- Costs, partners and potential support are assessed
- A pilot or implementation proceeds when appropriate resources are secured
Evidence below: The year-by-year records shown here are existing archive items connected to this pillar. They are not a separate or duplicated database.