Additional Context: This atrocity prevention and crisis response project empowered local communities with conflict mitigation strategies, mental health and psychosocial support, advocacy assistance, and economic empowerment activities. Although the project was not terminated following U.S. aid cuts and allowed to proceed to its natural end in 2025, ongoing conversations to extend the project were suddenly halted. Activities continue to be implemented by the organization at reduced levels without U.S. funding.

Through this project, the organization had helped 55 isolated communities overcome information-sharing challenges, resulting in 297 community risk reduction strategies activated by early warning communication since 2021. It also trained more than 409 local peacebuilders on trauma identification and mental health, delivered 88 social cohesion initiatives, and provided 503 individuals, including victims of violence and escapees from armed groups, with counseling support through five confidential sites in CAR and South Darfur.

Devex Researcher Note: Tensions between predominantly Muslim pastoral communities and predominantly Christian sedentary farmers are a main driver of armed conflict in CAR. On the border with Sudan, these tensions are further fueled by competition over land and resources between Sudanese pastoralists, fleeing violence with their herds, and Central African farmers, whose fields lie along paths traditionally used to move livestock in search of pasture. Generalized economic insecurity and the presence of armed forces contribute as well.

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