Additional Context: Resillience for Peace, or R4P, began as a five year, nearly $20 million USAID-funded project implemented by Equal Access International. Supporting the implementation of the 10-year U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability, part of the Global Fragility Act, in the region, it helped Ivorian border communities counter violent extremism through media engagement, governance reform, community-based peacebuilding activities, natural resource management, conflict mitigation and livelihoods initiatives. R4P also conducted extensive research activities. In total, the project had implemented 1,250 activities, reached over 60,825 participants and conducted 23 research studies before funding was pulled in March 2025.

When the program was terminated in March 2025, the staff decided to establish a local organization to continue their efforts in Côte d'Ivoire. Working on a voluntary basis, the organization has steadily been able to raise funds for further implementation. The newly established association, which now has around 65 members, received their first non-U.S. funds from the Ivorian government in mid-2025. They have since received funding from the U.K. and other European Union donors. As of May 2026, the organization is implementing eight grants valued around $1.5 million, and currently working in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana, with expansions to Benin and Senegal expected soon.

Source: R4P