Company Profile
PartnersGlobal
Company Overview
PartnersGlobal advances resilient civic space through authentic partnership and accompaniment, inclusive processes, and conflict sensitivity to bring about more peaceful, secure, and accountable societies.
PartnersGlobal contributes to a world where civil society thrives, change is managed peacefully, rights are protected, and democracy can flourish. We intend by 2025 to be the dominant resiliency-strengthening implementor in the peacebuilding space by offering the most innovative, conflict sensitive and locally-driven methodologies that assist peacebuilding organizations to adapt and thrive in a context of volatility and instability.
Since our founding, PartnersGlobal has always bridged the intersection of peacebuilding and democracy-building. We have hard-earned expertise in accountable governance, working strategically with all levels of government around the world on needed reforms and public policy. Our commitment to peacebuilding and human security has led us to establish trusting partnerships with security sector actors, giving us needed access to improve the relationship between citizens and those who are meant to protect them. We believe that citizen participation is at the heart of all democratic societies and that a thriving civil society sector is necessary for people to organize, protect human rights, and effectively engage in the decisions that affect them most.
Company History
The PartnersGlobal story begins in 1989. The downfall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe left a political and social vacuum, which attracted a flood of foreign donors who imposed short-term training programs and external policy recommendations on the newly democratic societies. PartnersGlobal took a different path. From the start, we committed to building partnerships and working with local leaders and institutions to create sustainable democratic change and build a strong civil society.
For more than 30 years, we have supported local civil society activists as they created independent conflict transformation organizations in their countries, serving as hubs for peaceful social change and participatory democracy. These organizations, known collectively as the Partners Network, now span 20 countries.
Today, PartnersGlobal continues to expand our reach by working with existing local civil society around the world. We are still on the cutting edge of organizational infrastructure support for peaceful democratic change through our unique approach to improving resiliency in the civic sector. Applying hard-earned lessons in adaptive capacity and the power of networked action, we work with leaders and organizations around the world to improve their ability to respond collectively to our fast-changing political and social environments.
Whether we are working to address corruption, reform security sector institutions, advocate for human rights or reduce violent conflicts, the Partners Team and our Network build bridges among different groups for a common purpose. By integrating disparate actors and their efforts, we amplify our impact and strengthen the conditions and relationships for lasting social transformation.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Please visit our website to get unique insights and perspectives from PartnersGlobal experts and the greater Partners Network on pressing topics in peacebuilding, democracy and development. From on-the-ground analysis of what’s driving conflict to practical resources for civil society leaders, Partners Perspectives offers fresh takes on challenges, opportunities and developments in our field.