C4P Peace Observatory
Evidence for safer, more inclusive peace.
Our promise
Ethical evidence on children, youth and peace in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Primary users: Researchers, donors, policy-makers, practitioners
Purpose
The Peace Observatory is C4P’s evidence and learning hub. It brings together programme data, child- and youth-informed consultations, partner research and trusted public sources to show how conflict, displacement, violence and social tension affect children and young people – and what is working to build peace.
What it offers
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Peace & Child-Wellbeing Dashboard
aggregated, anonymised indicators with reporting period, location level, method and limitations shown for every chart.
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Research and policy library
C4P studies, learning briefs, policy papers and evaluations; filter by topic, country, year, age group and resource type.
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Context briefs
short, conflict-sensitive country and thematic summaries drawing on verified external sources, with clear citation.
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Child and youth perspectives
summaries of consultations from the Voice Studio – always aggregated, with no identifying information.
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What works
a practice evidence base summarising peace-education, protection and participation approaches.
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Data and methods centre
ethics, consent, data protection and methodology notes; a data request form for researchers.
Safeguards and quality standards
- No identifiable data about children. Small-number suppression: do not display figures where small cell sizes could reveal individuals or communities.
- Children and young people are never asked to collect information on armed groups, threats or incidents. The Observatory must not be used to gather intelligence or to map sensitive locations.
- Ethical review and data-protection assessment before any new dataset is published; documented consent/assent for all participatory data.
- Every figure carries source, reporting period, geography, method and an accountable owner. Distinguish C4P-generated data from third-party data.
The other signature platforms
- Peace Partnership ExchangeWhere responsible partners, funders and communities meet to co-create peace action.
- C4P Peace AcademyPractical peacebuilding, rights and life-skills learning for children’s and youth’s allies – and for young people themselves.
- Children & Youth Voice StudioA safe creative space for children and young people to tell their own stories – on their own terms.
Partner with Children for Peace
Responsible partnerships turn local ideas into lasting action.
- Owner:
- Director
- Last reviewed:
- 14 October 2026
- Next review:
- 14 April 2027