Peacebuilding Solutions’ mission is to reshape and improve current practices in the fields of peacebuilding, humanitarian aid, and reconstruction of communities affected by conflict and natural disasters.

Peacebuilding Solutions was founded in 2008 by a group of like-minded people who realized that there might be a better way to ensure that people who are suffering are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve. While working towards my Master’s and Ph.D. in Political Science, I was exposed to a great deal of research showing the gaps inherent in the international system and the lack of accountability, transparency and effectiveness of both non-profit organizations and intergovernmental organizations. As an American, born and raised in a rich and prosperous country, I felt it was my duty and obligation to help those who, through no fault of their own, are unable to help themselves.

Peacebuilding is what happens when countries emerge from either a civil war or an interstate war. Peacebuilding is a very complex phenomenon; interlinking democratization, infrastructure, security, education, human rights and many other topics. Peacebuilding is also something that is quite simply impossible in the short-term: peacebuilding requires years of sustained international effort to ensure that all needs are met in both the short- and the long-term.

To tackle the complex issue of peacebuilding, Peacebuilding Solutions has decided to begin with refugee camps. Many camps are built rapidly with little regard to long-term needs such as education, social/cultural factors and the like. Refugees are people who have been forced to leave their homelands and sometimes the people who they love to eke out a new existence in a new place. When these people return home, Peacebuilding Solutions wishes to ensure that their short-term and long-term needs are met. In this way, Peacebuilding Solutions can contribute to the concept of peacebuilding itself.

Our long-term plan goes far beyond refugee camps, however. Our vision includes us being able to build effective long-term infrastructure for regions and states that have been ravaged by war. By ensuring that these peoples’ short-term and long-term needs are met, we have the ability to ensure that these people are treated appropriately and are also given the tools to lead rich, fulfilling lives, thereby hopefully ensuring that civil conflict does not reignite.

Please continue to watch as we grow, prosper, and transform our world into a better place for all.

-Greg Hodgin, Executive Director, Peacebuilding Solutions

	End of Year Report 2011 Letter from our Executive Director, Greg Hodgin. Read More…

Business Plan 2011-2012

Currently there are millions of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in temporary camps worldwide as a result of political instability or natural disasters. The average length of time that people must reside in a camp is 8 years, however most shelters are simple tents and tarp structures that degrade within a year. These camps also too often suffer from a lack of attention paid to the educational, social and cultural needs of their populations. Read more about our 2011-2012 business plan to find out how we intend to change this.

Designing for Good – GA Tech Case Competition 2011

A student design case competition was recently held giving student teams an opportunity to design portable and robust shelters that can be rapidly built, taken apart, and moved in a crisis….Read More.

Peacebuilding Solution + Engineers Without Borders Atlanta

As we speak, there are approximately 2.5 million people living in an estimated 700 United Nations funded refugee camps around the globe…Read More.