Women & PEACE Studies Organization referred as WPSo here after is a civil society initiative built on the experience and expertise of previously existing RIWPS-Afghanistan and aims at furthering the knowledge and realization of women’s perspectives and roles within the framework of peace and security in Afghanistan.

WPSos rational is anchored on an understanding that Afghan women have critical and important roles and perspectives of peace and security locally and nationally and their knowledge and realization from a grassroots level need to be further explored, studied and advocated for – WPSos will document those experiences from the field, disseminate and empower women’s traditional leaders with tools and skills to become emerging women’s leaders in local and national level peace and security debates and frameworks.

To accomplish this aim, WPSo will document the perspectives of women research initiatives; feed those perspectives into national and international policies and programmes related to peace and security. WPSo will promote a understanding and realization of inclusive peace and security frameworks through conducting empirical research, policy analysis, and evidence-based advocacy to change and shape these policies for a lasting peace in Afghanistan. The research and policy analysis by WPSo will serve as tools for advocacy by the organization itself and its other partners and the larger civil society organizations in Afghanistan.

VISION

Promoting knowledge an-d realization that inclusive peace and security frameworks lead to sustainable peace & harmony in Afghanistan.

MISSION

To create & explore knowledge about women leaders in grassroots movements, empower capacities, and support research and advocacy that will increase peace and security by systematic inclusion of women’s perspectives and roles in programs, policies and structures.

WPSO WILL STRIVE TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:

• - Promote the role of women as peace negotiators, mediators, peace builders and preventing violence extremism and radicalization
• - Create spaces and avenues for young women to enter the debate on peace and security from a people’s perspectives challenging the traditional and military peace and security frameworks
• - Contribute to knowledge being created and explored on the roles and contributions of women leaders at the local and national levels to transform homes, communities and villages and preventing youth from engaging with insurgencies and extremism

PRIORITY AREAS:

1. - Engendering Security
2. - Conflict transformation and preventing violent extremism
3. - Build constituencies for peace