Equipped for Peace Paul Bock Fri, 03/06/2026 - 11:24 Equipped for Peace - Executive Summary (230.27 KB) Equipped for Peace - Full Report (647.25 KB) Equipped for Peace - Appendixes (589.76 KB) Across fragile and conflict-affected contexts, donors and practitioners increasingly invest in integrated youth programs that combine economic support, civic engagement, and peacebuilding goals. These approaches reflect an important reality: violence is rarely driven by a single factor. However, despite growing investment in youth programming, there is still limited causal evidence on which specific program components reduce support for violence, how they interact, and under what conditions they produce meaningful peace outcomes.   This research builds on Mercy Corps’ growing evidence base on Interest-Based Mediation and Negotiation (IBMN) as a scalable peacebuilding approach.…