Funding

The HD Centre is involved in an increasing number and range of projects to mediate in armed conflict and to improve mediation processes around the world. Its steady growth reflects change in how its supporters wish to contribute to resolving conflict.

Financial support is needed to improve peaceful responses to armed conflict

Dialogue, through third-party mediation, is increasingly shown to be among the most effective ways to address contemporary armed conflict and violence. Evidence suggests that sustained periods of peace are far more likely to result from robust, negotiated agreements.

Yet the practice of mediation remains varied in quality, lacking in coordination, and insufficiently shaped by ethical considerations. Meanwhile, the implementation of peace agreements usually requires further and sustained mediation, and in many conflict situations, preventive diplomacy and related measures are inadequate or non-existent.

Who supports HD Centre?

The HD Centre is financially supported by a number of donors, including Governments, private foundations and individuals, as well as other humanitarian organisations. In 2006, 98% of the HD Centre's funding came from Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, USAID, Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands.

The HD Centre endeavours to exceed donors needs

The HD Centre understands that donors need to remain fully informed on how and where their money is being used. While the HD Centre works to ensure efficiency in how it spends its money, and therefore standardises reporting to a degree, it will endeavour to provide its donors with the best possible return for their investment - reassurance that the HD Centre is a leading practitioner, transparency in its reporting, tailored feedback on special interests and the best, continuing relationships it can put together.

Going forward with funded support

To continue in its mission, the HD Centre needs increasing funding support. Leading the growth of the mediation profession, responsibly, requires continued development of capacity building and knowledge exchange tools. Independence also demands a diversity of funding.

The HD Centre is intent on helping governments, foundations and the private sector seek out value in supporting non-violent solutions to conflict, and mediation in particular. If you are interested in financially supporting the work of the HD Centre, please write to info@hdcentre.org .