Coalition for Peace in Africa (COPA) is an African network of peace builders whose purpose is to promote peace, justice, human rights and development through capacity building, advocacy, research and documentation. As a network, COPA facilitates linking and sharing between practitioners and stakeholders to ensure the building of sustainable peace in Africa. Part of COPA’s latest research and advocacy activities is to ensure that policy decisions reflect the needs of the conflict affected communities. Working mainly with youth and women, COPA is facilitating the exchange of experiences, empowering these groups so as to become active agents of the peace building process in their community.