Peace Mediation
- Conduct in-depth context analysis and stakeholder mapping
- Support mediation and facilitation processes at the request of institutional partners
- Establish and accompany confidential dialogue channels
- Engage with communities, public authorities, and non-state armed actors
- Negotiate humanitarian access in line with neutrality and international humanitarian lawical representation adapted to audience
- Provide technical and contextual advice to humanitarian and development actors
- Operate safely and effectively in sensitive and conflict-affected settings
Building on long-standing operational experience in fragile and conflict-affected settings, Dropstone provides discreet and context-sensitive support to mediation, dialogue, and humanitarian access processes at the request of institutional partners. The company has developed a specialized skill set in facilitating trust-based communication, including the establishment of confidential dialogue channels, support to mediation and facilitation processes, and engagement with communities, public authorities, and non-state armed actors. Dropstone also brings recognized expertise in negotiating humanitarian access, with a strong emphasis on neutrality, respect for international humanitarian law, and the protection of humanitarian space. Its interventions are designed to support humanitarian and development actors operating in sensitive environments, particularly in West and Central Africa.