We are active in 35 countries affected by conflict. We work with government and non-government partners (local and international) to help people who have been affected by war, resume peaceful development, and prevent violence from breaking out again. Our work deals with a range of needs including jump-starting the economy, repairing and rebuilding war-damaged infrastructure and institutions, clearing landmines, helping people who fought in the conflict and refugees back into society, and targeting programs at vulnerable people such as widows and children. We have also developed tools and research to better analyze and understand the sources of conflict, promote economic growth and cut poverty in a way that reduces the risk of future violence. Among the wide-ranging projects that we have supported are the reintegration of soldiers who fought in the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa, rebuilding infrastructure and helping communities in Afghanistan, dealing with psychological and social trauma in Bosnia and Herzegovina, rehabilitating street children in the Democratic Republic of Congo and protecting the property of Colombians who have been uprooted by conflict.