Athena ConsortiumInclusive advice on peace, security, and development

What We Do

Athena's specialists design, provide, coach, train and share on feminist and inclusive approaches. We blend extensive technical sectoral expertise with deep knowledge and evidence-informed process design. We offer thoughtful support to people working across a spectrum of organisations and institutions on mediation, conflict resolution, peacemaking, peacebuilding, humanitarian and development issues.

Athena's skill set:

  • Direct, practical advice and technical support to mediators, peace process actors and women in and around peace processes; and to humanitarian and development professionals
  • Political, risk and conflict analysis
  • Conflict sensitivity analysis and strategies
  • Country and issue briefs across peace, security, humanitarian and development themes
  • Mentoring, coaching and side-by-side support for personnel in a range of organisations
  • Programme and policy development, design and implementation
  • Support on the design of effective advocacy and communications strategies and products
  • Review and evaluation services
  • Policy-relevant research and analysis, peer reviews and research design