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It all begins with gender.

We're a women-owned small business that goes beyond mere women’s representation. Instead, we focus on bringing a gender perspective to every peace and security challenge we take on.

Our gender-transformative program implementation, research, and policy recommendations ensure we deliver innovative, localized, actionable solutions and policies – and real world impact.

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A passion for equitable, lasting peace and security

UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) was unanimously adopted in 2000. Despite the contributions of the WPS agenda to achieving sustainable peace and security, a quarter of a century later, implementation is still an urgent task. 

aXXelerate focuses on bringing women and gender perspectives into every security conversation to propel the realization of WPS principles – and we do it at the speed of women.

What does the aXXeleration of WPS look like? 

What we do
(and do well)

Helping others understand that bringing women to the table will expedite the way to achieving durable peace

Championing feminist foreign policy perspectives to open pathways to achieving gender equity on women’s schedules (i.e., now)

Finding, tapping into, and connecting the expertise of grassroots women’s civil society to defense and security organizations to expedite community security ahead of conflict

Investing in communities and co-creating programs with local women (and men) to ensure a faster path to on-the-ground relevance and long-term sustainability

We help realize peace and security's full potential

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We help realize peace and security's full potential

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