Over the past twenty-eight years, ACCORD has gained experience and expertise across the conflict management spectrum, including a dedicated focus on gender and its nexus with peace and conflict. ACCORD’s cumulative experience has contributed towards building the capacity of African women leaders through training, facilitation and research. ACCORD has partnered with numerous national, regional, continental and international gender networks and organisations working in the field of women, peace and security. ACCORD has a memorandum of understanding with United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (UN Women), has partnered with the African Union (AU) including the Office of the Special Envoy for WPS, the AU Gender and Development Directorate, and FemWise-Africa; the Regional Economic Communities (REC’s) including IGAD, ECCAS and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). At a civil society level organisations such as Femmes Afrique Solidarite (FAS) and Gender is My Agenda remain key partners . In recognition of its work ACCORD received the Tombouctou Award in 2006 for work in gender mainstreaming in Africa. ACCORD has continued to ensure the presence of women in decision-making position as well as engage in one inter-generational dialogue in June 2020 to prepare the younger generation and ensure that their voices are being heard.
