Civil Peace Service
Facts & figures
Since the Civil Peace Service was founded in 1999, around 1.800 international CPS professionals have worked in more than 60 countries. Around 380 international CPS experts are currently active in about 45 countries (as of 31.12.2023): about 120 in Africa, about 80 in Latin America, about 70 in and Asia and in the Middle East and about 40 in Europe.
CPS experts are locally deployed for several years on the basis of the German Development Workers Act (Entwicklungshelfergesetz, EhfG).
The state and civil society work together in the Civil Peace Service. The CPS is run by nine German peace and development organisations in cooperation with local partner organisations. The CPS is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
In 2023, the Civil Peace Service budget is around 60 million euros.
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