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Interfaith Peacemaker Teams (IP Teams) comprise approximately 20 OMNIA-trained clergy and lay faith leaders. Tough-minded and focused, these women and men:
- collaborate across identity barriers
- build power by organizing people and organizing money
- act strategically on urgent, relevant and winnable issues that arise from the ground-up.
The IP Teams are demonstrably effective. The stories of their success are featured in our communique, A Compilation of IP Team Stories.
As the number of Teams in an area increase, and their impact get to be well-known, the effectiveness of interreligious collaboration will produce a cultural shift. In that community, OMNIA expects to see a decrease in people’s tolerance of extremist religion and an increase in their affirmation of pluralistic religion.
The IP Teams are designed to become a component of a community’s social-infrastructure that encourages democratic citizen engagement for peacebuilding.
In March 2025, there are 440 IP Teams in the following countries. Bangladesh -- 35
Kenya -- 132
Liberia -- 48
Nigeria -- 109
South Sudan -- 5
Sri Lanka -- 38
Togo -- 20
Uganda -- 50
USA -- 4
While OMNIA’s values, principles and method are the same in each country, Teams function according to the unique features of each context.
The next Virtual IP Team training will be held in April 2025. Please click here for more details.
