During Angola’s brutal war years, the scope of peacebuilding was obvious: to bring an end to the fighting. But the guns have been silent for more than three years, so why is there still a need for peace- building initiatives? Also in this issue, DW’s Eunice Inacio has been selected to take part in the 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 project. And DW and its partners are busy hammering out a new three-year proposal for the Civic Education Programme, another peace-building initiative which, if approved by donors, will be expanded to include education on elections and democracy in light of the approaching national ballot, due in 2006.