The purpose of the present research was to make an assessment of the indirect and long-term peace relevant impacts of development and peacebuilding programs, and hopefully contribute with a framework for how such assessments can be made for other projects and areas. The paper does not include a thorough analysis of the present status quo in Angola. It is worth mentioning, however, that the research was conducted in a transition period from war to peace, in July 2002, three months after the signing of the peace accord that is meant to bring the country back to the failed Lusaka peace accord from 1994.