CP ▁is ▁to ▁emp ower ▁people ▁divided ▁by ▁conflict ▁to ▁develop ▁mut ual ▁understanding ▁and ▁to ▁create ▁sust ain able ▁peace . ▁The ▁organization ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁S ansk rit ▁word ▁for ▁comp ass ion . ▁The ▁organizations ▁efforts ▁in ▁facil it ating ▁" post - conf lict ▁recon c ili ation " ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁active ▁programs ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁countries . ▁They ▁have ▁co - im plement ed ▁programs ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Agency ▁for ▁International ▁Development , ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁State , ▁United ▁States ▁Institute ▁of ▁Peace , ▁and ▁Fund ▁for ▁Peace , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁purpose ▁ ▁K CP ▁provides ▁educational ▁training ▁programs ▁in ▁conflict ▁transformation ▁and ▁inter - comm unal ▁dialog ue ▁in ▁communities ▁experien cing ▁deeply ▁root ed ▁conflict . ▁With ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁rel ational ▁peace building , ▁K CP ▁facil it ators ▁aim ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁context ▁in ▁which ▁sh atter ed ▁commun al ▁relations ▁can ▁be ▁he aled ▁and ▁programs ▁fost ering ▁co ex istence ▁can ▁be ▁established ▁and ▁tested . ▁ ▁K CP ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Pa ula ▁Green , ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁peace building ▁with ▁a ▁background ▁in ▁inter group ▁relations , ▁coun sel ing ▁psych ology , ▁Buddh ist ▁med itation , ▁and ▁non vi ol ent ▁activ ism . ▁Dr . ▁Green ▁is ▁a ▁professor ▁Emer it us ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁for ▁International ▁Training ▁Gr adu ate ▁Institute , ▁as ▁well