The Formative Childhood and Peace Building program is a multi-disciplinary team of researchers at the Yale Child Study Center who with UNICEF, the AÇEV Foundation, the John E. Fetzer Institute and other global partners, have embarked upon a joint project to achieve the common objective of analyzing the linkages between early childhood development (ECD) and peace building through scientific research. The program’s aim is translate and disseminate this knowledge to support better policies on global platforms in order to help prevent violence and build new generations of reconciliation.