forumZFD, also referred to as Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. or Forum Civil Peace Service, is a German, non-profit-making, politically independent and non-denominational peacebuilding organization, which supports people involved in violent conflicts on the path to peace and strives to help overcome war and violence. forumZFD is currently working with peace consultants in Germany as well as ten other countries in Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia. Its Academy for Conflict Transformation offers a learning space for professional, international peace work. Through dialogue events, educational work and campaigns, forumZFD actively advocates civil peace policy. forumZFD is recognized by the German federal government as a member of the Civil Peace Service (CPS) consortium. It finances its work through public and private grants, donations and membership fees.
forumZFD has opened its main office in Erbil and is implementing its peacebulding programme in KRI and Republic of Iraq with the main focus on peacebuilding and conflict transformation activities. The overall objective of forumZFD is to contribute to a peaceful coexistence among the diverse populations group in Iraq.