The Initiative for Inclusive Security, including The Women Waging Peace Network, convened a unique forum bringing together women leaders in post-conflict areas to brainstorm negotiating tactics, grassroots action, and political and legal maneuvers to create peace and social justice in their respective countries.

The event commenced in Cambridge, Massachusetts with the Women and Security Executive Training Program, an initiative of the Women and Public Policy Program of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government cosponsored by the Harvard Law School. Women discussed strategies, shared knowledge and lessons learned, and developed new approaches and mechanisms to advocate for legal reform in their countries.

The two-week long program included targeted, capacity-building skill sessions, meetings with US judges and legal practitioners, courses on legal and public policy topics, and advocacy training. Through one-on-one and group sessions with Hunt Alternatives managers, women honed their message management, media, and leadership skills.

The culmination was the Policy Forum in Washington DC on January 20, when over 400 policymakers joined the participants to engage in focused discussions about how rule of law efforts in post-conflict countries can be designed and implemented more effectively with the full participation of women.