SeeD worked in collaboration with Interpeace, the Ministry of Peace of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and ABCON PLC on the pilot Ethiopian Peace Index (EPI) in 2022-2023, funded by the Royal Government of the Netherlands. The pilot phase of the EPI focused on three regions in Ethiopia: Sidama region, the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples region, and the Southwest Ethiopian Peoples region.

The EPI is a unique tool for understanding the state of peace and resilience in Ethiopia, with further analysis on the complexities of conflict and peacebuilding. It also operationalised a new approach to bottom-up and participatory measurement that would provide evidence-based strategies for local and international actors dedicated to fostering peace and reconciliation in the country.

The Index used a participatory quantitative methodology in the three aforementioned regions. Through a comprehensive analysis of data collected from citizens, traditional leaders, and Kebele administrators across 101 Kebeles, the Ethiopian Peace Index has quantified and measured various factors influencing peace, including economic, social, psychological, attitudinal, behavioural, and environmental dimensions.