“…Many professionals in the mental health and peace studies fields recognize the importance of investing in early childhood to progress peacebuilding efforts (Ang, 2018; Angelica Ponguta et al, 2018; Britto et al, 2014; Chopra et al, 2012; Chowdhury, 2014; Dunne et al, 2021; Glen et al, 2020; Leckman et al, 2021; Panter-Brick, 2021; Sunar et al, 2013; Yale University & Mother Child Education Foundation, 2012). However, understanding how ECD programs contribute to the promotion of peacebuilding behaviors requires evaluation of how ECD may fit into common peace studies frameworks (Ang, 2018; Donaldson et al, 2018; Early Childhood Peace Consortium, 2017). In areas affected by armed conflict, ECD interventions may serve to mitigate the intergenerational impact of direct violence , which is a form of violence that occurs when one individual causes physical harm against another (Galtung, 1969).…”