Second, sustainability of peace initiatives in the Far South enhances when peace constituencies are able to adopt a transformation-oriented approach. The empowerment of the grassroots population in joining the process is beneficial in building civic leaders and relying more on local human resources, and less on outside resources. Apart from these resources, capacity development activities were adopted to strengthen local capacities. However, most of them served the requirement of foreign donors in addressing incompatibilities in managerial and operational capacities for formal project management.