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| Founded | 2007 |
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| Founder | Gayle Smith andJohn Prendergast |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Focus | Human Rights, Civilian Protection, andPeace |
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| Method | Analysis, Advocacy and Activism |
| Website | enoughproject |
TheEnough Project is a Washington, D.C.–based non-profit organization that was founded in 2007.[1] Its stated mission is to endgenocide andcrimes against humanity. The Enough Project conducts research in several conflict areas in Africa includingSudan,[2]South Sudan, theDemocratic Republic of the Congo,[3] theCentral African Republic, and the areas controlled by theLord's Resistance Army (LRA).[4][5] The Enough Project seeks to build leverage against the perpetrators and facilitators of atrocities and corruption through conducting research, engaging with governments and the private sector on policy solutions, and mobilizing public campaigns.[6]
The Enough Project grew out of the research and advocacy strategies of theCenter for American Progress and theInternational Crisis Group in 2007.[7] Its co-founders wereJohn Prendergast, the current Executive Director, andGayle Smith,[8] who is no longer employed there. Both co-founders had already served as advisors on Africa to theNational Security Council during theClinton administration.[9][10] In its early years, the Enough Project focused on support for enhanced peace processes, civilian protection strategies, and accountability efforts for deadly conflicts and mass atrocities in East and Central Africa. In 2016, the Enough Project shifted its focus to the political economy of conflict and combating violentkleptocratic regimes.[11] In that same year, the Enough Project launched The Sentry, an initiative designed to gather evidence and analyze the financing and operation of African conflicts.[12] The Enough Project also changed its nonprofit financial sponsor, moving from the previous Center of American Progress (CAP) to theNew Venture Fund (NVF).[1][13]
Campaigns and initiatives aiming to draw attention to these crises include The Sentry[14] and, previously, Raise Hope for Congo and theSatellite Sentinel Project.[15][16] The project was supportive of theconflict mineral disclosure law incorporated within theDodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, but there was some criticism of its suggestion thatcompliance would only add $0.01 to the cost of a cell phone.[17]
The Enough Project was investigated in 2021 by the Counter Network Division, a division of theNational Targeting Center, itself a component ofU.S. Customs and Border Protection, which also investigated journalistsAli Watkins andMartha Mendoza, among others. The investigations included screening through terrorism watchlists.[18]
the subject would be run through multiple databases, including a terrorism watch list [...] Enough Project, a nonprofit named by CBP as one of those organizations investigated by Rambo's team, told Yahoo News it was troubled by the revelations