The U.S. government has identified Papua New Guinea as a priority partner country under the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability (SPCPS), with Hela Province being named one of the two provinces designated for support. In Hela, nearly two decades of intergroup conflict has decimated local communities. Today, the province sees some of the highest levels of family and sexual violence in the world outside of war zones, forcing many to flee. However, there is a burgeoning movement of community leaders working to not only understand what’s driving the violence, but to build foundations for peace where outside interventions have failed or are nonexistent.