Local peacebuilding organisations are well-placed to design solutions to ongoing challenges in the complex conflict environments of eastern DRC. They are in the position to generate sustained buy-in – a key marker of success in addressing community conflicts. Without more sustained investment with emphasis on quality, flexible funding, locally-led solutions will remain underfunded and neglected, restricting local peacebuilders’ attempts to generate a peace that can truly be comprehensive, intersectional, and transformative.