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THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO COLLECT DATA AND CONDUCT ANALYSIS TO DESCRIBE, EXPLORE, AND TEST CONFLICT SCENARIOS, AND MAKES BOTH DATA AND ANALYSIS OPEN FOR FREE USE BY THE PUBLIC.

THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTS THE DATA ON THE LOCATION, DATE, ACTORS, FATALITIES, AND TYPES OF ALL REPORTED POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND PROTEST EVENTS ACROSS AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, EAST ASIA, SOUTH ASIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA, CENTRAL ASIA, THE CAUCASUS, EUROPE, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE ORGANIZATIONS AIM IS TO CAPTURE THE FORMS, ACTORS, DATES AND LOCATIONS OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND PROTEST AS IT OCCURS ACROSS STATES. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS ANALYSIS TO DESCRIBE, EXPLORE, AND TEST CONFLICT SCENARIOS, AND MAKES BOTH DATA AND ANALYSIS OPEN FOR FREE USE BY THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES MOST OF ITS FUNDING FROM GRANTS FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND FOUNDATIONS. 2021 MARKED A YEAR OF SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH FOR ACLED. WE NOW COLLECT GLOBAL REAL-TIME DATA ON THE ENTIRE WORLD, AND PUBLISH WEEKLY REGIONAL OVERVIEWS FOR ALL REGIONS.ACLED HAS DEVELOPED NEW METHODS AND TOOLS, PRODUCED NEW ANALYSIS, ENGAGED MORE DEEPLY WITH OUR USER COMMUNITIES, AND SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED AS AN ORGANIZATION, GROWING FROM FEWER THAN 20 TEAM MEMBERS IN 2017 TO OVER 200 BY THE END OF 2021. 2021 WAS A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH ACLED DATA AND ANALYSIS. THE PROJECT EARNED 8.8 MILLION DATA DOWNLOADS, OVER 1.3 MILLION WEBSITE PAGE VIEWS, AND NEARLY 18,000 MEDIA MENTIONS. REGULAR ACLED USERS INCLUDED GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY OFFICES, INGOS AND THINK TANKS (E.G., THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE RED CROSS, INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP), THE UNITED NATIONS (E.G., OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN ACTION, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM), THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE WORLD BANK, NATO, AND MORE.