Enough Project
{{Short description|U.S. nonprofit organization}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Enough Project
| image = File:ENOUGH.LOGO.jpg
| type = Non-profit organization
| founded_date = 2007
| co-founders = Gayle Smith and John Prendergast
| location = 1420 K St. NW, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20005, U.S.
| focus = Human Rights, Civilian Protection, and Peace
| method = Analysis, Advocacy and Activism
| homepage = {{URL|https://enoughproject.org/}}
}}
The Enough Project is a Washington, D.C.–based non-profit organization that was founded in 2007.{{Cite web|title=RELEASE: Enough Project Heads into 2016 at New Venture Fund|url=https://www.americanprogress.org/press/release-enough-project-heads-into-2016-at-new-venture-fund/|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Center for American Progress|date=17 December 2015 |language=en}} Its stated mission is to end genocide and crimes against humanity. The Enough Project conducts research in several conflict areas in Africa including Sudan,{{cite web | title=Enough Project and Don Cheadle Issue Warning About Sudan's Coup - Sudan | website=ReliefWeb | date=April 11, 2019 | url=https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/enough-project-and-don-cheadle-issue-warning-about-sudan-s-coup | access-date=February 14, 2023}} South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,{{Cite web|title=Congo Stories: A Conversation with John Prendergast and Samantha Power|url=https://hls.harvard.edu/event/congo-stories-a-conversation-with-john-prendergast-and-samantha-power/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Harvard Law School|language=en}} the Central African Republic, and the areas controlled by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).{{cite web |url=http://www.enoughproject.org/conflict_areas |title=Conflict Areas | Enough |publisher=Enoughproject.org |access-date=2012-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303000425/http://www.enoughproject.org/conflict_areas |archive-date=2012-03-03 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|last=Lynch|first=Colum|title=Succession in South Sudan|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/07/south-sudan-succession-10th-anniversary-us-policy-democracy/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Foreign Policy|language=en-US}} 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.{{cite web | title=Enough Project: Sudan's response to protests, State of Emergency 'red lines' for US investment | website=Dabanga Radio TV Online | date=February 28, 2019 | url=https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/enough-project-sudan-s-response-to-protests-state-of-emergency-red-lines-for-us-investment | access-date=February 14, 2023}} Campaigns and initiatives aimed to bring attention to these crises include The Sentry{{Cite web|date=2019-12-09|title=Sudanese Prime Minister Hamdok Recognizes the Role of Darfur Activist Movement|url=https://thesentry.org/2019/12/09/3390/sudanese-prime-minister-hamdok-recognizes-role-darfur-activist-movement/|access-date=2022-01-17|website=The Sentry}} and, previously, Raise Hope for Congo and the Satellite Sentinel Project.{{cite web|url=http://www.enoughproject.org/blogs/introducing-sentry |title=Introducing: The Sentry | Enough |date=20 July 2015 |publisher=Enoughproject.org |access-date=2016-07-15}}{{cite web |url=http://www.enoughproject.org/about/campaigns-initiatives |title=Our Campaigns & Initiatives | Enough |publisher=Enoughproject.org |access-date=2012-02-28 |archive-date=2012-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224193649/http://www.enoughproject.org/about/campaigns-initiatives |url-status=dead }}
History
The Enough Project grew out of the research and advocacy strategies of the Center for American Progress and the International Crisis Group in 2007.{{Cite news|title=International Crisis Group |url=http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/media-releases/2007/the-international-crisis-group-and-the-enough-project-a-complementary-relationship.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602235458/http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/media-releases/2007/the-international-crisis-group-and-the-enough-project-a-complementary-relationship.aspx |archive-date=2011-06-02 }} Its co-founders were John Prendergast, the current Executive Director, and Gayle Smith,{{Cite news| title=Center for American Progress|publisher=PBS (Public Broadcasting Service)|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/worse-than-war/get-involved/organizations/the-enough-project/70/}} who is no longer employed there. Both co-founders had already served as advisors on Africa to the National Security Council during the Clinton administration.{{Cite web|title=Enough Project|url=https://www.devex.com/organizations/enough-project-44599|access-date=February 2, 2022}}{{Cite magazine|last=Fair|first=Vanity|title=The Africa Portfolio: Contributors|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2007/07/tribs200707|access-date=2022-02-09|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=July 2007 |language=en}} In its first several 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 their focus to the political economy of conflict and combating violent kleptocratic regimes.{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://enoughproject.org/about |website=Enough Project |access-date=10 June 2019}} 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.{{Cite news| title=The Sentry|publisher=Newsweek|url=http://www.newsweek.com/george-clooney-launches-project-uncover-profiteers-african-conflict-356011}} The Enough Project also changed its nonprofit financial sponsor, moving from the previous Center of American Progress (CAP) to the New Venture Fund (NVF).{{Cite web|title=NEW VENTURE FUND :: District of Columbia (US) :: OpenCorporates|url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_dc/EXTUID_2689437|access-date=2022-02-19|website=opencorporates.com}}
The Enough Project was investigated by the Counter Network Division, a division of the National Targeting Center, itself a component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which also investigated journalists Ali Watkins and Martha Mendoza, among others. The investigations included screening through terrorism watchlists.{{cite news |last1=Winter |first1=Jana |title=CBP launches review of secretive division that targeted journalists, lawmakers and other Americans |url=https://news.yahoo.com/cbp-launches-review-secretive-division-that-targeted-journalists-lawmakers-americans-100035634.html |access-date=3 January 2022 |work=Yahoo! News |date=31 December 2021 |language=en |quote=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}}