This paper addresses a crucial gap in the literature on peacebuilding. Literature and case studies in this field almost exclusively focus on international organisations entering a host country experiencing, or susceptible to, large-scale violent conflict. The dominant discourse on peacebuilding interventions has revolved around the dynamic of internationals entering a developing country and operating in a relatively immobile environment, in which the displaced often lives in camps or rural villages. In this context, peacebuilding literature includes a series of implicit and explicit assumptions about the nature of local actors, community, and participation in peacebuilding interventions.