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Recent Stories

Project Evaluation now available for Bana Dukine
This external evaluation sought to assess the extent to which the Bana Dukine computer game was appropriate for primary school students, and to understand if and what the students learned by playing the game.

Computer Game Teaches Conflict Resolution Skills to Rwandan Children
Search for Common Ground has developed an innovative approach to teaching Rwandan school children how to deal with conflict in their lives.

Liberian Youth: A Call for Engagement
Read about our recent collaboration in a youth engagement study.

From the Common Ground Blog

Materials

Children & Youth Toolkit

SFCG Children and Youth is proud to offer an introductory toolkit for engaging children and youth in conflict transformation.
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Resources

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SFCG Children and Youth is dedicated to leading the way in developing both valuable resources for practitioners in the field and fostering opportunities for information exchange and networking across organizations dedicated to transforming the complex issues facing children and youth today.

Children & Youth Toolkit

We are pleased to announce the upcoming release of the Children, Youth & Conflict Toolkit. This toolkit provides practical how-to advice on project design, monitoring and evaluation.

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Global Strategy Report

The Global Strategy Report is almost ready for release. This report lays out the guiding principles behind SFCG global strategy for Children, Youth, and Conflict programming; outlines the strategic context and goals; and introduces core initiatives.

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CIMA Presentation

On May 28th the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) hosted a discussion on empowering youth through independent media in developing and democratized countries. Over 50 media and youth specialists convened to discuss strategies, challenges, and experiences in using independent media as a platform for youth expression and empowerment.

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Newsletters

  • Download our latest newsletter from September 2009

  • Download our latest newsletter from June 2009PDF

  • Download our newsletter from spring 2009

Additional Resources

Toolkits

Studies

  • No More Denial: Children Affected by Armed Conflict in Myanmar (Burma)pdf

Reports

Books

  • Children at War by P.W. Singer

  • Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah

  • Children, Media, and Conflict by Dafna Lemish and Maya Gotz