Understanding differences; Acting on commonalities


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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Video Gallery

Nashe Maalo: Promoting intercultural understanding through TV drama

Nashe Maalo is a TV program created in Macedonia for children ages 8-12 that promotes intercultural understanding, conflict prevention, and conflict resolution.
Watch on YouTube

Former Child Soldier Ishmael Beah Speaks to the Child Soldier Initiative

Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Child Soldier talks about the plight of child soldiers and the importance of collaborations such as the Child Soldier Initiative.
Watch on YouTube

The Team: Resolving Ethnic Differences through Athletics

L’Equipe (The Team) is a TV series-- which airs in Côte d’ Ivoire as well as other countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East -- that follows a team of soccer players as they work together for success on the playing field.
Watch on YouTube

Golden Kids News: Training youth journalist in Western Africa

Golden Kids News in Sierra Leone and Liberia is a news radio program created for youth by youth about relevant community issues. GKN offers a platform for youth to find and express their voices often silenced by conflict and war.
Watch on YouTube

Kilna bil Hayy: Teaching acceptance through the story of six youth

Kilna bil Hayy (All of Us in the Neighborhood) tells the story of six children from different ethnic backgrounds who, despite the discord and segregation that surrounds them, accept their differences and celebrate their commonalities.
Watch on YouTube

Blood Never Dries

Documentary on child soldiers featuring Children & Youth Program Director Felix Unogwu

Documentary Films

The Forgotten Children of Congo (2007)

Soldier Child (1998): This documentary directed by Neil Abramson examines the rise and fall, as well as the reach and long-lasting effects, of religious zealot Joseph Kony in northern Uganda. Available at Blockbuster and Netflix.

More Media

To learn more about SFCG media, please visit the Common Ground Productions website