Our Evaluations

Evaluations of SFCG programs are first and foremost a learning tool for the organization. Our approach to evaluation is based on the belief that we need to understand how and why our work makes a difference in order to do better in the future. As learning tools, our evaluations foster a spirit of inquiry and honesty, regardless of how challenging this may be to our organization. Our evaluations typically seek to accomplish one or more of the following:

• Identify and analyze intended and unintended change
• Assess processes and partnerships
• Examine sustainability, immediate results, and longer term results

SFCG's Evaluation Principles

• Capacity strengthening
• Context specific
• Utilization-focused
• Participatory
• Productively critical
• Evidence-based
• Culturally sensitive
• Ethical

Scroll down for a short description of each evaluation, or click on the links below to view a summary of that country's evaluations.

2005 External Evaluation of Refugee Reintegration Project
The researcher for the 2005 external impact assessment of the Refugee Reintegration Project was Todd C. Cleveland. This document is designed to represent the key findings and lessons learned and is not a full programme-wide evaluation. [more]

2004 External Programme Evaluation
The evaluators for the 2004 external evaluation of Search for Common Ground in Angola (Centre for Common Ground or CCG) were Christian Bugnion, Daniel Ntoni-Nzinga, and Joao Kambowela. The evaluation looked at SFCG-Angola's work over the past year, assessed its impact on the current dynamic in the country, and offered suggestions in order to ensure continued success. SFCG's goal in Angola is to support sustainable peace and national reconciliation by working with Angolans to transform their society away from a culture of violence to one characterized by coexistence, security, social justice, and popular participation. [more]

2002 External Programme Evaluation
This external evaluation, conducted by Rowland Roome & Mario Kajibanga, examines the relevance of the programme (including its selection of target groups and partners) to the declared goals. CCG's declared organisational objective is to enable people from the grassroots to the leadership to resolve conflict and violence through non-adversarial means. [more]

2002 External Evaluation of Radio Soap Opera
This evaluation of the Centre for Common Ground's radio soap operas, Vozes Que Falam and Coisas Da Nossa Gente, was conducted by the National Institute of Statistics in Luanda, Angola. The soap operas aim to build the capacity of Angolans in conflict prevention and resolution. [more]

1999 Center for Common Gound Luanda, Programme Evaluation
At the time of this programme evaluation, the Centre for Common Ground in Angola was involved in a variety of projects and activities including conflict resolution skills training, consensus building facilitation of dialogue, consensus building training, video facilitated dialogue, production of conflict resolution materials, and theater and music productions. [more]

INTAMENWA! Les Indivisibles. Mobilisation of Burundian Youth for Political Reconciliation
As part of the multi-country Governance and Transparency Fund (GTF) program funded by UKAID, Search for Common Ground (SFCG) in Burundi implemented a three month project from June until September 2011 in support of its overall programmatic goal: to promote inclusive, effective and responsible participation in a process of social transformation toward a fair and equal society in Burundi. [more]

2009 Accompagnement de la mise en place et du fonctionnement de la Commission Vérité et Réconciliation au Burundi’
"Support to the establishment and operation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Burundi", as part of the broader transitional justice process in Burundi.[more]

2009 Évaluation D’impact du programme de Search for Common Ground au Burundi via les projects: Promotion de la liberté d’expression, appui à la réconciliation nationale, promotion de la gouvernance démocratique.
Le programme SFCG Burundi en 2006-2008 a été composé de trois projets : 1) « Promotion de la liberté d’expression » ; 2) « Appui à la réconciliation nationale » et 3) « Promotion de la gouvernance démocratique ».[more]

Final Report for: Mass Information in Support of Peaceful Congolese and Burundian Refugee Repatriation (2008)
This mixed internal-external evaluation measures the success of the 12-month regional project supporting the peaceful repatriation of Congolese and Burundian refugees.  With support from the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, the project used radio programming, training and participatory theatre to enable the targeted populations to, in the case of returnees and residents, manage their conflicts effectively and nonviolently and, in the case of refugees, make an informed choice about, and be better prepared to face, the conflicts they will meet upon their return. [more]

Résultats-clés de l’Evaluation du Projet « Appui à la réconciliation nationale au Burundi » 2006-2008
Quatre grandes catégories d’activités ont été menées: formation des populations locales (membres d’association, groupes marginalisés) sur les thèmes de la réconciliation et la justice transitionnelle ; des émissions radiophoniques sous forme de tables rondes sur les thèmes touchant au rôle de la Commission Nationale Terre et autres Biens (CNTB), à la justice transitionnelle, à l’élaboration de projets communautaires et à la résolution pacifique des conflits ; facilitation du règlement des conflits fonciers en 2 collaboration avec la CNTB ; interventions communautaires sous forme de journées de solidarité et jeux-concours.[more]

Résultats-clés de l’évaluation du projet « Promotion de la gouvernance démocratique au Burundi » en 2006-2008
Les résultats-clés, ci-dessous représentent les leçons apprises à travers l’évaluation du programme. Les résultats-clés des objectifs spécifiques de chacun des trois projets peuvent être trouvés dans 3 différents résumés disponibles. [more]

Key Findings from the “Promoting Freedom of Expression” Project Evaluation, 2006-2008
The project “Promoting of Freedom of Expression” has improved the capacity of members of various target groups to become key players in the dialogue for social change, peacebuilding and reconciliation in their communities. All activities planned under the project have been completed on time and have taken the identified target areas into account, especially the training provided for journalists.[more]

2006 External Evaluation of Women and Governance Project
The "Women and Governance" Project Evaluation of 2006 was led by independent evaluators Véronique Parqué and René-Claude Niyonkuru in January/February 2006. The objectives of this evaluation were to determine the pertinence of the objectives and their degree of implementation, efficiency, impact and viability in accordance with proposal formulation. [more]

2004 External Mid-term Evaluation of Victims of Torture Project
This external mid-term evaluation was led by Dr. Sylvestre Barancira and Nathalie Zajde. The Victims of Torture project has the following goal: The reduction of negative effects of torture by assistance to victims and the prevention of acts of torture in Burundi. [more]

2002 External Programme Evaluation
This document is an independent evaluation of the Search for Common Ground - Burundi programme conducted by Amr Abdalla, Noa Davenport, Leslie McTyre and Steven A. Smith. The overall goal of the Burundi programme is to reduce ethnic conflict and encourage reconciliation. [more]

Civil Society Dialogue with Parliamentarians, Case Study: Workshops on the Truth and Reconciliation Law (February 2003)
To facilitate educated discussions on the issues concerned in creating Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, Harvard Law School and Search for Common Ground developed a CD-ROM offering guidance from the experience of five countries that had established such commissions. [more]

Field Survey on Burundian Radio Listening Habits, Reactions to Radio Ijambo Programs, and Crisis-Related Listener Needs (January 1999)
This survey was undertaken with two principal goals; first, to build indigenous survey capacity that could provide audience information at all stages, from the time of up-front situation mapping and program planning to follow-up evaluation and secondly, to gather information on the general patterns of radio listening, plus specific data on listener reactions to Studio Ijambo programs. [more]

Supporting a Conversation with Youth on Leadership

This mix-team evaluation analyzes the effectiveness and relevance of SFCG's ability to increase youth knowledge and skills of conflict resolution in Cote d'Ivoire. Funded by US Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, SFCG engaged with Ivorian youth through a series of trainings, exchange workshops and follow up session in order to increase youth's confidence to prevent violence and engage in the political arena.[more]

2009 EIDHR Listenership Survey

Between January 2007 and June 2009, Search for Common Ground (SFCG) carried out a 30-month project called Support of the Democratic Process in Côte d’Ivoire, with the financial support of the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR). The overall goal of the project was to promote and contribute to an inclusive and nonviolent electoral process in Côte d’Ivoire. Specific objectives of the project were to:

• Support the development of local structures that serve as platforms allowing multiple voices to be heard and to participate in civic and electoral education.
• Reinforce citizens' informed participation in the electoral process, particularly among youth and women. [more]

2007 Rapport d’Evaluation Du Projet en Côte D’ivoire :  Renforcement des capacités locales à réduire les conflits et facilitation du renforcement de la cohésion sociale et de la réconciliation 

Le projet de SFCG en Côte d’Ivoire intitulé « « Renforcement des capacités locales à réduire les conflits et facilitation du renforcement de la cohésion sociale et de la réconciliation »s’est déroulé en 2005-2007. Il a visé surtout à réduire les tensions entre les communautés, à développer la cohésion sociale et à faciliter la réconciliation entre les groupes et les communautés en renforçant les capacités locales à prévenir et gérer les conflits de façon non violente. [more]

2007 Study on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices
The purpose of this study is to gather information on the knowledge, attitude and practice of Ivorians on democratic and electoral processes, civic education, good governance, conflict management and prevention. The key findings of this research will provide field-wide learning to both the next steps in the implementation of the two projects that SFCG and her two partners have to execute. The results of this Action Research will also contribute to SFCG Côte d’Ivoire’s efforts for improved quality of programming. Moreover, the lessons learned inform programming of similar activities across several regions where SFCG works. This research will also create a scope to assess the extent to which SFCG’s program in Côte d’Ivoire will strengthen local capacities to promote reconciliation and peace. [more]

The Impact of Gimme6: Overview (May 2002)
The aim of the Gimme6 television project was to build mutual respect between Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot children. The television series introduces viewers to the shared aspect of their daily lives in an effort to foster an appreciation for differences both within their own communities and between the two wider communities. [more]

2011 Joint Evaluation of Conflict Prevention and Peace Building in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In June 2011, the Belgian evaluation group Channel Research published the results of a joint evaluation commissioned to review conflict prevention and peace building policies in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The database of projects submitted by the Steering Committee contained 350 projects—51 were selected as a sample for review through field visits, interviews; individual interviews with stakeholders, or based on available documents. The evaluation specifically refers to Search for Common Ground Program of Expanded Assistance to Returnees (PEAR) Plus Program, the media support program Conflict, Peace and Security - Civilian conflict prevention and peace building, and the civilian-military relations program Tomorrow is a New Day. [more]

2011 "Informing Refugees and Returnees on Gender Based Violence" Project Evaluation
This internal evaluation analyzes the effectiveness of SFCG’s ability to raise awareness around the causes of gender based violence and the mechanisms to combat it and support survivors of sexual violence. Funded by US Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, SFCG implemented a twelve-month sensitization and dialogue strategy in North Kivu and South Kivu that involved Mobile Cinema screenings and youth-targeted radio programs...[more]

2011 "Vrai Djo" Project Evaluation
SFCG with funding from the British Government has used its expertise in mass communicationto launch a media campaign under the slogan "Vrai Djo". This slogan title means "Real Man", andchallenges men to improve their attitudes towards women. The aim of this campaign is to raiseawareness among men about their role in the elimination of violence against women...[more]

2010 Summer Children and Youth Programmes Evaluation
This program review of Search for Common Ground's Children and Youth Programmes in DRC was conducted in July and August 2010. Evaluation meetings, focus groups and observations were conducted over a period of six weeks and included close to one hundred individuals. The initial first thoughts following the review, was that SFCG-DRC's overall performance over the last five years, was very impressive...[more]

2010 "Kesho Ni Siku Mpya—Lobi Mokolo Ya Sika" Evaluation
This internal evaluation, conducted in late 2010, examines the implementation process, outputs and outcomes of SFCG's "Kesho Ni Siku Mpya—Lobi Mokolo Ya Sika": Tomorrow is a New Day project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the project sought to improve civil-military relations and improve accountability of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly as concerns Military Code, rights violations and the dangers of impunity... [more]

2009 Impact des Emission du Centre Lokola a Kinshasa
This independent evaluation, commissioned by UNHCR, gauges the extent to which SFCG programming has achieved these goals.  A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyze survey data and key informant interviews conducted in Uvira, Fizi, and Moba Territory between September and October 2008... [more]

2009 Rapport d'Evaluation Cinema Mobile Kamituga-Mwenga
Dans le cadre du programme « Cinéma mobile » en République Démocratique du Congo, une évaluation a été organisée dans le territoire de Mwenga, en vue de recueillir les données auprès des bénéficiaires sur leurs connaissances, attitudes face au viol et violences sexuelles et savoir l’influence que le film a eu sur les spectateurs. [more]

UNHCR Evaluation of SFCG Programming in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008)
This independent evaluation, commissioned by UNHCR, gauges the extent to which SFCG programming has achieved these goals.  A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyze survey data and key informant interviews conducted in Uvira, Fizi, and Moba Territory between September and October 2008... [more]

Final Report for: Mass Information in Support of Peaceful Congolese and Burundian Refugee Repatriation (2008)
This mixed internal-external evaluation measures the success of the 12-month regional project supporting the peaceful repatriation of Congolese and Burundian refugees. With support from the United States Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, the project used radio programming, training and participatory theatre to enable the targeted populations to, in the case of returnees and residents, manage their conflicts effectively and nonviolently and, in the case of refugees, make an informed choice about, and be better prepared to face, the conflicts they will meet upon their return. [more]

2006 External Programme Evaluation
This 2006 externally led mid-term evaluation conducted by Mary Myers and Judy El-Bushra, of Triple Line Consulting ltd, was undertaken to provide an objective assessment of the programme’s progress against its aims, and its impact to date. The review found that, in general, the programme is on the right track to achieve its purpose (laying the foundations for sustainable peace by enhancing informative and participative communication around the transition process and by contributing to the reduction of tensions in the Eastern Congo) through activities focused on conflict transformation, media training and, to a lesser extent, community reconciliation. [more]

2003 Programme Evaluation
This 2003 internally led evaluation conducted by Cheyanne Church, Mark Rogers and Adrien Sindayigaya focuses on the programmatic work of the Bukavu office of Search For Common Ground's Centre Lokole programme. The programme's overarching goals are to support the peace process, to promote unity for the Democratic Republic of Congo, and to reinforce the capacity of local organizations to resolve local conflicts through the use of media, arts, dialogue, and training programs based in peacebuilding centres around the country. [more]

2011 Report: Radio Programming to Support Participative, Transparent, and Credible Elections
This Final Report provides an overview of the opportunities and challenges faced by SFCG while implementing a USAID funded project that sought to ensure that Guinea's legislative elections were held in credible, participatory and transparent manner. [more]

2010 “Youth and Non-Violence” Project Evaluation
The evaluation found that overall the Youth and Non-Violence project has improved the capacity of members of various target groups, especially youth, to become key players in the dialogue for social change, peacebuilding and reconciliation in their communities. [more]

2010 Baseline Paper: Urban Youth and Political Violence in Conakry
The central goal of this baseline report is to inform regarding the socioeconomic situation of Conakry’s most conflict-prone youth and explain the danger of youth manipulation in the direction of political violence. [more]

2011 Evaluation Report: Promoting International Freedom & Understanding in Indonesian Pesantren
Search for Common Ground and P3M completed the implementation of "Promoting International Freedom and Understanding in Indonesian Pesantrens" during a two year span in 2010-2011 to promote religious freedom, pluralism and understanding of differences through youth-centered educational activities. This external evaluation addresses the relevance, planning, and implementation aspects of the project and assesses the impacts. [more]

2011 Project Evaluation: Countering and Preventing Radicalization in Indonesian Prisons
This external evaluation provides an overview of the strengths and weakness of a two-year project funded by the US Embassy Jakarta that aimed to counter and prevent radicalization in Indonesian prisons. In partnership with the Directorate for Corrections within the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, SFCG worked with key corrections institutions in vulnerable regions to transform the way in which prison officials handle terrorist and at-risk prisoners within the Indonesian correctional system. [more]

2009 Final Evaluation Report: Aceh Youth Radio Project
From April 2008 until February 2009, Search for Common Ground Indonesia implemented a pilot project entitled Aceh Youth Radio for Peacebuilding. With support from DFID and the World Bank, the project had the overarching goal of transforming the way Aceh youth handle conflicts from adversarial approaches towards cooperative solutions. [more]

2004 External Programme Evaluation
This external evaluation conducted by Indrian Lubis and Miryam Nainggolan, examines the community-based conflict transformation programming and the media programming. Common Ground Indonesia's goal is to create a shared life which is peaceful and just through transforming conflict, using methods which generate solidarity, participation and pluralism. [more]

2011 External Evaluation: Promoting "Common Ground" Print and Broadcast News in Israel
In September 2011, the final evaluation for the project "Promoting 'Common Ground' Print and Broadcast News in Israel" was released. The program's overall goal is to promote "Common Ground" journalism and enrich Israeli mid-career media professionals in a process of empowerment, skill development, interaction, networking, and dialogue that will shift the way media portray the Arab-Israeli relationship. [more]

2010 External Evaluations: Promoting 'Common Ground' Journalism among Israeli and Palestinian Media Professionals
In October 2010, two external evaluations were released evaluating the "Promoting 'Common Ground' Journalism among Israeli and Palestinian Media Professionals" program in the West Bank/Gaza and Israel. The program's overall goal is to promote "common ground" journalism and enrich Israeli and Palestinian mid-career media professionals in a process of empowerment, skill development, interaction, networking and dialogue. [more]

2009 Internal Evaluation Report: Common Ground News - Middle East
The Common Ground News Service – Middle East (CGNews-ME), launched in 2000 and published out of Search for Common Ground's Jerusalem office, is an independent electronic source of news and opinion that disseminates fresh, solution-oriented thinking on the Arab-Israeli conflict in Arabic, English and Hebrew, to media outlets and individual subscribers world-wide, free of charge. [more]

2005 External Evaluation of Moderate Voices Project
The external focus group evaluation, conducted by Alpha International has conducted a study to evaluate "The Team," a TV show made in Palestine composed of 28 episodes. To measure the success and impact The Team, Alpha International has conducted a phone survey and focus group. [more]

The Team TV Program: Focus Group Summary
External Evaluators Nora Ingdal and Hanan Boudart of the Nordic Consulting Group undertook case studies of two SFCG-Middle East projects to evaluate not just those projects but also the broader Moderate Voices programme. The evaluation focused on assessing the relevance, sustainability, effectiveness, and efficiency of the programme and providing recommendations for strengthening future programming. Moderate Voices aimed to promote moderation, dialogue, tolerance and non-violent conflict resolution in partnership with Palestinian civil society organisations (CSOs) and to build the ability of those CSOs to advocate for citizens' interests according to democratic and participatory principles. [more]

The Team: Kenya, Mid-Term Evaluation Results (March 2010)
As a response to the effects of the post-election violence in Kenya in December 2007, Search for Common Ground (SFCG) and Media Focus on Africa (MFA) developed and produced a TV and radio drama, The Team – an episodic series which asks a central question: “can Kenyans find a way to put the past behind them in order to have a better future”? [more]

2010 Evaluations of "Kilna Bil Hayy" TV Program
"Kilna Bil Hayy" is a children's program broadcasted on LBC during the summer of 2009, which has the a long term goal of building the psychological foundation for a future of peaceful co-existence and prosperity in Lebanon. To assess the progress and impacts of this program on viewers, both qualitative and quantitative evaluations were carried out. [more]

2009 Internal Evaluation Report: Common Ground News - Middle East
The Common Ground News Service – Middle East (CGNews-ME), launched in 2000 and published out of Search for Common Ground's Jerusalem office, is an independent electronic source of news and opinion that disseminates fresh, solution-oriented thinking on the Arab-Israeli conflict in Arabic, English and Hebrew, to media outlets and individual subscribers world-wide, free of charge. [more]

2009 Liberia National Action Plan Survey Results
An outcome of the Internatioanl Colloquium on Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security held in Monrovia in March 2009 was the inclusion of women in post-conflict reconstruction into the Liberian National Action Plan (LNAP). [more]

2009 Liberia Community Radio Case Study: The Sustainability Myth
This case study, carried out by Search for Common Ground in February 2009, explores exactly how these community radios are sustaining themselves, thereby revealing how the appropriate interventions aimed at increasing community radio’s stability can be identified and their growth incorporated into the development agenda. [more]

2008 Supporting Women’s Engagement in Peacebuilding and Preventing Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Post-Conflict Community Led Approaches
This baseline assessment was carried out between September and October of 2008, and assessed the existing baseline on project indicators, providing both qualitative and quantitative data against which the indicators could be measured. [more]

2008 Report of Evaluation: Facilitating Civil Society Dialogue and Development to Foster Accountability and Good Governance in Liberia
The two year project (October 2006 – October 2008) Facilitating Civil Society Dialogue and Development to Foster Accountability and Good Governance in Liberia had two principal objectives; to increase the capability of civil society to engage their new leaders on governance and accountability issues and to increase constructive engagement between the government and civil society on how the state is governed. [more]

Final Report for the Post Implementation Study for SFCG’s Information and Outreach Efforts with Liberian Refugees in West Africa
The report measures the success of a 12-month campaign of mass information efforts from September 2006 to September 2007.  This campaign, implemented with the support of the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (BPRM), focused on supporting the final phase of facilitated repatriation of Liberian refugees, targeting the host countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone... [more]

2007 Civil Society Assessment
In 2007 Search for Common Ground (SFCG), with support from DFID, conducted a civil society survey to gauge local organizations' capacity and their needs for support. The findings of this research are informing SFCG's ongoing partnerships and engagement with Liberian civil society organisations at the national and county level to make them more relevant and effective, with sustainable long-term results. [more]

2007 Media Mapping Assessment
In early 2007, SFCG undertook a 'media mapping' assessment to better understand existing communication practices around government policies. The research was national in scope and encompassed all media channels: radio, print and television. A number of methods including key informant interviews and surveys were employed to understand how individuals and communities are receiving public information and what they know about major government policies, and specifically the Poverty Reduction Strategy, Government Economic Management Assistance Plan, and the Youth Policy. SFCG has shared these findings with Liberian government ministries and other stakeholders, and is now working with them to develop strategies to address the challenges identified. [more]

2006 External Programme Evlaution
The purpose of this independent ex-post evaluation was to assess SFCG’s overall program in Liberia covering the period of September 2003 - July 2006. The evaluation had two main objectives: To assess the extent to which SFCG’s program in Liberia strengthened local capacities for peace in the eight communities targeted by the Next Steps in Peace program. The evaluation findings provide field-wide learning to both the Next Steps in Peace Project funder and SFCG. Evaluation results also contribute to SFCG Liberia’s efforts for improved quality of programming. Additionally, the lessons learned inform programming of similar activities across several regions where SFCG works. [more]

2005 Talking Drum Studio Liberia: Listener Survey Report
Tinamenima is SFCG’s community outreach arm, working directly in communities to facilitate dialogue and cooperative solutions. In December 2004 and January 2005, SFCG conducted a listener survey of 453 individuals in Monrovia and six counties. [more]

1999 External Evaluation of Talking Drum Studio
An external USIP (United States Institute of Peace) evaluation of Talking Drum Studio's radio programming in Monrovia, Liberia, was conducted by Amr Abdalla and Nancy Torrey. TDS's goal is to use media to promote and support peacebuilding efforts and conflict resolution in a post-civil war environment. [more]

1998 Audience Survey on Use of Radio in Post-War Peacemaking
These survey results are some of the first ever to report the Rapid Survey Method, a surveying method intended to be suitable for use in war-disrupted circumstances. The purpose of the survey itself was, among other things, to understand the demographics, proportions, and habits of listeners to Common Ground Production’s Talking Drum Studio (TDS). [more]

Project Evaluation Report: Kosovo Youth for Democracy and Peace-Building
The Kosovo Youth for Democracy and Peace-building Project supported five youth-focused CSOs and built 150 young peoples' skills in mediation and multi-ethnic dialogue. These youth worked collaboratively to pursue a common goal of improving participatory democracy and respecting human rights in the Prishtina, Mitrovica and Prizren regions of Kosovo. In this final evaluation, young people who had participated in the project stressed the importance of continuing multi-ethnic projects in Kosovo. [more]

2004 External Evaluation of Nashe Maalo
Nashe Maalo, produced by SFCG-Macedonia (“Our Neighbourhood”) is a television series aimed at promoting inter-cultural understanding among children with a view to conflict transformation. This evaluation focused on assessing the achievement of the intended objectives of Nashe Maalo as well as determining the breadth of listernship. In addition, the evaluation sought to ascertain the contribution of NM to the wider Macedonia situation, despite this not being part of the original project expectations. [more]

2010 External Evaluation: MediAction Project
In March 2010, Search for Common Ground (SFCG) Morocco concludes the implementation of a project entitled MediAction. The project has been implemented in partnership with the Initiative Nationale pour le Développement Humain (National Initiative for Human Development, referred to here as INDH) and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) through the British Embassy in Rabat, which is the main funder. [more]

2009 Youth Community and Mediation Centers (YCMC)
In collaboration with the local government, and with the support of the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH), Search for Common Ground (SFCG) implemented a project that aimed to prevent and mitigate communal conflict by engaging youth constructively in local democratic and economic development through the establishment of three Youth Community and Mediation Centres in Casablanca and one in Tetouan (YCMC project). [more]

2008 External Evaluation: ADR III Project
This evaluation pertains to the third phase (ADR III) of the SFCG Morocco’s ADR program which was implemented between January 2007 and October 2008. [more]

2007 External Evalutation of Alternative Dispute Resolution Project
External Evaluation of the British Embassy Funded "Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Project": This external evaluation conducted in May 2007 by The People’s Mirror – a Morocco-based center specializing in public opinion research on social and political issues – examined the second phase of SFCG-Morocco’s (SFCG-M) support to the institutionalisation of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Morocco. In keeping with SFCG’s overarching objective of transforming the way the world deals with conflict, this program aims at introducing alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in Morocco. The ADR program was envisioned to assist in the facilitation of constructive relationships between protagonists, alleviate legal procedures, prevent long court delays, and reduce the cost of legal cases. ADR offers alternative mechanisms that could greatly assist judges, barristers and legal experts in expediting legal cases, finding creative legal ways to solve court issues and unclogging of institutional bottlenecks that usually characterize classic legal systems. [more]

2006 Baseline Report on Mediation Project
Baseline Report of SFCG-Morocco Support to the Formative Stages of Mediation in Morocco: This baseline has been carried out by Search for Common Ground Morocco (SFCG-M) and was undertaken by Kawtar Amraoui, programme Coordinator for SFCG-M from August to September 2006. The purpose of the study was to provide information against which the development of the 2nd phase of the SFCG Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programme in Morocco could be monitored and assessed. [more]

2005 Evaluation of Alternative Dispute Resolution Project
Internal Evaluation of the British Embassy Funded "Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Project": This internally led evaluation conducted in October 2005 by Alice Rowley and Amine Ghoulidi examined the first phase of SFCG-Morocco’s (SFCG-M) support to the institutionalisation of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Morocco. The overall goal of the ADR programme is to improve justice administration in Morocco, and the first and third phases of the programme aim to build the capacity and sharpen the knowledge of Moroccan judges in ADR and mediation. The second phase is oriented towards civil society and lawyers and will provide training in mediation, ADR techniques and mechanisms to these groups. The evaluation was both reflective, assessing the implementation and outcomes achieved to date, and forward-looking, analysing the context and developing recommendations for future phases. [more]

Community Development and Local Governance in Sidi Yahia Al-Gharb, Douar Chanti (December 2004)
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) initially conceived a conflict resolution training project in Sidi Yahia al-Gharb (SYG) which evolved into the building of a Community Resource Center in douar chanti, one of the poorest districts in SYG. [more]

2010 Programmatic Evaluation of Search for Common Ground in Nepal
This 2010 internal and external evaluation sought to assess Search for Common Ground’s programming in Nepal. SFCG has a multi-pronged program to support the peace process, combining media with community peacebuilding work. SFCG has 47 staff with a presence in 16 districts across the country and works with children and youth, media, and civil society. [more]

2010 Evaluation Report: Capacity in Youth and Peacebuilding
This is an evaluation of the year long peacebuilding project titled “Capacity in Youth and Peacebuilding in Nepal,” implemented by Search for Common Ground with financial support from UNICEF. [more]

2009 Internal Project Evaluation Report: Enhancing Youth Participation and Decision Making
With support from the National Endowment for Democracy, Search for Common Ground implemented the project Enhancing Youth Participation in Decision Making which lasted from April 2008 to March 2009. [more]

Key Findings from 2009 External Evaluation Radio For Peacebuilding
In January 2009, Search for Common Ground (SFCG) concluded the implementation of a project entitled Radio for Peacebuilding Nepal (R4PB Nepal). The project lasted 12 months and included two main activity components: training and coaching for radio producers, and the production and broadcast of regional and local radio talk shows. The primary purpose of this evaluation was to examine the results (including output and outcomes) of the project. The evaluation is meant to inform the funding agency and staff working on the action about what has been achieved through the project; the strengths and weaknesses of the methodologies used; and how to move the work forward. [more]

Key Findings from 2009 External Evaluation Peace Process Communication Campaign
The Peace Process Communication Campaign (PPCC) is SFCG’s c was launched with the major long term objectives of raising awareness, promoting the potential role of people in the peace process, ensuring the people’s support of the peace process, and holding political leaders accountable in respect of the peace process. In contributing towards achieving these long term objectives, in the short term the project aimed at mobilizing media organizations and producing media pieces. In achieving these short term objectives the campaign carried out various activities including the production and broadcast of PSAs, the creation of peace songs, and the formation of working groups of journalists, media operators and civil society representatives. The evaluation was orientated towards establishing to what extent PPCC was able to fulfill its intended short-term and long-term objectives. [more]

Key Findings from 2009 External Evaluation Children's Voices project
The Children’s Voices, a UNICEF co-funded project, was established at the first national-level DDR working group, the Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups (CAAFAG) Working Group. The project aimed to provide a platform for children and youth’s voices in the transition to peace so as to prevent the further manipulation of youth to violence. The key project components are: a) the production of a radio program by children, Sunau Bolau, b) intergenerational folk media (Dohori) and the engagement of children and youth clubs in community peacebuilding, and c) communication campaigns such as posters, leaflets, public service announcements on radio, 45-minute drama cassettes and hoarding boards on return and reintegration of former CAAFAG. The main goal  of the evaluation was to analyze how the two-year emergency response to the return and reintegration project has impacted the community, and what the lessons learned were, both in terms of program objectives and implementation approaches. [more]

Key Findings from 2008 External Evaluation Youth in Peacebuilding and Community Decision Making
Using media and community-based activities, SFCG aims to foster the participation of key sectors of the population in Nepal in the peacebuilding process, with a particular focus on youth. In this context, SFCG conducted two-year programmatic evaluation to assess the outcomes, successes and shortcomings of their youth in peace building and community decision making project activities. [more]

Key Findings from 2008 External Evaluation Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups Program
Search for Common Ground (SFCG) has completed one and a half year project, entitled "Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups Program" with support of UNICEF. Under this project, radio program produced by children 'Sunau Bolau', media sensitization, community peacebuilding and outreach related activities were carried out. One of the major activities, Sunau Bolau radio program was broadcasted from 52 local FM radio stations through out the nation as well as through local radio productions in Jhapa and Surkhet districts, focusing specifically on rural communities. The evaluation aimed at analyzing the extent to which the radio programs have brought changes in people in terms of their sensitiveness towards the issues of child rights, assessing the outcomes of dissemination and utilization of broadcasting materials, and assessing the perception of the listeners of Sunau Bolau, especially in terms of branding. [more]

2008 Radio for Peace Building Project Evaluation
This external evaluation was carried out with the purposes of assessing the Radio for Peace Building (R4PB) project. [more]

Media Sector Mapping in the Niger Delta: Final Report (May 2009)
From October 2008 to December 2008, Search for Common Ground carried out a DFID-supported project with the overarching goal of studying how information is accessed by citizens and how communications processes are or are not functioning in a certain location. [more]

Pilot Study: Audience Perceptions and Effects of the Entertainment-Education Drama “The Station”
This study investigates the viewing experiences and attitudinal/behavioral effects of those witnessing The Station, an intended-outcome, character-driven television drama series set in a fictional Nigerian television news station. [more]

Pakistan Radio: A Forum For Moderate Voices Project
Search For Common Ground (SFCG) Pakistan, with financialsupport from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, implemented the fourteen-month project, “Pakistan Radio: A Forum For Moderate Voices” (also known as “Radio for Peacebuilding”), from November 23, 2009 through March 31, 2011.[more]

Sustaining a Civil Society Campaign around the Chieftaincy Reform Process in Sierra Leone (2010)
SFCG has been working on with PICOT to support its media strategy in the advocacy campaign for reform of the chieftaincy system. The project worked towards the overall goal of providing a national platform for debate on chieftaincy reform whilst influencing policy to ensure that the reform is consistent with national aspirations during its 6 month life span. [more]

Draft Consolidated Report: Community Radio and Development in Sierra Leone and Liberia (July 2009)
This internal evaluation was carried out with the intent of determining how community radio can be better positioned to drive development and support peaceful transformation of conflict in the communities they’re broadcasting to. In addition to analysis of the relationship between radio and development, information on radio programming, effectiveness of radio stations’ day-to-day operations, and audience feedback to programming was considered in assessing community radio stations’ capacity and impact. [more]

Promoting Information and Voice for Transparency on Election: End of Programme Assessment (December 2008)
The Post-Election of the Promoting Information and Voice for Transparency on Election (PIVOT) programme was developed as an umbrella structure bringing partners with a diversity of experience and approach together under a common goal. The purpose of the PIVOT programme was ‘to support free, fair elections by improving citizens’ ability to engage effectively in the electoral process through enhanced capacity of media and civil society’. [more]

2008 External Review of ENCISS Project
Commissioned by the UK Department for International Development, this review was conduted in June 2007 by independent consultants Dr Mary Myers and Momoh Taziff Koroma. SFCG has been implement a media and outreach component of the ENCISS programme in Sierra Leone. ENCISS is a large DFID-funded programme and stands for: Enhancing the Interaction and Interface between Civil society and the State to improve Poor People's Lives. SFCG has a two year contract through CARE to implement this sub-project, entitled 'Using Media and Outreach for National and Community Engagement to Support Decentralisation and the Poverty Reduction Strategy with Civil Society Development' (2006-2008). Between 8th and 16th of June 2007 the consultnats travelled to ENCISS's three focus districts (Western Area Rural, Bonthe (including Bonthe island) and Bombali), met partners in Bo town, and conducted interviews and reviewed documents in the capital, Freetown. The findings were presented for review by DFID, CARE, ENCISS and SFCG senior staff on 15th June. [more]

Promoting Information and Voice for Transparency on Election: Mid-term Report (December 2007)
A mid-term post election evaluation was undertaken between the 12th - 24th November 2007 on the two year, £2.5 million PIVOT programme. The goal of the programme is that ‘citizens (are) able to hold local and national government to account’; the purpose of PIVOT, is to support free and fair elections by improving citizens’ ability to engage effectively in the electoral process through enhanced capacity of media and civil society. [more]

2007 Evaluation of Election Strategy
This internal evaluation was conducted in December by Ratiba Taouti-Cherif, SFCG's Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist. Targeting women and youth, the strategy focused on building capacity and establishing local structures that support a credible and free outcome in the elections. In addition to supporting an extensive national voter education campaign, including first time uses of television and live constituency debates with parliamentary candidates in strategic locations and on the radio, SFCG focused its efforts on leading the development of the Independent Radio Network (IRN) and National Election Watch (NEW). [more]

Media Sector Mapping in Sierra Leone (October 2005)
At the request of DFID, Search for Common Ground undertook a mapping of media outlets and information channels in Sierra Leone. More specifically, this mapping was carried in relation to two dominant policy frameworks in mind; the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) and Decentralisation. [more]

2004 External Programme Evaluation
This full-programme evaluation was conducted in August by Paul Everett, Tennyson Williams and Mary Myers. The overall goal of the Talking Drum Studio programme is to build a tolerant, inclusive society for a sustainable peace. [more]

2002 External Evaluation of Talking Drum Studio
An external evaluation by Amr Abdalla, Susan Shepler and Suleiman Hussein was conducted in March, 2002. Though each radio programming strand has a different format, each of them have the same goal: to encourage peace and reconciliation. [more]

Sierra Leone Media and Conflict Assessment (June 1998)
Through a grant from the British Foreign Office, staff from Common Ground Productions (CGP) conducted an assessment of Sierra Leone’s media for the purpose of determining a role for a media-based conflict reduction project. [more]

Baseline for Democracy and Governance Project, Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground in Sierra Leone, with the support of USAID, is supporting the following transformation processes: the discourse of public participation and dialogue, tolerance for openness and freedom of the press, and implementation of a decentralization policy and structural reforms. [more]

Baseline Report: Youth Radio for Peacebuilding

With support from USAID, Search for Common Ground in Timor-Leste recently began the implementation of a two year project entitled Youth Radio for Peacebuilding in Timor-Leste. The overarching goal of this project is to transform the way Timorese youth deal with conflict, from adversarial approaches towards cooperative solutions. [more]

2007 Evaluation of Victim-Offender Mediation Project
The Ukrainian Centre for Common Ground (UCCG), established in 1994, has for the past three years been implementing a pilot project in Victim-Offender Mediation (VOM) - the oldest, most widely used, and most research-based expression of restorative justice. Launched in 2003, the Ukrainian VOM programme is currently implementing pilot projects in seven regions - Chernivtsi, Crimea, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Luhansk and Sumy. Initiatives in Odessa and Lviv did not provide any tangible results. [more]

2002 Radio Drama Series “Our Street”: A Focus Group Evaluation
The Search for Common Ground (SGC) Office in Washington, D.C. commissioned InterMedia to carry out a series of focus groups to evaluate a radio drama series “Our Street” developed and produced by the Ukrainian Center for Common Ground (UCCG). [more]

2007 External Evaluation of Health Care Coverage Project
An external evaluation intended to assess the process and the outcomes of the HCCU Consensus Building Process, and to identify lessons learned that could contribute to improving the application of consensus building as a tool to develop more effective and broadly supportable public policy. [more]

2002 External Evaluation of Consensus Building Project
An external evaluation by Daniel Bowling (PeaceBridge Communications) of the consensus building process with participants drawn from organizations representing views across the spectrum on the White House Faith-Based Initiative. [more]