Project for the implementation of dialogue and community security activities in southern Madagascar. This project is funded by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF), from June to December 2019.
Search’s contribution to this projects is based on the theory of change that “if defense security forces and youth have increased knowledge about mutual roles, rights and responsibilities on security sector reform and if they are able to communicate and interact in a more open, transparent and constructive manner, then behavior, relationships and trust between them will improve”.
The key findings of the evaluation show that participants are integrating the common Ground approach into the way they relate to others, and this is beginning to lead to better collaboration. The importance of youth participation in community safety by contributing to local safety mechanisms was emphasized by the gendarmes interviewed. Young people from elsewhere are taking the initiative in mobilizing their peers in “Fokontany” (village) to take part in decision-making on security issues. In fact, the consideration of everyone’s opinions in the decision-making process was repeated as a social norm, which is evident when carrying out joint actions during patrols or supporting the gendarmes in securing the security of young people; but the gendarmes also consider that listening to and analyzing the opinions of people in conflict is very important.
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