Location: Africa

Strengthening Collaboration and Relationships between and among Youth, Community, Leaders, and Security Actors in Mtwara Recently, Tanzania has been experiencing a series of violent attacks, and seen movements of violent extremist (VE) groups crossing over the borders. Specifically, Mtwara has become a critical area for engagement. To strengthen the capacity…

Uchaguzi Bila Zogo: Supporting Post-Election Dialogue and Reconciliation in Zanzibar In the wake of political instability initiated by Zanzibar’s 2020 general elections and the limited efforts undertaken by the government and opposition to de-escalate the situation, Search for Common Ground partnered with the US Embassy in Tanzania to implement a…

In 2022, in partnership with UNICEF, Search for Common Ground conducted landscape and conflict analyses of Gao, Mopti, and Timbuktu to ascertain the state of education in Mali. These scans demonstrated that education in Mali is severely threatened, especially by conflict, and that communities lack adequate resources or strategies to…

When Maria dropped out of school in sixth grade to get married, her life was limited to household chores and farm work. But her innovative ideas have gained her the winning prize in the popular reality show Nd’umu DG, alongside recognition from the Burundian President himself. Maria’s story is an…