Location: Africa

The second phase of the project ""Creating a Safer Space for Online Engagement in the Central African Republic"", funded by Facebook, was implemented between August 2021 and February 2022. The situation in the Central African Republic remains volatile years after the civil war began in 2013. The 2020 elections sparked…

The 6th EU-AU summit, taking place in Brussels in February 2022, is an opportunity to renew shared commitments on peace and security, and move towards a genuine partnership that delivers on commitments on peace and security for the people of Africa and Europe.This requires a shift away from many of…

Search for Common Ground, in partnership with the Legal Human Rights Centre (LHRC) and the Zanzibar Legal Services Centre (ZLSC) is implementing a project to support peaceful conflict resolution, open dialogue, and inclusive democracy in Tanzania over a period of 30 months (2020-2022) targeting five districts on the mainland (Tarime,…

This Guide for "Youth As Mediators" was commissioned by Search for Common Ground (Search) in the framework of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) 21-month funded project “Strengthening Young Women’s Participation in Local and National Peace Processes in South Sudan.” Being prepared for mediation is extremely important at all three…

This Guide for Practitioners was commissioned by Search for Common Ground (Search) in the framework of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) 21-month funded project “Strengthening Young Women’s Participation in Local and National Peace Processes in South Sudan.” In South Sudan, youth are often seen as the perpetrators or victims…

This policy brief has been produced as part of the ‘Strengthening Young Women’s Participation in Local and National Peace Processes in South Sudan’ 21-month long project which was funded by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF). Between December 2019 and June 2021, Search for Common Ground (Search) worked in partnership…

This policy brief has been produced as part of the ‘Strengthening Young Women’s Participation in Local and National Peace Processes in South Sudan’ project which was a 21-month long project funded by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF). Between December 2019 and June 2021, Search for Common Ground (Search) worked…

From February 2020 to February 2021, with support from the Canadian Government, Search for Common Ground implemented the program Let’s Beat Ebola Together in North Kivu, DRC. In the context of the worst Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the country, the project was designed to help contain the spread of…

From December 2020 to November 2021, Search implemented, with support from the Federal Government of Germany, the program "Supporting a New Generation of Women Leaders to Advance Peace and Security in Burundi." The project was designed to empower a new generation of women leaders in the peace consolidation process, both…

January 18th, 2022 marks 20 years since the end of the civil war in Sierra Leone...