Location: Africa

In Sudan, millions of women face economic and political exclusion, with women refugees facing extra challenges. After our work in South Kordofan to support women’s rights, especially for displaced people, 95 percent of respondents say that they will publicly support equal rights and opportunities.

Through skills training, radio, and research support, we are helping youth organizations to connect with decision-makers and build healthy communities.

This snapshot report was prepared by the Search for Common Ground Tanzania team in December 2020 as part of Search’s global Working Together Against Corona programme, funded by the European Union.The snapshot identifies key trends in Tanzania at the intersection of COVID-19, social cohesion, community trust, and inter-group conflict and…

Cette étude a été réalisée par Search for Common Ground sous le mandat de l’UNICEF en mars 2020 dans 10 localités réparties dans 5 régions du Burkina Faso : Dédougou et Djibasso dans la Boucle du Mouhoun, Kaya et Bourzanga dans le Centre- Nord, Diapaga et Kantchari dans l’Est, Ouahigouya…

This paper lays out Search for Common Ground’s 10-year strategy for its engagement in the West African Sahel, particularly in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. As part of Search’s organizational strategy, the Sahel was chosen as one of the eleven conflict geographies in which Search will focus its efforts over…

As part of Search for Common Ground (Search)’s organizational-wide 10-year Strategic Plan, the Sahel has been identified as one of the top priority regions in which the organization will focus its efforts over the coming ten years. This paper lays out Search for Common Ground’s 10-year strategy for its engagement…

Our Youth Talk project empowers young journalists in Mali, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan to lead discussions around conflict and come up with "win-win" solutions— as student journalist Huda describes in this video.

By Sarah Ferbach, Institutional Learning Team Fellow, August 2020 This paper explores the cost-effectiveness of peacebuilding as a core question to the long-term prevention of violent conflicts. With most current investigations into the question of cost-effectiveness focusing either on individual programs or on the macro-economic benefits of peace, Search proposes…

Over the course of 2020, Search for Common Ground (Search) conducted research in partnership with Facebook in an effort to advance knowledge of the relationship between building social cohesion and outcomes in peace and conflict, culminating in the report "Building Social Cohesion in the Midst of Conflict: Identifying Challenges, Measuring…

West Africa - February 2021 - Key Highlights