Location: Africa

This snapshot report was prepared by the Search for Common Ground Tanzania team in April 2021. It is the second Tanzania snapshot report prepared as part of Search’s global Working Together Against Corona programme, funded by the European Union. The snapshot identifies key trends, compared across time since the first…

West Africa - May 2021 - Key Highlights

This snapshot report was prepared by the Search for Common Ground Nigeria team in April 2021. It is the second Nigeria snapshot report prepared as part of Search’s global Working Together Against Corona programme, funded by the European Union. The snapshot identifies key trends, compared across time since the first…

This snapshot report was prepared by the Search for Common Ground Kenya team in April 2021. It is the second Kenya snapshot report prepared as part of Search’s global Working Together Against Corona programme, funded by the European Union. The snapshot identifies key trends, compared across time since the first…

Young women are the members of South Sudanese society who are most likely to be victims of violence and least likely to be voices of peace. Search for Common Ground is changing this dynamic. Following a six-year civil war that killed as many as 400,000 people, South Sudan is struggling…

This EU-funded project “Al-nisa’, artaqauu!– Women, Rise Up! Empowering Sudanese Women in South Kordofan to Advance Women’s Rights” was implemented in partnership with Badya Centre for Integrated Development (Badya) from January of 2018 to December 2019. The women of Sudan remain one of the most marginalized groups in the country…

The stories of Amina and Jamal illustrate how the US Department of State-funded initiative, “Kwapamoja Tudumishe Amani: Working Together to Reduce Violent Extremism Threats in Pwani and Mtwara” contributed to strengthening collaborative response to local peace and security concerns. Amina’s story: Reducing VEO recruitment of youth and improving social coexistence…

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…