Location: Africa

Power mapping – Jamii Bila Balaa: Strengthening the role of families and community influencers to prevent recruitment into VE groups in Garissa and Tana River Counties, Kenya – November 2019

Jamii Bila Balaa: Strengthening the role of families and community influencers to prevent recruitment into violent extremism groups is a 24-month project implemented by Search in partnership with two local NGOs: Ijara Women for Peace (IJW) and Tana River Peace Reconciliation and Development (TRPRD) in Garissa and Tana River Counties,…
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RAPPORT D’EVALUATION DES RESULTATS : PROJET DE MISE EN ŒUVRE DES ACTIVITÉS DE DIALOGUE ET DE SÉCURITÉ COMMUNAUTAIRE DANS LE SUD DE MADAGASCAR

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…
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Baseline Report – Jamii Bila Balaa; Strengthening the role of families and community influencers to prevent recruitment into violent extremism groups in Garissa and Tana River Counties, Kenya – September 2019

Jamii Bila Balaa: Strengthening the role of families and community influencers to prevent recruitment into violent extremism groups is a 24-month project implemented by Search in partnership with two local NGOs: Ijara Women for Peace (IJW) and Tana River Peace Reconciliation and Development (TRPRD) in Garissa and Tana River Counties,…
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FOSTERING COLLABORATION TOWARDS PEACE IN CENTRAL SAHEL

Located in the tri-border area between Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, the Liptako-Gourma region is at the crossroads of illegal activities, population displacement, inter-community conflicts, and violence carried out by violent extremist groups. Tensions are aggravated by the lack of basic government services and the proliferation of national and foreign…
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Hybrid Project Evaluation and Baseline Report – Enhancing Social Dialogue and Political Engagement Across Ethnic and Political Lines

In 2018, while Sierra Leone was preparing for parliamentary and presidential elections, Search for Common Ground initiated a project and received funding from a donor to implement activities in selected constituencies. Every effort made to implement the Hybrid project geared towards accountability through social dialogue and political engagement. Most importantly,…
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Project Evaluation – Women Unite! Strengthening Women-led Social Cohesion and Accountability in Post-Election Sierra Leone Project

Search for Common Ground (Search) in partnership with the 50/50 Group, the Institute for Governance Reform (IGR), and Budget Advocacy Network (BAN) implemented a 12-month Women Unite! Strengthening Women-led Social Cohesion and Accountability in Post-Election Sierra Leone Project which was funded by Irish Aid. The project sought to promote social…
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Learning Brief – What Works to Address Violent Extremism in Kenya – December 2019

Over the past few years, Search has implemented several projects in Kenya, Coastal Kenya in particular, to support countering violent extremism and other security challenges. Social, political, and economic grievances have historically acted as push factors driving violent extremist activities in Kenya on one hand while on the other hand,…
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Combined Final and Mid-term Evaluation – Justice for Peace & Inuka! Supporting vulnerable youth to participate in community peace and security efforts in Coastal Kenya – December 2019

Justice for Peace: Preventing Violent Extremism through Constructive Engagement between Criminal Justice Sector actors and Communities in Kenya is a 22 months project funded by the Department of States, Counterterrorism Bureau. Inuka! Supporting vulnerable youth to participate in community peace and security efforts in Coastal Kenya is a 36 months…
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Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Guidelines for Social Accountability Programs – December 2019

This document presents general guidelines for design, monitoring, evaluation and learning for social accountability programs and projects. They aim to be of practical use for M&E practitioners, staff involved in program design and other staff managing SA programming or involved in the implementation of SA activities. Developed from a peacebuilding…
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Final Evaluation – Advancing Sustainable Peace and Security in Tanzania – December 2019

"Advancing Sustainable Peace and Security in Tanzania" was a 24-month project implemented from January 2018 to December 2019 with funding from Acacia Mining. It is a continuation of a successful partnership between Search and Barrick/Acacia Mining which started in 2011. The project aimed to foster sustainable, positive, and cohesive relationships…
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