Location: Africa

This blog was written by Jillia Wharton, a Search for Common Ground donor. She is a transformational leadership and team development coach. Based in San Francisco, CA, she has been a Search donor since 2007. In 2008, I traveled to Nepal with Search for Common Ground. I had just recently…

Overview The I-RENEW project focuses on enhancing religious engagement in Nigeria by empowering women and youth to promote FoRB and peaceful coexistence in Plateau and Kaduna States. The project employs a Common Ground Approach to build capacities, foster collaboration, and reshape societal norms through media and advocacy. Key interventions include…

Overview The PP FoRB project aims to empower various stakeholders to address and prevent conflicts along religious lines, promote FoRB, and enhance public understanding of interfaith issues in Nigeria. The project employs a holistic approach involving EWER mechanisms, support systems for at-risk individuals, and improved public communication through strategic media…

Overview The project aims to tackle systemic violence and criminality in the Niger Delta through a holistic, community-centered approach involving multiple stakeholders.  Key elements include addressing socio-economic drivers, fostering collaboration, and promoting social cohesion. The project leverages the expertise and networks of various partners to implement innovative, bottom-up strategies for…

Overview Duration: 24 Months Focused states: Bauchi and Gombe states Partners: Young Leaders Network (YLN) Search, in collaboration with Young Leaders Network is implementing a 24-month project titled: Nigerian Youth Collaborative Action for Religious Engagement. The project seeks to empower and promote collaboration among diverse youths in Nigeria, particularly in…

This email series highlights voices of peace from around the world, to help you find yours. This month’s Voice of Peace is Will Fuller, who leads Common Ground USA’s Resilient States Project in Pennsylvania. Common Ground USA conducts all of Search’s US-based programming. Two veterans sit across from one another…

Analyse de la perception des communautés sur les problématiques de paix et sécurité Endline du Programme de Résilience et de la Cohésion Sociale au Sahel (PROGRESS) – Burkina Faso. Résumé exécutif Contexte et objectif La présente étude intervient dans un contexte de défis sécuritaires et économiques importants dans les régions…

ÉVALUATION FINALE: Projet « Woumtaaba » (Terrain d’Entente) : Réduire la violence intercommunautaire et renforcer la cohésion sociale dans les régions du Centre Nord et Sahel au Burkina Faso, financé par le Programme pour la Stabilisation et les Opérations de Paix (PSOP) du gouvernement Canadien.

Depuis mai 2020, Search for Common Ground (Search) met en œuvre en partenariat avec Action Contre la Faim (ACF), ACTED, Terre des Hommes (TdH), TASSAGHT, TIN TUA, WU-PAKUWE et Adkoul, un projet (PROGramme de RÉsilience et de cohésion Sociale au Sahel, PROGRESS) de quatre (04) ans au Burkina Faso –…

Search for Common Ground (Search) met en œuvre le projet « Woumtaaba » de 18 mois visant à réduire la violence intercommunautaire et renforcer la cohésion sociale dans les régions affectées par les déplacements de population au Burkina Faso (Centre-Nord et Sahel), financé par le programme pour la stabilisation et…