Teen Voices for Peace
This guide draws on decades of learning with seldom heard adolescents involved in Search for Common Ground (Search) programs. It captures good practice, challenges and solutions for bringing new adolescent voices to media and policy in conflict affected countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. It was developed with…
See more
The Common Ground Approach
You’ve reaffirmed the dignity of others with hygiene kits at the US Mexico border. You’ve revitalized Mosul’s Old City by investing in entrepreneurs’ small businesses. And you’ve stabilized indigenous communities in Colombia by tackling malnutrition and environmental challenges through a recycling for food program. Your hard work has made huge…
See more
Donations: Frequently Asked Questions
Search for Common Ground mourns the passing of William (Bill) Kirby. An accomplished diplomat who dedicated his life to the service of others, Bill served as Executive Director of Search for Common Ground's Middle East program from 1994-1999. In that role, he not only extended the legacy he had built…
See more
“Mentorship Training for Experienced Women Leaders” – SESSION GUIDE
Overall Objective: To prepare experienced women leaders to effectively provide mentorship support for trained young women leaders in designing and implementing community initiatives In Specific, at the end of the workshop participants will be able to: Gain an understanding on key concepts, methodology and timeline of the project Be aware on key…
See more
“Leadership for Co-existence for Young Women Leaders” – TRAINING MODULE
This module provides the base for capacity building training of selected emerging women leaders (which is one of the key activities of the project under outcome 1 and 2) to develop their Leadership qualities with an understanding on the Common Ground Approach (CGA) and Context Assessment Tools. Following the capacity…
See more
Sri Lanka: 2022 Highlights Newsletter
Check out the highlights from our Sri Lanka Team in 2022.
See more
#YoshStan: Raising Youth Voices in Local Decision-Making
Search for Common Ground (Search) implemented #YoshStan: Raising Youth Voices in Local Decision-Making funded by the European Union from April 2020 to May 2022 in collaboration with its local partner in Uzbekistan, Hamroh. YoshStan aims to contribute to promoting youth-oriented services in Andijan oblast through collaboration between youth civil society…
See more
Final Evaluation: Women in Learning and Leadership (WILL): Strengthening Women’s Voice and Participation in Political Decision-Making in Sri Lanka
The project implemented from January 2020 to July 2022 (including a 6-month extension) by Search was funded by the European Union under its ‘Enhancing Community Service Organisations' Contribution to Governance and Development Process in Sri Lanka’ programme. The theory of change that underpins the project assumes that “if local women…
See more
Final Evaluation – Building Resilience through Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration to Prevent Violent Extremism in Indonesia – December 2022
Building Resilience through Multi-stakeholder Collaboration to Prevent Violent Extremism, Indonesia, United States Department of Counter Terrorism (CT) Bureau, 30 September 2020 - 30 September 2022 A suicide bombing attack that killed the perpetrators and injured 20 people by a newly married pair at the cathedral church in Makassar, South Sulawesi,…
See more
Enabling Effective and Conflict-Sensitive Responses to COVID-19 to Protect Social Cohesion in Fragile Contexts. A multi-country, regional and global final evaluation
This evaluation of the Enabling Effective and Conflict-Sensitive Responses to COVID-19 to Protect Social Cohesion in Fragile Contexts aims to address the key evaluation objectives which are structured around the OECD criteria of relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability. Generally, the project identified relevant target groups and defined the most pertinent social…
See more