Location: Middle East & North Africa

Since October 7, the world has had its eyes on Israel and Palestine. This escalation marks the latest eruption of a long-standing conflict, putting on full display intertwined histories of violence and repression.Security in the entire region has been unsettled, and governments and citizens alike are grappling with how to…

Search for Common Ground (Search) has been privileged to work with our partners in Lebanon, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan over the past three years to build interreligious freedom roundtables to enable advocacy for Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB) in target countries. The Lebanon roundtable became known as the National…

Humanitarian aid organizations often talk about knowledge sharing as a way to build capacity. For those of us who don’t work in the humanitarian aid space, these terms seem fancy and vague. As donors, we want to know that our contributions supporting projects that reflect our values, are sustainable, and…

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…

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…

Talal, in his element in his nursery, the first one in Mosul’s Old City. Photo by Lojain Alsaffar for Preemptive Love.  Sunlight dapples the green leaves, washing them a translucent yellow-gold. Looking around Talal’s plant nursery, it’s hard to believe that a few short years ago, this plot of land…