Women, Rise Up!
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.
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Young Journalists Lead Peacebuilding Initiatives in South Sudan
Our Youth Talk project empowers young journalists in Mali, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan to lead discussions around conflict and come up with "win-win" solutions— as student journalist Huda describes in this video.
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Report – Building Social Cohesion in the Midst of Conflict – December 2020
Over the course of 2020, Search for Common Ground (Search) conducted research in partnership with Facebook in an effort to advance knowledge of the relationship between building social cohesion and outcomes in peace and conflict, culminating in the report "Building Social Cohesion in the Midst of Conflict: Identifying Challenges, Measuring…
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Women, Peace, and Security: South Sudan Snapshot – August 2020
This snapshot provides an overview of Search for Common Ground's (Search) research in South Sudan on Women, Peace, and Security over the past five years. Search for Common Ground began working in South Sudan in June 2014, using research to inform its conflict transformation programming. Search’s overall objective in South…
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Baseline Study – Minatinaa Fi Tamasokona: Strengthening Non-violence as a strategy for peacebuilding and promoting social cohesion – February 2020
Search for Common Ground (Search), in partnership with Badya Centre for Integrated Development Services (Badya), is implementing an 18-month project “Minatinaa fi Tamasokona (Strong in Our Social Cohesion): Strengthening Nonviolence as a Strategy for Peacebuilding and Promoting Social Cohesion in the Abyei Area” with generous support from the US Department…
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Youth Talk Project
Youth Talk aims to build inclusive peace processes in South Sudan, CAR and Mali by amplifying the voices and agency of young people.
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Facilitating Access to Justice in South Sudan
Throughout the devastation of South Sudan’s five-year-long conflict, citizens have struggled to access impartial justice, both through the country’s customary and statutory courts. The duality of customary and statutory law, coupled with limited capacity and resources, is a significant obstacle for those seeking justice. In this context, with the support…
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Final Evaluation – I Love My Country: Promoting Localized Understanding and Peaceful Coexistence in South Sudan
This report is an evaluation of I Love My Country: Promoting Localized Understanding and Peaceful Coexistence in South Sudan, a project implemented from December 2016 to January 2019 with funding from the Peace and Stability Operations Program of the Canadian Government. The project aimed to build greater understanding and application…
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Classy Award Finalists – 2017
We have exciting news! Search programs in South Sudan, Nepal, and Palestine have been named 2017 Classy Awards Finalists, representing three of the 100 most innovative nonprofits and social enterprises of this year! The Awards Ceremony was held at the Collaborative in Boston, United States, on June 13-15. Among the finalists, we were…
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