Theme: Peacebuilding

With violent conflict at an all-time high and funding at an all-time low, the world is searching for ways to adapt strategies to respond to, prevent, and transform conflict. In light of this trend, Search for Common Ground and the European Think Tanks Group organised in Brussels the event: (Dis-)integrating…

This email series highlights voices of peace from around the world, to help you find yours. This month’s Voice of Peace is Mike Jobbins, Search’s Vice President of Global Affairs and Partnerships. Hear more from Mike about how Search is advocating for peace. Recently I had the opportunity to submit…

This cross-border conflict assessment (CBA) for the Daraja la Amani | Pontes de Paz project, sought to identify resiliency factors within cross-border communities that have the potential to contribute to community resilience to violence and, specifically, violent extremism (VE) recruitment and radicalisation in the borderlands of Northern Mozambique and Southern…

The internet offers connection and opportunity, but for many women and marginalized groups, it is also a space where Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) is pervasive. A 2024 report by Snapchat found that nearly one in four users across six countries—including Australia, India, and the U.S.—were victims of sextortion, a form…

Peace doesn’t happen in conference rooms. It’s not built with signatures on treaties. It doesn’t live in legal agreements or policy documents. Real peace—the kind that lasts—happens in the everyday. It’s in the moments where neighbors show up for one another, where former enemies share a meal, where people choose…

Discover powerful stories of young people from diverse backgrounds who have overcome adversity and transformed their lives through media, education, and leadership training. From Hussein in Kenya, who found his voice through youth journalism, to Fatoumata in Mali, who defied societal expectations, and Mamadou, who escaped the realities of descent-based…

Keynote: Shamil Idriss, Turning Conflict into Progress in Our Divided Times | SXSW EDU 2025, Austin, TX. Our world faces record-high political polarization. This isn’t just disagreement—it’s seeing others as existential threats, which often leads to violence. But conflict itself isn’t inherently destructive. Like friction, conflict is natural and inevitable—violence…

This blog is part of a series where we shine a light on the helping hands that made some of our Mexico projects possible. From culinary chefs cooking and distributing meals for migrants to local creatives using their art to inspire peace in their neighborhoods—progress would not be possible without…

This blog is part of a series where we shine a light on the helping hands that made some of our Mexico projects possible. From culinary chefs cooking and distributing meals for migrants to local creatives using their art to inspire peace in their neighborhoods—progress would not be possible without…

This blog is part of a series where we shine a light on the helping hands that made some of our Mexico projects possible. From culinary chefs cooking and distributing meals for migrants to local creatives using their art to inspire peace in their neighborhoods—progress would not be possible without…