Theme: Transforming Violent Extremism

In Adamawa and Taraba States, communities faced recurring conflicts between farmers and herders over access to natural resources. These clashes, often fueled by competition for land and water, strained community relationships, threatened livelihoods, and disrupted peace. The affected communities, already grappling with economic challenges, lacked the tools and platforms to…

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…

Abdelsadig, a senior adviser at the peacebuilding organization Search for Common Ground, led the effort to bring 14 Sudanese women from various civil society sectors to U.N. peace talks in Geneva in August 2024. Their contributions were essential in formulating the 2024 code of conduct adopted by the RSF during…

Search for Common Ground, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), is leading a three-year peacebuilding program, Daraja la Amani | Pontes de Paz, launched in April 2023. The program is being implemented in the border regions of southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique. Its primary aim is to…

Search for Common Ground, in collaboration with Aurat Foundation (AF) and Kadam Communications and Consultants (KCC), started implementing the project “SHE – The Peacebuilder” – Women Inclusion in Transforming Violent Extremism in September 2021. This 36-month project aims to enhance women’s role and influence in peacebuilding and transforming violent extremism…

Search initiated the CODED project in December 2023, an eight-month initiative supported by USAID Harmoni, that aims to improve community-grounded programs to disengage violent extremism offenders through a standardized disengagement process in East Java, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable regions to VE in Indonesia. Context Addressing radicalization…

Since 2012, Niger has faced an upsurge in insecurity due to the Boko Haram insurgency and the Malian crisis, primarily affecting the regions of Diffa, Tahoua, and Tillabéri. This insecurity, coupled with limited resources to address it, fosters mistrust and divisions within communities, making them more vulnerable to extremist groups.…

Strengthening Collaboration and Relationships between and among Youth, Community, Leaders, and Security Actors in Mtwara Recently, Tanzania has been experiencing a series of violent attacks, and seen movements of violent extremist (VE) groups crossing over the borders. Specifically, Mtwara has become a critical area for engagement. To strengthen the capacity…

Inspiring the Next Generation of Independent Media in Pakistan

As part of Search for Common Ground’s (Search) organization - wide strategy, the Greater Lake Chad (GLC) region was identified as one of twelve transnational conflict geographies in which Search will focus its efforts over the coming ten years. This summary lays out Search’s comprehensive strategy for the GLC region,…