Theme: Women, Peace, & Security

This document highlights the “Inclusive Religious Engagement Enhanced by Women” (I-RENEW) project, a 24-month initiative funded by the European Commission and implemented by Search for Common Ground and local partners (DREP Centre and FOMWAN). The project aims to empower women religious actors and youth activists to promote freedom of religion…

In southern Libya, a woman named Amal wakes before the sun. She gathers her notes in silence—pages filled with policy ideas and testimonies from other women in her community. By law, she’s not allowed to travel alone. But today, she will. Amal is one of dozens of women working with…

When war displaced thousands from Nagorno-Karabakh, it wasn’t just homes that were lost. It was safety. Identity. A sense of control. Among the most affected were women and girls—forced to flee, carrying only what they could. Many landed in new communities with nothing, traumatized and invisible. Most organizations saw the…

We’re working to empower youth and women in South Kordofan by providing training, supporting small businesses, and creating income opportunities. We aim to help them build a better future, strengthen their resilience, and contribute to lasting peace in their communities. In the heart of South Kordofan, where conflict and economic…

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…

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 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…

The ongoing conflict in Sudan, marked by the unrelenting violence between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has created one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. Over 30 million people urgently require assistance, and hundreds of thousands face famine in the wake of widespread…

Women are largely excluded from peace and reconciliation processes, despite clear evidence that their participation increases the sustainability of peace agreements. When women are involved in negotiations, peace agreements are 20 percent more likely to last at least two years and 35 percent more likely to last at least 15…