Theme: Women, Peace, & Security

This snapshot report was prepared by the Search for Common Ground Palestine team in December 2020 as part of Search’s global Working Together Against Corona programme, funded by the European Union. The snapshot identifies key trends among Palestinians at the intersection of COVID-19, social cohesion, community trust, and inter-group conflict…

This snapshot report was prepared by the Search for Common Ground Uganda team in December 2020 as part of Search’s global Working Together Against Corona programme, funded by the European Union. With a particular focus on the situation of refugees in Uganda and relations between refugee and host communities, the…

This snapshot report was prepared by the Search for Common Ground Kenya team in December 2020 as part of Search's global Working Together Against Corona programme, funded by the European Union. The snapshot identifies key trends at the intersection of COVID-19, social cohesion, community trust, and inter-group conflict and presents…

Search for Common Ground and the Social Science Research Council are excited to announce the release of our recent publication, "Rethinking Chronic Crises in Africa: Gaps and Opportunities." In March 2020, the two organizations convened a high-level conference bringing together African scholars and practitioners, as well as American policymakers to…

From February 2018 to December 2019, Search for Common Ground implemented the project "Support Women Leaders of Today and Tomorrow to Advance Peace in Burundi", financed by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF). The overall objective of this project was to "promote the role of women in peacebuilding and conflict…

For 10 years, Search for Common Ground has been working in Yemen to transform conflict. Our global mission is to change the way the world deals with conflict, away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions—a goal that drives us now more than ever.

Search for Common Ground has worked in Yemen for 10 years, achieving some powerful results along the way. As the protracted conflict in Yemen has continued, the humanitarian crisis across the country has remained the worst in the world, leaving 24 million people in need of humanitarian or protection assistance.…

Women are under-represented in politics at both the national and local levels. Although they constitute half of the population, women and girls, particularly in rural areas, continue to be excluded from governance, political life, and decision making processes...

Are you curious about our latest programming in Sri Lanka and how we have adapted under COVID-19? Do you want to know more about what we are doing to support low income families in Colombo affected by the pandemic? Do you want to read about our work on countering online…