Over the past 40 years, Search for Common Ground has implemented, and is implementing, 100s of programs that utilize media to amplify the voices of marginalized people and to support reconciliation and collaboration across dividing lines.
Our media inspires new thinking and sparks discussions about the root causes of violence and how to overcome differences. Through radio, television, theatre, comics, and social media, Search media programs reach 86 million people per year. We support local producers to develop content that sparks local conversations, builds understanding across dividing lines, and highlights marginalized perspectives, complementing small-group dialogue with social consensus-building.
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Search reality TV show winner awarded state funding by the President of Burundi
When Maria dropped out of school in sixth grade to get married, her life was limited to household chores and farm work. But her innovative ideas have gained her the winning prize in the popular reality show Nd’umu DG, alongside recognition from the Burundian President himself. Maria’s story is an…
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Mid-term (2 pager) – Tuyage “Let’s Talk” in Burundi – August 2022
Tuyage project activities were remarkably effective in improving women’s economic outcomes and increasing access to media that promotes women’s inclusion and rights. Mixed findings on changes in women’s agency and discriminatory norms, however, point to the need to adapt project activities to address more deeply ingrained barriers to women’s rights…
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SECOND WIND – BEST LOCAL SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Our film “Second Wind” won the “Best Local Short Documentary”. “Second Wind” follows the lives of several former inmates on their journeys through post-carceral reintegration as they gradually reconnect with their communities. The documentary sheds light on former inmates’ experiences inside the prison system and the lack of opportunities for…
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West Africa – September 2020 – Key Highlights
West Africa – September 2020 – Key Highlights (+ Version Française)
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International Peace Day 2020: What ties us together will save us
Beyond the false choice of win-lose thinking is a future that can work for us all, but we can only get there together.
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#OneAct Campaign
After the explosion in Beirut in August 2020, thousands of ordinary people took action to help others. People generously opened their homes to strangers, helped to clean the streets of destruction, and fed the hungry. These tragic events showed that we have great reserves of compassion and strength, and that…
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CyberGuardians Training Curriculum
This training curriculum was developed as part of the CyberGuardians Project in Sri Lanka, funded by USAID from March 2019 to March 2020, and makes up the first part of a two-part resource pack for trainers developed as part of the project. This two-part resource pack provides a comprehensive compilation…
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COVID-19: our response on the frontlines of the crisis
To stop the spread of the virus, we need trust, information, and collaboration. We need peacebuilding—now more than ever.
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West Africa – August 2020 – Key Highlights
West Africa – June 2020 – Key Highlights (+ Version Française)
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West Africa – July 2020 – Key Highlights
Read the stories you have made possible and let’s celebrate together our successes in building peace!
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