Insider Mediation: lessons learnt and best practices for conflict resolution and prevention
Lessons from insider mediation in Burundi, Niger, and Zimbabwe At a Glance: This policy brief highlights key lessons learnt on enhancing both the strategic value and the effectiveness of insider mediation as a tool for conflict prevention and resolution in diverse fragile and conflict- affected contexts. The brief draws on…
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Addressing the DRC Conflict: A Path to Peace
Introduction The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has endured a prolonged and devastating conflict that has inflicted immense suffering on its population and stunted economic growth. Decades of violence, political instability, and human rights abuses have left millions displaced, impoverished, and vulnerable to exploitation. A sustainable path to peace requires…
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Je na we mw’iterambere : Accroître le rôle socio-économique des femmes au Burundi, et renforcer leur autonomie
Dans un Burundi où les femmes sont confrontées à des normes sociales et des barrières culturelles limitant leur participation économique, le projet “Je na we mw’iterambere : Accroître le rôle socio-économique des femmes au Burundi, et renforcer leur autonomie” vise à transformer cette réalité. Financé par le Gouvernement Belge –…
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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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Mid-term evaluation – Tuyage – 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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Final Evaluation – Building Peace from the Inside – April 2022
The EU- funded project 'Building Peace from the Inside: Supporting Insider Mediation for Sustainable Transformation of Conflict' took place from January 2020 to April 2022 in Burundi, Niger and Zimbabwe, and it was implemented by an international consortium of NGOs including Berghof Foundation, Interpeace and Search for Common Ground. The…
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Just Future
Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Just Future project is a five-year-long project which started in 2021. In a consortium led by Cordaid, this program is implemented in six countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Mali, Niger, and Afghanistan. In each country, the consortium partners…
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Final Evaluation – Tubiri Tuvurana Ubupfu – February 2022
From September 2019 to February 2022, Search implemented, with support from the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, the program “Tubiri Tuvurana Ubupfu: Strengthening Trust and Positive Relations Between Youth and Police in Burundi.” The “Tubiri Tuvurana Ubupfu” project’s main aim was to strengthen trust and positive relationships…
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