Theme: Peacebuilding

Project: Young Women as Drivers of Peace: Providing 360° Support to Emerging Women Donor: UN Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) Implementation Period: The project was implemented from 5 December 2019 to 5 June 2021 An objective of the overall project was to promote inter-ethnic and religious harmony on a community level. YWLs…

In 2018, we launched our new Strategic Plan — a bold, 10-year vision for the future of Search for Common Ground. As part of that plan, and in response to the changing nature of conflict, we sought to move past country-based programming and prioritize conflicts where the repercussions of instability…

Donor: GIZ Analysts have argued that banning social media does not prevent violence, since social media is a tool which can be used both for positive and for negative. This is evident from the violent attacks against minorities that took place, even after the social media ban was in place.…

This snapshot report was prepared by the Search for Common Ground Kenya team in July 2021. It is the third Kenya snapshot report prepared as part of Search’s global Working Together Against Corona programme, funded by the European Union. Building on the two previous reports, the snapshot identifies key trends,…

Developed by Search for Common Ground in Yemen in 2015, the Community Dialogue Approach (CDA) is a form of local-level mediation which places community members at the heart of dialogue to resolve local conflicts. By engaging local stakeholders directly, peacebuilding skills are rooted within local populations and genuine concerns are…

This report captures findings from the final evaluation of the project “Fostering Social Stability through Strategic Communications” implemented by Search. The project was funded by CSSF and implemented from June 2019 to March 2021 in Lebanon. The project aimed to reduce tensions at a local level amongst and between host…

Working Together to Reduce Violent Extremism Threats in Pwan and Mtwara region in Tanzania, funded by US embassy, implemented from 2018 to 2020. The peace and stability of Tanzania is being threatened by the rise of VE attacks and recruitment in the country. Although until recently, VE activity and government…

This report compiles the interventions conducted under a number of Search-Yemen projects implemented between 2018-2019. Through Search's flagship Community Dialogue Approach, trained Insider Mediators worked collaboratively with community members to develop shared solutions and identify action plans to resolve the conflicts, noting local resources that could be leveraged and trusted…

Local conflict can have dire consequences in coastal regions of Kenya, where violent extremist groups such as al-Shabaab prey on community grievances to attract recruits. Young people are often caught in the crosshairs, searching for an economic foothold in an elder-dominated world. As frustrations mount, so does the appeal of…

Данная публикация была подготовлена в рамках проекта «Укрепление социальной сплоченности в странах Центральной Азии», финансируемого Европейским союзом и реализуемого НКО «Поиск общих интересов» и ОФ «Право». Автором данной публикации является Юлия Шаповал – Профессор кафедры религиоведения Евразийского национального университета имени Л.Н. Гумилева, Казахстан. В публикации изложен анализ подхода и опыта…