Theme: Peacebuilding

Fighting epidemics such as COVID-19 requires collaboration from all. When trust between communities and health officials is low, response efforts are often blocked by failing health systems and missed opportunities to respond quickly and effectively. In Senegal and Burkina Faso, our 12-month project “Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Capacity…

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…

The aftermath of violent conflict and tensions in Sri Lanka has created divisions and inequality in Colombo. We Build Colombo Together (WBCT) is an initiative designed to address issues of urban wellbeing and marginalization through modified collective impact methodology. With the backbone support of Search for Common Ground, approximately 150…

The history of conflict and tension between communities in Jos, Nigeria, has created a complex situation that demands a collaborative solution. In 2017, Search for Common Ground initiated a Collective Impact approach under the Collaborative for Violence Prevention project, which has since become the Jos Stakeholder Centre for Peace (JSCP).…

After two attacks in less than a year that left nearly 200 people dead, the village of Ogossagou has become the symbol of the inter-community violence affecting central Mali. In February 2020, the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) withdrew from the village. Tensions between the Fulani and Dogon communities are still…

The DIWAN project was implemented by Search for Common Ground in Wadi Khaled between 2017 and 2019 with funding from the Global Affairs Canada. Diwan aimed at strengthening equitable and inclusive decision-making processes and ensuring more participatory and representative governance in the community. The project engaged with representatives from local…

This Phase II of the Peace Pioneers program was implemented by Search Lebanon from July 2018 to June 2019, with support from the Embassy of Switzerland in Beirut. The project aimed to stimulate private sector engagement in peacebuilding with CSOs in Lebanon. Building on Phase I, this new phase engaged…

Supported by the British Council's Cultural Protection Fund with funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sports, Tourathi was implemented from July 2017 to February 2019, by Search for Common Ground in partnership with Arcenciel, Biladi, and NAHNOO, in six geographical areas in Lebanon: Zahle, Sarafand, Tripoli, Salima,…

Following the 2018 general elections, Sierra Leone experienced a rather chaotic and critical political transition based on several episodes of extreme violence and rivalry. Funded by USAID, we are part of the Consortium for Election Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS), which has helped mitigate this competitive turmoil. Borne out of the…

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