FOSTERING COLLABORATION TOWARDS PEACE IN CENTRAL SAHEL
Located in the tri-border area between Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, the Liptako-Gourma region is at the crossroads of illegal activities, population displacement, inter-community conflicts, and violence carried out by violent extremist groups. Tensions are aggravated by the lack of basic government services and the proliferation of national and foreign…
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Hybrid Project Evaluation and Baseline Report – Enhancing Social Dialogue and Political Engagement Across Ethnic and Political Lines
In 2018, while Sierra Leone was preparing for parliamentary and presidential elections, Search for Common Ground initiated a project and received funding from a donor to implement activities in selected constituencies. Every effort made to implement the Hybrid project geared towards accountability through social dialogue and political engagement. Most importantly,…
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Project Evaluation – Women Unite! Strengthening Women-led Social Cohesion and Accountability in Post-Election Sierra Leone Project
Search for Common Ground (Search) in partnership with the 50/50 Group, the Institute for Governance Reform (IGR), and Budget Advocacy Network (BAN) implemented a 12-month Women Unite! Strengthening Women-led Social Cohesion and Accountability in Post-Election Sierra Leone Project which was funded by Irish Aid. The project sought to promote social…
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Learning Brief – What Works to Address Violent Extremism in Kenya – December 2019
Over the past few years, Search has implemented several projects in Kenya, Coastal Kenya in particular, to support countering violent extremism and other security challenges. Social, political, and economic grievances have historically acted as push factors driving violent extremist activities in Kenya on one hand while on the other hand,…
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Combined Final and Mid-term Evaluation – Justice for Peace & Inuka! Supporting vulnerable youth to participate in community peace and security efforts in Coastal Kenya – December 2019
Justice for Peace: Preventing Violent Extremism through Constructive Engagement between Criminal Justice Sector actors and Communities in Kenya is a 22 months project funded by the Department of States, Counterterrorism Bureau. Inuka! Supporting vulnerable youth to participate in community peace and security efforts in Coastal Kenya is a 36 months…
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Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Guidelines for Social Accountability Programs – December 2019
This document presents general guidelines for design, monitoring, evaluation and learning for social accountability programs and projects. They aim to be of practical use for M&E practitioners, staff involved in program design and other staff managing SA programming or involved in the implementation of SA activities. Developed from a peacebuilding…
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Final Evaluation – Advancing Sustainable Peace and Security in Tanzania – December 2019
"Advancing Sustainable Peace and Security in Tanzania" was a 24-month project implemented from January 2018 to December 2019 with funding from Acacia Mining. It is a continuation of a successful partnership between Search and Barrick/Acacia Mining which started in 2011. The project aimed to foster sustainable, positive, and cohesive relationships…
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Promoting Health, Stability, and Security in the Middle East
The Middle East Consortium on Infectious Disease Surveillance builds capacity across and within nations to deal with disease outbreaks.
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Our Shared Heritage in Jordan – -Storytelling for Social Change
At Search for Common Ground, we believe that media and storytelling can lift diverse perspectives, shed light on societal issues, and build emotional connections that inspire people to take action. Our project Our Shared Heritage in Jordan is an example of our approach to mobilizing storytelling and media towards the…
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Guiding Principles on Young People’s Participation in Peacebuilding
The UN Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development’s (IANYD) Subgroup on Youth Participation in Peacebuilding, co-chaired by the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and Search for Common Ground, has developed the Guiding Principles on Young People’s Participation in Peacebuilding. This working group consists of members representing a number of UN…
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