Theme: Peacebuilding

Search for Common Ground (Search), grâce à un financement de 12 mois de la Fondation Bill & Melinda Gates, a lancé le projet "COVID 19 : Renforcement des capacités des Centres d'Opérations d'Urgence Sanitaire dans le domaine de la RCCE au Sénégal et au Burkina Faso", afin d'aider ces deux…

Search for Common Ground mourns the passing of William (Bill) Kirby. An accomplished diplomat who dedicated his life to the service of others, Bill served as Executive Director of Search for Common Ground's Middle East program from 1994-1999. In that role, he not only extended the legacy he had built…

Young people can play a crucial role in conflict resolution. Building on the EU’s support to the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda, this practical and concise guide clearly sets out how young people can make a difference to peace mediation processes. It also provides inspiration to the European Parliament’s…

Mali, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic have recently signed peace agreements. However, the negotiations were mainly limited to adult elites. Although they make up the demographic majority, young people in these three countries lack the means to express themselves and participate in the decisions that affect their lives.…

Search for Common Ground research has shown that users experience the worst violent content and the most effective responses to it in private groups or private channels. This is particularly important and relevant for groups who may belong to minority groups or be otherwise ostracized in their mainstream culture or…

As part of Search for Common Ground’s (Search) organization - wide strategy, the Greater Lake Chad (GLC) region was identified as one of twelve transnational conflict geographies in which Search will focus its efforts over the coming ten years. This summary lays out Search’s comprehensive strategy for the GLC region,…

Overall Objective: To prepare experienced women leaders to effectively provide mentorship support for trained young women leaders in designing and implementing community initiatives In Specific, at the end of the workshop participants will be able to: Gain an understanding on key concepts, methodology and timeline of the project Be aware on key…

This module provides the base for capacity building training of selected emerging women leaders (which is one of the key activities of the project under outcome 1 and 2) to develop their Leadership qualities with an understanding on the Common Ground Approach (CGA) and Context Assessment Tools. Following the capacity…

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The Council on Tech and Social Cohesion provides a space for the development and expansion of technology platforms that improve social cohesion around the world. Learn more Check out our upcoming Designing Tech for Social Cohesion Conference, which will showcase tech for good and connect leaders across the technology and…