LESSONS LEARNED REPORT – Implementing Experience of the WT2: Work Together, Win Together Project
This report delves into the lessons learned of the WT2 project implemented in ten districts covering the Northern, Eastern, Central, Western and Southern Provinces of Sri Lanka. The selected case studies of success stories have been compiled to showcase the impact of the project on participated youth groups while lessons…
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CyberGuardians Training Curriculum
This training curriculum was developed as part of the CyberGuardians Project in Sri Lanka, funded by USAID from March 2019 to March 2020, and makes up the first part of a two-part resource pack for trainers developed as part of the project. This two-part resource pack provides a comprehensive compilation…
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CyberGuardians Resource Pack – January 2020
This resource pack for facilitators was developed as part of the CyberGuardians Project in Sri Lanka, funded by USAID from March 2019 to March 2020. This two-part resource pack provides a comprehensive compilation of the methodologies, tools and resources used in the Cyber Guardians programme. The first part of the…
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Prevention of Violent Extremism in Central Asian Countries
Search for Common Ground implemented Prevention of Violent Extremism in Central Asian Countries Through Strengthening Social Cohesion Among Labor Migrants, Returnees and their Families funded by the European Union in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. The project was implemented in partnership with Pravo in Kazakhstan and Istiqlol Avlodi in Uzbekistan from…
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Central Asia Dialogues for Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Returnees from Syria and Iraq
Search, in response to security challenges emerging from the repatriation of Central Asian citizens to their home countries after the territorial defeat of ISIS in Syria and Iraq, is implementing a seven-month regional project to enable an inclusive and conflict-sensitive program on rehabilitation and reintegration of returnees in Central Asia.…
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TaasirLink: Citizens Narrative Campaign
TaasirLink launched in September 2019 was a 15-month project which aimed to create a network of social influencers, which positively influence youth attitudes and behaviors to build communal resilience to violent extremist radicalization and recruitment. Search worked with local partners, Jash-Niet and Step to Success, to implement alternative-messaging campaigns on and…
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COLLECTIVE IMPACT + PEACE: COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
In 2017, Search for Common Ground launched an initiative to apply the collective impact methodology for youth-inclusive peacebuilding in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The project helped organizations and individuals to find collaborative ways tackle issues of injustice arising from rapid redevelopment and gentrification...
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Social Media Use Needs Assessment for At-Risk Groups & In-Depth Analysis of Use of Social Media in Indonesia
Indonesia has undergone dramatic changes since its economic crisis in 1998, including a transition from authoritarianism to democracy and subsequent successful democratic elections. In more recent years, extremist groups in Indonesia have been gaining more support within national, regional and local elections. Cities such as Surabaya have suffered an upsurge…
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Final External Evaluation of SOLID-ID (Solidifying Religious Freedom in Indonesia) Project
This is the final external evaluation report of the Bureau of Democracy, Rights and Labor (DRL) funded "Solidifying Religious Freedom in Indonesia” (SOLID-ID) program, implemented by Search for Common Ground (Search). The project ran from September 2017 to March 2019 for a total of 18 months. The project was implemented…
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Rapid Conflcit Assessment on Young People Countering Hate Speech on Social Media in Sri Lanka
“Hate speech” in Sri Lanka has been prevalent for many years and discussed by many including activists, researchers as well as policymakers, policy advocates and educators in various platforms and in various dimensions. It has been deliberated and examined over a long time. The issue has got more attention in…
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