Insider Mediation: lessons learnt and best practices for conflict resolution and prevention
Lessons from insider mediation in Burundi, Niger, and Zimbabwe At a Glance: This policy brief highlights key lessons learnt on enhancing both the strategic value and the effectiveness of insider mediation as a tool for conflict prevention and resolution in diverse fragile and conflict- affected contexts. The brief draws on…
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Search reality TV show winner awarded state funding by the President of Burundi
When Maria dropped out of school in sixth grade to get married, her life was limited to household chores and farm work. But her innovative ideas have gained her the winning prize in the popular reality show Nd’umu DG, alongside recognition from the Burundian President himself. Maria’s story is an…
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Mid-term (2 pager) – Tuyage “Let’s Talk” in Burundi – August 2022
Tuyage project activities were remarkably effective in improving women’s economic outcomes and increasing access to media that promotes women’s inclusion and rights. Mixed findings on changes in women’s agency and discriminatory norms, however, point to the need to adapt project activities to address more deeply ingrained barriers to women’s rights…
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Mid-term evaluation – Tuyage – August 2022
Tuyage project activities were remarkably effective in improving women’s economic outcomes and increasing access to media that promotes women’s inclusion and rights. Mixed findings on changes in women’s agency and discriminatory norms, however, point to the need to adapt project activities to address more deeply ingrained barriers to women’s rights…
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Just Future
Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Just Future project is a five-year-long project which started in 2021. In a consortium led by Cordaid, this program is implemented in six countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Mali, Niger, and Afghanistan. In each country, the consortium partners…
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Final Evaluation – Tubiri Tuvurana Ubupfu – February 2022
From September 2019 to February 2022, Search implemented, with support from the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, the program “Tubiri Tuvurana Ubupfu: Strengthening Trust and Positive Relations Between Youth and Police in Burundi.” The “Tubiri Tuvurana Ubupfu” project’s main aim was to strengthen trust and positive relationships…
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Final Evaluation – Supporting a New Generation of Women Leaders to Advance Peace and Security in Burundi – December 2021
From December 2020 to November 2021, Search implemented, with support from the Federal Government of Germany, the program "Supporting a New Generation of Women Leaders to Advance Peace and Security in Burundi." The project was designed to empower a new generation of women leaders in the peace consolidation process, both…
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BUILDING PEACE FROM THE INSIDE
“Building Peace from the Inside: Supporting Insider Mediation for Sustainable Transformation of Conflict” is a two-year international consortium project funded by the EU’s Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP)and implemented by Search for Common Ground, Interpeace, Berghof Foundation, and partners Conflict Alert and Prevention Centre (CENAP) in Burundi and…
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Search Burundi launches a new “Shark Tank” style reality tv show!
Over the course of the show, the six mentees will engage in internships around the country, compete in teams to see who can turn a larger profit in a short time, & swap mentors. In a country with high levels of youth unemployment and recurring cases of political violence and…
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