Search for Common Ground

Search for Common Ground
AbbreviationSearch
Formation1982
FounderJohn Marks
TypeInternational non-governmental organization
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States, and Brussels, Belgium
CEO
Shamil Idriss
Websitewww.sfcg.org

Search for Common Ground (or Search) is an international non-governmental organization that works to end violent conflict and build healthy, safe, and just societies. It is the largest such organization dedicated to peacebuilding,[1] with offices in over 30 countries and a media reach of roughly 40 million people.[2]

Since its founding in 1982, Search for Common Ground has helped to avert genocide in Burundi,[3] supported post-civil war elections in Liberia and Sierra Leone,[4] shaped gender norms in Nepal with a TV show reaching 25 percent of the population,[5] and mainstreamed sexual assault training for soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[6] In 2018, Search was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.[7]

  1. ^ "Skoll | How Search for Common Ground Made the Case for Peacebuilding". Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  2. ^ "What Ties us Together: Impact Report 2019-2020" (PDF). Search for Common Ground.
  3. ^ 2016 #CGAwards: Secretary Kerry's Message of Peace, archived from the original on 2021-12-19, retrieved 2021-05-19
  4. ^ Sankaituah, Opinion by Joseph Jimmy. "Opinion: I survived Liberia's civil wars. Here's my advice to American voters". CNN. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  5. ^ Bhattarai, Sewa. "Fictional female prime minister tackles air pollution in teleserial". Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  6. ^ "Search-DRC: SSR Technical Strategy Document" (PDF). Search for Common Ground.
  7. ^ "Quaker group announces Nobel nomination". American Friends Service Committee. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2021-05-19.