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Search for Common Ground

 

Search for Common Ground, in Partnership with the European Centre for Common Ground (see separate entry), is an international non-profit peace and conflict resolution organisation. Its goal is to transform conflict into cooperative action. Currently, there are fully operative offices in Angola, Burundi, DR Congo, Liberia, Macedonia, the Middle East, Sierra Leone, Indonesia, Ukraine, and the United States. The organisation encourages a new level of thinking based on a non-adversarial framework. The SFCG’s media division, Common Ground Productions, recognises that its projects are creating a new role for radio and television in reducing violence and that their impact needs to be measured and lessons documented. CGP has actively worked with research evaluators and evaluation methodologies with the combination of media and conflict resolution backgrounds. CGP’s African-based studios, Talking Drum Studio in Liberia and Sierra Leone, and Studio Ijambo in Burundi, are pilot projects for the CGP in developing an entirely new field of impact evaluation. In Macedonia, CGP has worked with Sesame Workshop to develop a set of “research-based” indicators that are being included in the production of the Nashe Maalo television series in that country. CGP conducts summative research following the broadcasting of the series to determine the impact of the series among Macedonian children.
1601 Connecticut Ave. N.W.

Suite 200, Washington, DC

20009, USA

 

Tel +1 202-265 4300, Fax +1 202-232 6718

search@sfcg.org

www.sfcg.org

 

Contact

John Marks, President

 

Number of staff

Total 250


Publications

Common Ground Newsletter

Various Videos

 

Programmes

Centre Lokolé, DR Congo

Search for Common Ground, Sierra Leone (Talking Drum Studio)

Search for Common Ground, Liberia (Talking Drum Studio)

Search for Common Ground, Burundi (Studio Ijambo)

Centre for Common Ground, Angola

Search for Common Ground, Macedonia

Ukrainian Centre for Common Ground

Search for Common Ground, Middle East

Greek-Turkish Dialogue

Search for Common Ground with Iran

Common Ground Indonesia

Search for Common Ground, Morocco

Search for Common Ground, USA