Central African Republic Projects

Youth Talk – Youth Voices for Change

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 […]

Youth Talk Project

Youth Talk aims to build inclusive peace processes in South Sudan, CAR and Mali by amplifying the voices and agency of young people.

Promoting democracy for collaborative dialogue in the Central African Republic

We are launching a 24-month project with funding from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) to promote permanent, participatory, inclusive, and collaborative dialogue between citizens, civil society, and local authorities across eight districts in Bangui, Central African Republic. The project will strengthen platforms for constructive dialogue, as well […]

Engaging Youth and Community Leaders to Prevent Mass Atrocities in Central African Republic (CAR) US Department of State 23 September 2016 – 31 October 2017

CAR has ongoing conflict along ethno-religious lines, and deeply-rooted into the country’s low human development indicators. The overthrow of President François Bozizé in March 2013 by the predominantly Muslim alliance, Seleka, and the subsequent recruitment of thousands of youth from Christian and animist neighbourhoods to form anti-Balaka militias, […]

Zo Kwe Zo: All People are People

Search for Common Ground’s 24-month project aims to prevent inter-community violence and support an inclusive peacebuilding process in the Central African Republic in partnership with the Association of Women Communications Professionals (AFPC), Discover the Journey (DTJ), and a range of media, community, and civil society groups. Our project is supporting peace efforts in the conflict-prone areas of Bangui, Bossangoa, and Bangassou.

Bolstering Judicial and Social Accountability Processes in the Central African Republic US Department of State 18 September 2015 – 31 August 2018

The conflict in the Central African Republic requires urgent intervention to support peacebuilding processes that address the roots of ongoing violence. Search for Common has been working with US Department of State funding on an ambitious program involving community leaders, media, civil society, and the government.
Given the context of widespread impunity in the Central African Republic (CAR), which impedes the country’s post conflict transition to peace and stability, Search for Common Ground, in partnership with American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI), is implementing a program with the goal of supporting the rule of law and consolidation of peace in CAR through judicial and social accountability.

Empowering Secure Communities

Since the rebel military movement known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) first attacked the town of Obo in March 2008, the human security situation in the Southeastern part of the Central African Republic (CAR) has continued to deteriorate. As the LRA, militaries, and other actors clash in […]