Children & Youth
 | Teen Voices for PeaceThis guide draws on decades of learning with seldom heard adolescents involved in Search for Common Ground (Search) programs. It captures good practice, challenges and solutions for bringing new adolescent voices to media and policy in conflict affected countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. It was […] |
 | Revised: Search for Common Ground’s Global StrategyYoung people can play a crucial role in conflict resolution. Building on the EU’s support to the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda, this practical and concise guide clearly sets out how young people can make a difference to peace mediation processes. It also provides inspiration to the European Parliament’s Young Political Leaders programme, a beacon of the European Parliament’s deep commitment to the YPS agenda. |
| Common Ground Approach: SummaryYoung people can play a crucial role in conflict resolution. Building on the EU’s support to the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda, this practical and concise guide clearly sets out how young people can make a difference to peace mediation processes. It also provides inspiration to the European Parliament’s Young Political Leaders programme, a beacon of the European Parliament’s deep commitment to the YPS agenda. |
 | YOUTH INCLUSIVE GUIDE TO PEACE MEDIATIONYoung people can play a crucial role in conflict resolution. Building on the EU’s support to the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda, this practical and concise guide clearly sets out how young people can make a difference to peace mediation processes. It also provides inspiration to the European Parliament’s Young Political Leaders programme, a beacon of the European Parliament’s deep commitment to the YPS agenda. |
 | Youth Talk – Youth Voices for ChangeMali, 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 […] |
| Achievements, Good Practices and Lessons Learned “WT2: Work Together, Win Together” Project – Phase 2Donor: GIZ Analysts have argued that banning social media does not prevent violence, since social media is a tool which can be used both for positive and for negative. This is evident from the violent attacks against minorities that took place, even after the social media ban was in place. Percentage of youth across all regions that indicated their awareness level at ‘extremely aware’, ‘very aware’, and ‘moderately aware’ was only 2%, 3%, and 28% respectively (aggregate 33%). However, post project, awareness levels with those three categories significantly increased to 29%, 38% and 27% (aggregate 94%) respectively. Majority of the participating youth (60%) had the opportunity to dialogue with counterparts from other religions or ethnicities. Others could not due to various reasons such as fellow participants in the boot camps were either from the same ethnicities and religions or the online delivery of the boot camp was considered as a limiting factor. Majority of the participating youth were unaware (61%) of the monitoring reports provided by Search. However, the percentage of youth that were aware of the monitoring reports that found it ‘very useful’ and ‘useful’ were 30% and 49% respectively (aggregate 79%). This project implemented from February 2020 to October 2021 (actually July 2021 should have ended but NCE given till October 2021- But this assessment was conducted based on activities implemented till July. NOT for additional activities suggested for NCE). |
 | First-ever Global Report on Protecting Young People in Civic Space Highlights Need for Stronger Global Protection MechanismsThe launch of the report comes alongside a high-level event organized by the Office of the UN Secretary- General’s Envoy on Youth focused on bringing young people’s protection concerns to the international agenda in a safe manner, with an emphasis on concrete recommendations for action 18 June 2021 […] |