Search for Common Ground

Mission

To change the way the world deals with conflict from adversarial approaches to cooperative solutions.

Programs

Search for Common Ground (SFCG) works in 14 countries across the globe, using innovative approaches to addressing conflict. SFCG's tools range from media to sports events to workshops and trainings, encouraging adversaries to find common ground on issues of concern.

Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Women's Education Fund in Sierra Leone	Youth Musical Center in Sierra Leone	Educating and Empowering Women in Sierra Leone	Educating and Empower Women in Liberia
Women's Education in Liberia	Giving Women a Voice in Guinea	Peace Carnival in Bo, Sierra Leone	Congo: Theatre for Reintegrating Child Soldiers
Islam-Western Relations: A Youth Media Project	Congo: Voices of Children, Child Journalists	Empowering Youth in Angola to Promote Peace	Capacity-Building for Palestinian Media
Child Radio Journalists in Liberia	Empowering Heroes of Burundi to Promote Peace	Songs of Peace: Supporting Musicians in Burundi	Indonesia: Student Peace Film Festival Tour

Personnel Overview

Shamil Idriss - Chief Operating Officer, SFCG
As COO of SFCG, Idriss initiated an Islamic-Western Dialogue & Cooperation Program and coordinated SFCG's US-Iran initiative. He served as Director of SFCG's Burundi Program, managing projects of Hutu-Tutsi ethnic cooperation, and conducted mediations for the Washington, DC Government Department of Human Rights. Idriss has published articles on conflict transformation Islamic-Western relations.

Personnel Statistics

John Marks,
President
Founded in 1982
Employees: 300
Volunteers: 0