Search for Common Ground - Islam-Western Relations: A Youth Media Project

Address

Search for Common Ground
1601 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 200
Washington, DC 20009
United States
1-202-265-4300
http://www.sfcg.org

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.

Search for Common Ground's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

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

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