Search for Common Ground Nigeria

Search for Common Ground Nigeria We have been promoting peacebuilding, supporting media, dialogue, and community action for social cohesion in Nigeria since 2004.

Search for Common Ground (SFCG) was founded in 1982 to build and sustain peace. We have been working in Nigeria since 2004, using innovative approaches to promote peacebuilding in areas of tension and to encourage understanding across ethnic, religious, and gender lines. With offices in Abuja, Jos & Maiduguri we are working to address conflict, utilizing consensus-based advocacy training, conflict

resolution training, human rights monitoring and reporting, and the facilitation of dialogue processes that engage all levels of society. As designing programming that is data-driven is important, SFCG Nigeria has undertaken several research projects to understand the conflict dynamics in the affected regions.

Restoring relationships can't wait for a court judgement.Leaders from the Mangun and Chafem Chiefdoms are choosing dialo...
29/07/2026

Restoring relationships can't wait for a court judgement.

Leaders from the Mangun and Chafem Chiefdoms are choosing dialogue over division.

Through recent training with Search for Common Ground Nigeria with support from Spirit of America Worldwide local stakeholders are using practical conflict management tools to rebuild trust and foster sustainable peace in North Central Nigeria.

Read more about their first steps toward reconciliation: CHECK COMMENT SECTION

When faith builds friendships, communities become stronger. Joy Apeh and Mallama Raihana met at a JISRA FoRB training as...
23/07/2026

When faith builds friendships, communities become stronger.

Joy Apeh and Mallama Raihana met at a JISRA FoRB training as a Christian and a Muslim.

Today, they are co-leading change, protecting women, and proving that dialogue can become action.

Peace begins with people who choose each other over division.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ!In 2025, the Search for Common Ground Lake Chad Basin Programme drove rea...
06/07/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ!

In 2025, the Search for Common Ground Lake Chad Basin Programme drove real change through collaborative peacebuilding.

By pairing large-scale media influence with targeted, locally led community peace building actions, we are shifting everyday interactions to find sustainable solutions to reoccuring conflicts across Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon.

Download the 2025 Lake Chad Basin Annual Report: See link in comment section.

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How can we strengthen and protect Nigeria's democracy?Listen to this episode of the Common Ground Matters podcast.What r...
29/06/2026

How can we strengthen and protect Nigeria's democracy?

Listen to this episode of the Common Ground Matters podcast.

What role do citizens, institutions, and leaders play in building a more peaceful and democratic nation?

In this insightful podcast, Dr Joseph Ochogwu the Director General of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) shares practical perspectives on why promoting and protecting democracy is everyone's responsibility.

๐ŸŽง Listen now on Spotify and be part of the conversation on peace, good governance, civic responsibility, and national development.

Your voice matters. Our democracy depends on it.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Now Streaming on Spotify
See link in comment section.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜.Over two years after the Contributing to the Mitigation of Conflicts b...
26/06/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜.

Over two years after the Contributing to the Mitigation of Conflicts between Farmers and Herders Communities in Adamwa and Taraba States -COMITAS project funded by the European Union in Nigeria closed, communities in Abbare A and B, Lau Local Government Area, Taraba State are still at the table.

Yesterday, farmers, herders, and critical local stakeholders came together, led by leasing officers from both communities, to continue the dialogue that SFCG helped ignite.
No external push.
No project deadline.
Just people committed to peace.

This is what sustainable peacebuilding looks like.
Through COMITAS, Search for Common Ground worked alongside farmer and herder communities in Adamawa and Taraba States to reduce conflict, build trust, and put local actors in the driver's seat of their own peace processes.

The goal was never dependency, it was ownership.
Seeing our stakeholders carry this forward, unprompted, is the highest measure of success we know.

Peace is not an event. It's a practice.

To the community members, leasing officers, and local leaders in Abbare A & B thank you for showing us that the seeds planted together continue to grow.

Peace is not an event. It's a practice.

Peace is more than the absence of conflict.It is the presence of opportunity.It is trust rebuilt.It is communities findi...
25/06/2026

Peace is more than the absence of conflict.

It is the presence of opportunity.
It is trust rebuilt.
It is communities finding solutions together.

It is young people creating a better future.

The way we talk about peace matters.

When we connect peacebuilding to people's everyday realities, livelihoods, education, inclusion, resilience, and hope, we make it more meaningful and more relatable.

peace is something we can see, experience, and build together.

What does peace make possible in your community?

Recently, we made a post on social media asking:We want to hear from you!What first brought you to our work?The response...
16/06/2026

Recently, we made a post on social media asking:

We want to hear from you!

What first brought you to our work?

The responses we received were inspiring and reminded us that every journey begins differently.
From personal referrals and community engagement to radio programmes, trainings, internships, and volunteer opportunities, each connection has played a role in building stronger, more peaceful communities.

Today, we're sharing some of those stories and celebrating the people behind them. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey.

Search for Common Ground Nigeria has formally introduced the Rapid Response for Peace (R2forPeace) Project to the govern...
15/06/2026

Search for Common Ground Nigeria has formally introduced the Rapid Response for Peace (R2forPeace) Project to the governments and key stakeholders in Plateau and Nasarawa States as part of efforts to strengthen peace and security across Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau, and Taraba States.

Implemented in partnership with The Spirit of America Worldwide the project seeks to enhance Early Warning and Early Response (EWER) systems to prevent and respond to insecurity and violent attacks in vulnerable communities.

Government representatives and stakeholders in both states welcomed the initiative, describing it as timely and relevant.

They expressed strong commitment to supporting the project and affirmed that its objectives align with ongoing efforts to build sustainable peace, strengthen community resilience, and improve coordinated responses to emerging security threats.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐˜†?A. A stranger helping someone carry a load.B. A neighbour checking...
29/05/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐˜†?

A. A stranger helping someone carry a load.

B. A neighbour checking in.

C. A friend sending an encouraging message.

Sometimes peace starts with simple actions we hardly notice.

Tell us about one small act of kindness you've seen this week.

๐Ÿ‘‡ Share yours in the comments.

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