West Africa

Search has been working in West Africa - in Benin, Burkina Faso, Camarron, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger and Nigeria - to promote social cohesion in the region, focusing on promoting constructive youth leaderships, supporting effective media for peacebuilding, and empowering government and civil society to jointly address challenges in a non-violent way. Our work in the region includes projects around youth engagement for peace and social cohesion, joint government and community actions, media for peacebuilding, civic participation and intercommunity dialogue.