Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground is the world's largest dedicated peacebuilding organization. Founded in 1982 and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018, Search for Common Ground works to transform the way the world deals with conflict - away from adversarial approaches and towards collaborative problem solving. We work with local partners to find culturally appropriate means to strengthen societies' capacity to deal with conflicts constructively: to understand the differences and act on the commonalities. Our mission is to transform the way the world deals with conflict: away from adversarial approaches, toward cooperative solutions. We have developed a broad array of operational methods, which we call collectively our "toolbox." These include well-known conflict resolution techniques, such as mediation and facilitation, and less traditional ones, like TV productions, radio soap opera, and community organising. We have found that employing several tools at the same time increases their overall effectiveness.www.sfcg.org
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Nov 2, 2026
Milos MajoreHOST
But for now, I'll keep it short with a brief introduction on today's guest and the interview that Andrew and I conducted a couple of weeks ago.
Milos MajoreHOST
We are talking to Bryan Weiner, who is the senior regional program manager for West Africa at Search for Common Ground.
Milos MajoreHOST
He's also the interim country director for Sudan and South Sudan.
Milos MajoreHOST
And as a result, we've decided to focus a lot of the interview talking about those countries and the evolving situation on the ground.
Milos MajoreHOST
Now, Search for Common Ground as an organization itself is a nonprofit that is based both in the United States and in Belgium and operates across a host of different countries around the world.
Milos MajoreHOST
Lots of the work on the ground is done with local staff that they coordinate with.
Milos MajoreHOST
There's a lot of coordination as well with local organizations, something that Brian gets into during the interview.
Milos MajoreHOST
But needless to say, this has been a really, really great interview.
Dareen AbughaidaHOST
That's a global consultancy.
Dareen AbughaidaHOST
He also formerly worked for Search for Common Ground, a peace-building organization operating in the DRC.
Dareen AbughaidaHOST
Welcome to you all.
Dareen AbughaidaHOST
Thanks so much for your time.