Peacebuilding

Exploring our Area of focus

Peacebuilding

Our Peacebuilding Program supports communities in Northern Ghana to strengthen social cohesion and resolve conflicts peacefully. We are currently implementing Phase 3 of the Security in Northern Ghana Project (SING III), supported by STAR-Ghana Foundation with funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

The project promotes sustainable peace and security through coordinated community and national level initiatives. Activities include community dialogues, inter-faith and inter-ethnic events, capacity building, and multi-stakeholder platforms that create durable local solutions.

What we do

Inter-faith Peace Games

Bringing young people from different faiths together through friendly competitions that build relationships and mutual respect.

Inter-ethnic Cultural Durbars

Celebrating shared traditions to deepen cultural understanding and reduce prejudice across communities.

Conflict Management Training

Equipping local leaders and youth with skills to manage disputes in constructive and non-violent ways.

Radio Panel Discussions

Using community radio forums to broaden public conversations on peace and reconciliation.

Multi-stakeholder Dialogue Committees

Forming local platforms that include chiefs, youth, women, and civil society to resolve disputes collaboratively.

Community Engagement Forums

Regular forums where community members raise concerns and co-design practical solutions with facilitators.

Community Impact: Kukua and Loagri

Kukua and Loagri had a long-standing boundary and chieftaincy conflict that eroded trust and caused recurring tensions. The SING III project led targeted community engagement forums and capacity building that enabled both communities to gradually put aside their differences.

Trained facilitators led dialogue sessions where representatives from both sides shared concerns and listened to one another. Sustained engagement built trust and paved the way for the formation of a 15-member Inter-community Dialogue Committee made up of members from both communities.

To mark this renewed cooperation, members of Kukua and Loagri joined in a public tree-planting event that signaled a shared commitment to resolving future disputes through dialogue and mutual respect.