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		<title>A Struggle for Common Ground: US Debates Rights of the Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To date, the United States is one of only two UN member nations (the other being Somalia) that have not ratified the CRC. This raises the question: What common ground must be reached in order for U.S. debate on the Convention to be put to rest? <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2413&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Milwaukee to Morocco: Innovative Projects Decrease School Violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SFCG programs and U.S. schools use common, creative tools to address youth. 
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		<title>How Armed Conflict Impacts Children: 10 Year Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most recent meeting of the WNCAC was hosted at John Hopkins School of International Studies in late October and highlighted the Machel Study 10-Year Strategic Review.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2405&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Common Ground Awards: A Night of Celebration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year since 1998, Search for Common Ground has presented Common Ground Awards to people and organizations that have made outstanding achievements in conflict resolution, community building and peacebuilding.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2379&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Design Monitoring &amp; Evaluation: An Inside Look on SFCG Programs</title>
		<link>http://sfcg.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/design-monitoring-evaluation-an-inside-look-on-sfcg-programs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Search for Common Ground is one of the largest peacebuilding organizations worldwide. We are often asked how do we do what we do? Integral to our operations and success is our Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation team. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions regarding DM&#38;E.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2370&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vice Pres. Joe Biden Names U.S. Senate leader in Finding Common Ground</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through word and deed, Sen. Orrin Hatch has demonstrated that a member of Congress can work to pass meaningful, bipartisan legislation without compromising his core principles and strongly held ideological convictions.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2361&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Audiences Praise Search&#8217;s Kenyan TV Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since premiering in Kenya in 2006, "The Team" has expanded its broadcast to 10 other African, Asian and Middle Eastern countries, including Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire—which are now producing local versions.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2351&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SFCG Morocco Celebrates New Mediation Centers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SFCG Morocco recently celebrated the opening of two mediation centers in Casablanca. The openings mark the culmination of the team’s project aimed at providing mediation training for youth.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2345&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SFCG Staff Search for their Authentic Leadership</title>
		<link>http://sfcg.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/sfcg-staff-search-for-their-authentic-leadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Oct. 15, SFCG staff participated in a half-day workshop to learn about how physical attributes are directly connected to leadership. The “Somatic Practices for Leaders” served as a crash course for approximately 20 staff to discover how to embody their leadership roles, skills and vision.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2326&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SFCG Interns Share Lessons from Community Radio in West Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We set out to address the question, “What is the impact of community radio on development and peacebuilding?” To that end, we used a mix of qualitative and quantitative data tools applied to four locations in Sierra Leone and Liberia. We then compared and consolidated our findings.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2323&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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