{"id":10072,"date":"2026-09-29T16:30:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/partnering-for-social-cohesion-in-the-sahel-lessons-for-donors\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:30:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:30:06","slug":"partnering-for-social-cohesion-in-the-sahel-lessons-for-donors","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/partnering-for-social-cohesion-in-the-sahel-lessons-for-donors\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnering for Social Cohesion in the Sahel: Lessons for Donors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"content column\">\n<div class=\"highlighted\">\n<div data-drupal-messages-fallback class=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>    <a target=\"_blank\" id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-breadcrumbs\" class=\"block block-system\">\n<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-labelledby=\"system-breadcrumb\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><br \/>\n          \t\t            \t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/publications\/search\">Publications search<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-page-title\" class=\"block block-core\">\n<h1>\n<span>Partnering for Social Cohesion in the Sahel: Lessons for Donors<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-element-container block block-views\" id=\"views-block-publications-block-4\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"js-view-dom-id-edb38a93129b332873fcf33e3200eccafbbf469010f085ad76dd02cd44d4e898\">\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/publications_lareg\/public\/2026-09\/pb_2608_hdp_nexus_cover_0.png?itok=jKzEr-Qf\" width=\"290\" height=\"435\" alt=\"PB 2608 HDP nexus_cover\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-view\"><span class=\"field-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"js-view-dom-id-8305fbd6248b60311c164b01e8f80c2ff3e7412c5ea16ff01d0361b0de24bc74\">\n<p> <span class=\"_286 views-row\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-simone-bunse\" hreflang=\"en\">Dr Simone Bunse<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>   <span class=\"_726 views-row\"><br \/>\n     and <span class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-caroline-delgado\" hreflang=\"en\">Dr Caroline Delgado<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-year-of-publication\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">September 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-publisher-loaction\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">Stockholm<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-publisher-name\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">SIPRI<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-doi\">\n<p class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55163\/FMMC5735\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55163\/FMMC5735<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-content\" class=\"block block-system\">\n<div data-history-node-id=\"7946\" class=\"node node--type-publication node--view-mode-full ds-1col clearfix\">\n<div class=\"field-pdf-full-publication field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item button_style\">\n\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/pb_2608_hdp_nexus.pdf\">DOWNLOAD FULL PUBLICATION<\/a>\n      <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item\">\n<p class=\"p2\">This policy brief is intended for donors seeking to strengthen humanitarian\u2013development\u2013peace nexus programming by drawing on lessons from SIPRI\u2019s research on the Sahel Resilience Partnership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The brief argues that donors should fund collective outcomes rather than institutional silos, supporting complementary humanitarian, development and peacebuilding efforts. Effective programming requires multi-level governance, stronger geographic and programmatic convergence, shared data systems and coordinated implementation at community level. The brief also emphasizes mainstreaming social cohesion across sectors such as education, food security, climate adaptation, governance and service delivery, rather than treating them separately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Key recommendations for donors include a focus on multi-year and flexible funding, complementary partnerships, joint learning systems, conflict-sensitive multisectoral approaches and embedded research. Overall, the paper calls for financing adaptive, evidence-informed programming that enhances resilience through stronger capacities, trusted social relations and increased service legitimacy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field-contents field--label-above\">\n<div class=\"label\">Table of contents<\/div>\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item\">\n<p>Background<\/p>\n<p>Strategic takeaways for increasing social cohesion and local resilience<\/p>\n<p>Implications for donor funding strategies<\/p>\n<p>Conclusions<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)\/EDITORS<\/h3>\n<div class=\"dynamic-block-fieldnode-commentary-about-the-authors field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item\">\n<div class=\"views-element-container\">\n<div class=\"js-view-dom-id-372f7d07a66a543ea6db55b7b288d4f879cb91943ca6373f14bce29c3f0299be\">\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-simone-bunse\" hreflang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/2020-11\/picture1.jpg?itok=vqvtpSO_\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Dr Simone Bunse\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-body\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-simone-bunse\" hreflang=\"en\">Dr Simone Bunse<\/a> is a Senior Researcher in the SIPRI Food, Peace and Security Programme.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-caroline-delgado\" hreflang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/2019-01\/caroline_delgado.jpg?itok=XQAcfAri\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Dr Caroline Delgado \"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-body\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-caroline-delgado\" hreflang=\"en\">Dr Caroline Delgado<\/a> is a Senior Researcher and Director of the Food, Peace and Security Programme at SIPRI.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-cookiesui\" class=\"block block-cookies\">\n<div id=\"cookiesjsr\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"back-to-top\" href=\"#\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg back-to-top\" role=\"button\" title=\"Click to return to the top of the page\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"left\"><br \/>\n<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-up fa-4x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><br \/>\n  <\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/publications\/2026\/sipri-policy-briefs\/partnering-social-cohesion-sahel-lessons-donors?rand=6456\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Publications search Partnering for Social Cohesion in the Sahel: Lessons for Donors Dr Simone Bunse and Dr Caroline Delgado September 2026 Stockholm SIPRI https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55163\/FMMC5735 DOWNLOAD FULL PUBLICATION This policy brief is intended for donors seeking to strengthen humanitarian\u2013development\u2013peace nexus programming by drawing on lessons from SIPRI\u2019s research on the Sahel Resilience Partnership. 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