Supporting Cross-Border Cooperation for Increased Community Resilience and Social Cohesion in The Gambia and Senegal The project?s goal is to address the causes of instability and conflicts in borderland communities of The Gambia and Senegal which include weak border management practices fueling mistrust between border authorities and communities; the rising transnational organized crimes such as smuggling of migrants, arms, timber, drugs and trafficking in persons; and illegal exploitation of natural resources leading to environmental degradation. These will be addressed in an integrated approach by strengthening cross-border cooperation between border authorities and communities for peaceful co-existence, promoting community management practices of natural resources and increasing community resilience through support for alternative livelihoods options for   improved social cohesion.