Community, Social Cohesion and Peacebuilding
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Preventing violent extremism in Africa: Exploring new approaches and home-grown solutions
This policy brief examines the proliferation of violent extremism across Africa, which has become the global epicentre of terrorism-related deaths, with the …
Community-oriented policing: missing link in AU counter-terrorism operations
Since 2018, Africa has become the global epicentre of violent extremism, with over 23,000 terrorism deaths in 2023. Despite national and continental …
Community-centered collaboration to prevent and counter violent extremism
This policy brief draws from discussions during the USAID Sauti National Conference held on 12th and 13th March 2024. It examines the …
Harnessing Kenyan Mothers Knowledge to Counter Violent Extremism: A Contribution to Femin…
The capturing of the knowledge of Kenyan mothers can improve the effectiveness of countering violent extremism efforts. This is because African women …
NATIONAL-LOCAL COOPERATION (NLC) TOOLKIT: GCTF INITIATIVE ON THE PRACTICAL USE OF THE GCT…
This toolkit operationalizes the GCTF's 2020 Memorandum on Good Practices for National-Local Cooperation (NLC) in P/CVE. Launched in September 2023 by the …
Building peace from the ground up: nurturing harmony and resilience in communities
This UNDP article explores strategies for building peace from the ground up through local engagement, dialogue, and community-driven initiatives. It emphasizes that …
Young Cities Booklet: Kenya
This booklet provides a detailed account of Strong Cities Network's youth engagement programme, Young Cities, in Kenya between 2018 and 2021, with …
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in Eastern Africa in the COVID-19 Era
This policy paper examines the immediate and remote causes of violent extremism and formulates strategies for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) …
Developing and Implementing Local Action Plans for P/CVE in East Africa: A Strong Cities …
This toolkit has been designed by the Strong Cities Network as a resource for governments and civil society organisations in East Africa …
Resilience and dialogue: Preventing violent extremism in Nairobi, Wajir and Kwale Countie…
Kenya continues to suffer multiple threats from violent extremism. While communities across Kenya are faced with challenges that can be considered risk …
Kenya Launches New Community-Based Interventions Programme
This article reports on the launch of PROACT, a new community-based intervention programme in Kenya designed to strengthen coordination between national, sub-national …
Countering Violent Extremism: Reflections from New Research
This Policy Brief draws from insights and perspectives of practitioners and researchers who have contributed to a new book, Confronting Violent Extremism …