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The County Commissioner of Isiolo officially opens the @Strong_Cities six county exchange in Kenya, bringing together national and local government and civil society partners implementing action plans across the country. #SCNIsiolo pic.twitter.com/0Gps32jfIX
NEW: Roles at @ISDglobal, including a full-time Grants Manager with #StrongCities. Apply now and join the team. twitter.com/ISDglobal/stat…
#StrongCities was excited to co-facilitate a roundtable with CSOs and government actors on P/CVE in #Nakuru with @NakuruCountyGov, #YouthBilaNoma & @Midrifthurinet to discuss youth, the P/CVE County Action Plan and the Nakuru Violence Prevention Policy pic.twitter.com/PydWne0ywR
We're incredibly proud to announce our latest #StrongCities member, #Zamboanga City in the #Philippines, led by Mayor Beng Salazar! We look forward to working together @zambocitygovt pic.twitter.com/pDyIva9wcy
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What we do
ConnectFacilitate systematic sharing of knowledge, expertise and lessons learned on building social cohesion and community resilience to prevent violent extremism across cities on an international basis, through both regional workshops and international conferences.
Raise awareness of existing policy, programming, and practice through a dynamic and searchable ‘Online Information Hub’, providing an extensive library of existing local approaches and responses to prevent violent extremism.
Directly support cities to develop strategic frameworks and capabilities to build resilience that safeguard the rights of their local communities, including through capacity building seminars and interactive training modules on themes of mutual interest.
Directly seed the development of new and innovative projects through ‘Local Innovation Grants’, providing support for cities on innovative project development and support for the transfer of promising projects that could be adapted across different locations.
Directly support cities to develop strategic frameworks and capabilities to build resilience that safeguard the rights of their local communities, including through capacity building seminars and interactive training modules on themes of mutual interest.
Provide a global platform to enable cities to jointly voice their needs and those of their communities, to inform national and international decision-making on preventing the spread and growth of violent extremism.