Above: Nigeria (Credit: Joshua Oluwagbemiga) Author: Isel van Zyl Civic Action and Capacity Building Coordinator, Strong Cities Network 08 July 2021 Recently, the Strong Cities Network (SCN) conducted a series of virtual city consultations in the four north-western Nigerian states of Kano, Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara, which provided a window into the challenges of preventing...
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Above: a temporary memorial site for the victims of the far-right attack on Utoeya island, northwest of Oslo, July 26, 2011. (Credit REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch) Author: Bjørn Ihler Chair, Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism's Independent Advisory Committee Bio:Bjørn Ihler is an internationally renowned expert in countering and preventing radicalization into violent extremism through the design...
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Above: EXIT-UK was founded in 2017 to support individuals involved in far-right groups and who are seeking to leave. Nigel Bromage, Founder of EXIT-UK The following has been taken from an interview. The views expressed in it are the interviewee’s own and cannot be attributed to the Strong Cities Network. We spoke to Nigel Bromage,...
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An estimated 100 million small arms and light weapons are thought to be in circulation in Africa. The uncontrolled sale and distribution of these arms have wrought untold human and economic costs on the continent, adding to growing threats of insecurity and terror attacks. Olusegun Akinfenwa examines what local leaders in Africa are doing to tackle the issue, and what more needs to be done.
Deadline: May 7, 2021 Preferred Start Date: July 1, 2021 Location: Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines Contract Type: Grant Remuneration: $10,000 - $15,000 USD The Strong Cities Network (SCN) is pleased to announce an opportunity for the award of local innovation grants for civil society organizations (CSOs) to implement projects and activities aimed at preventing and...
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Louis Audet Gosselin Scientific and Strategic Director, Center for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence (CPRLV) 14 April 2021 The following opinion piece has been written by a guest author. The views expressed in it are the author’s own and cannot be attributed to the Strong Cities Network. Radicalisation is a multi-faceted phenomenon, and...
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Last month, @BloombergDotOrg announced the 50 Champion Cities, representing the boldest urban innovations of the past year, that will advance to the finalist stage of the 2021 Global #MayorsChallenge.
Explore the cities & learn more about their ideas➡️ https://t.co/fIWKctuVZX
Improvement of #education must become part of a whole-of-society approach to address #violentextremism in #Nigeria, says @IselZyl of @ISDglobal in a great summary of development programming needs based on @Strong_Cities research.
https://t.co/eYTIDAyHra
Our July update is now available. Featuring the latest resources, publications, and events, from the Network and beyond, related to P/CVE, human rights, and urban security.
https://t.co/IJLqEiwjAy
The PVE Unit leading a training workshop with @Strong_Cities Network where participants from the local prevention networks in Tripoli, Saida and Majed El Anjar built a better understanding of PVEconcepts in line with their local contexts @Rubina_chahine
#PVELebanon #PVE #Lebanon
The Strong Cities Network (@Strong_Cities) is seeking to fund a small number of local civil society or grassroots organisations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, to build community engagement on P/CVE issues.
Full info below:
https://t.co/SeQe8tENOT
Last month, @BloombergDotOrg announced the 50 Champion Cities, representing the boldest urban innovations of the past year, that will advance to the finalist stage of the 2021 Global #MayorsChallenge.
Explore the cities & learn more about their ideas➡️ https://t.co/fIWKctuVZX
Improvement of #education must become part of a whole-of-society approach to address #violentextremism in #Nigeria, says @IselZyl of @ISDglobal in a great summary of development programming needs based on @Strong_Cities research.
https://t.co/eYTIDAyHra
Our July update is now available. Featuring the latest resources, publications, and events, from the Network and beyond, related to P/CVE, human rights, and urban security.
https://t.co/IJLqEiwjAy
The PVE Unit leading a training workshop with @Strong_Cities Network where participants from the local prevention networks in Tripoli, Saida and Majed El Anjar built a better understanding of PVEconcepts in line with their local contexts @Rubina_chahine
#PVELebanon #PVE #Lebanon
The Strong Cities Network (@Strong_Cities) is seeking to fund a small number of local civil society or grassroots organisations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, to build community engagement on P/CVE issues.
Full info below:
https://t.co/SeQe8tENOT
We partner with city officials to establish local risk assessments and design action plans and programmatic responses. From de-radicalisation programming to youth engagement strategies, we ensure that local responses address local needs.
Working from the ground up, we establish local coordination bodies that unite city halls, civil society educators, public health bodies, the private sector and faith leaders to identify and address community tensions. We base our success on harnessing existing and credible institutions, from social services to traditional civic infrastructure.
We galvanise mayors, city officials, local services, communities and youth, training them to play active roles in diagnosing and responding to local risk factors, creating an international repository of best practice approaches.
We help members access the latest research and best practice from across the network through our SCN Online Hub, which features stories, interviews, guides and training modules for teachers, city officials and civil society. Our SCN Hate and Extremism Mapper provides members with data, building digital observatories that correlate online risks with offline behaviour.
We act as a bridge, creating stronger working relationships between local and national governments. We also provide civil society with the knowledge, skills and resources to foster meaningful partnerships with officials in city halls.
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