Regional Practitioners’ Workshop in Durrës, Albania – SCN in the Western Balkans
Last week, member cities from across Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia were joined by partner organisations,…
Recent News
Danish SSP Consultant from Viborg visits #StrongCity of Los Angeles
Martin Glud, SSP Consultant from #StrongCity Viborg (Denmark), met up with his Los Angeles (U.S.A.) #StrongCity colleagues whilst travelling in…
Regional Capacity Building Workshop – SCN in Lebanon and Jordan
80 members of the Strong Cities Network’s Local Prevention Networks from across six Jordanian and Lebanese municipalities convened last month…
Can Cities Stop Wars? SCN in the Western Balkans
Author: Daniel Hooton Daniel Hooton, Project Coordinator at ISD, argues that this month’s anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre serves as…
SCN in Lebanon and Jordan – 6 Prevention Networks established
The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is supporting a Strong Cities Network (SCN) pilot project, implemented by the Institute for…
SCN Local Innovation Grants – award announcement
Following an open call for expressions of interest and after full consideration of more than 50 applications received prior to…
Strong City Aurora receives City Cultural Diversity Award
We are very pleased to announce that the City of Aurora (Co, United States), a valued member of the Strong…
SCN Local Innovation Grants – Call for Proposals
The Strong Cities Network (SCN) is pleased to announce an opportunity for the award of up to two local innovation…
SCN East & West Africa Regional Practitioners’ Workshop
The first Strong Cities Network (SCN) Regional Practitioners’ Workshop of 2017 took place on 9-10 March, hosted by the City…
The SCN Global Summit in Aarhus, Denmark on 17-19 May
Joint-hosted by the City of Aarhus, East Jutland Police and the Strong Cities Network, this year’s SCN Global Summit will…
What we do
DesignWe 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.