Breaking Down Barriers: City Exchanges as Tools for Building Collaboration
One of the most significant challenges in preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) is the sharing of information, resources, expertise…
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Young Cities: How Youth Can Be Positive Agents of Change
Continuing on from our previous article on the importance of engaging and involving youth in municipal decision-making, as well as…
Building Cooperation between National and Local: Why Dialogue is Key to P/CVE
Building cooperation between national and local authorities to prevent and counter violent extremism (P/CVE) is imperative. If we get it…
SDGs and PVE – Working Towards the Same Goal?
During this year’s UN General Assembly, a huge focus was placed on the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2016 with…
SCN’s Local Prevention Network Model expands to the Western Balkans
In 2017, the SCN launched an innovative and radical experiment in the Middle East - to bring local community actors…
Last Call: Request for Proposals Local Partnership Grants (Kenya)
This is a last call for proposals. The SCN is seeking to fund a minimum of five local civil society…
Working Across Boundaries to Prevent Violent Extremism
Preventing violent extremism calls for communities, organisations, and practitioners to work across their boundaries in a joint endeavour. But this…
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.