SCN Showcase Event in Lebanon

4 June, 2019 - SCN Programmes

Every year, the Strong Cities Network (SCN) in Lebanon organises a showcasing event during the month of Ramadan. The event is an opportunity for the three Local Prevention Networks (LPN) of Saida, Majdal Anjar and Tripoli to come together and reflect on their Prevention of Violent Extremism (PVE) work and achievements under the SCN programme and to showcase activities to project partners ranging from UN agencies to embassies.

SCN Senior Regional Programme Manager Khadije Nasser inaugurated the event by thanking the three partner mayors for their commitment to PVE and for supporting the three LPNs in their PVE efforts. The mayors and municipal focal points were given awards in recognition of their achievements leading the Local Prevention Networks. An award was also given to the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to express gratitude for its valued support to SCN these past three years.

LPN Focal Points highlighted the work they have been leading in each city and the activities that they coordinated in the networks, including teacher trainings, PVE camps for youth, media campaigns, and Scout trainings. They also expressed appreciation of their municipalities’ leading role in PVE.

Adam Ravnkilde, the Regional Counter Terrorism Coordinator for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed his pride to have supported and collaborated with Lebanese cities and their mayors on what is an important step forward in PVE.

Youth from the SCN activity ‘Tripoli Express’ performing

The youth from the flagship SCN activity ‘Tripoli Express’ performed two songs they had written about the hardships they face living in their city but also about their hopes and aspirations. The songs impressed the guests and carried a strong message of peace, tolerance and cohesion.

On behalf of everyone at SCN, we wish to thank all our LPN members and all who participated in and contributed to making the latest SCN Showcasing Event such a success.

This included:

Katrine Hoyer, Deputy Head of Mission, Danish Embassy
Mayor Mohamad Zuhair Saoudi, Mayor of Saida
Mayor Saeed Yassine, Mayor of Majdal Anjar
Sheikh Mohamad Abu Zeid, Saida Court “Sharia” Judge and Saida LPN Member
Fatima Khalil, Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs

What we do

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.

SCN Showcase Event in Lebanon

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