🌍412,000 people directly at risk of radicalisation. 22 countries. 70 active programmes. Returnees rebuilding their lives. Youth choosing opportunity over violence. Communities resolving conflicts through dialogue. That's community-led prevention in 2025. The evidence is clear that it works. The question is whether its scale will ever match the scale of the threat. 💐We are grateful to @EU_FPI for its support in making this report possible. To our donors, partners, civil society organisations, and the communities on the frontlines - thank you for your support and commitment. 👉Rooted in Communities — GCERF's Annual Report 2025 → gcerf.org/annualreport2025?u…… @stefanomanservi @GCERF_ED @AusAmbCT @DanishMFA @EU_Commission @EU_FPI @Ulkoministerio @francediplo_EN @GermanyDiplo @AA_stabilisiert @ItalyMFA @MFA_Lu @cooperation_lu @DutchMFA @MFATNZ @NorwayMFA @SweMFA @SwissMFA @FCDOGovUK @CenterCve @Daniel_Frank @Lejdi_Dervishi

❓Can a livelihood be the difference between returning to violence and rebuilding a life On 10 November, join GCERF for the third session in our Rehabilitation & Reintegration (R&R) online series, exploring how economic support can make #reintegration last. Drawing on 10 years of experience, we will hear from practitioners in #Indonesia, #Kyrgyzstan, the #Philippines, and #Yemen, with a keynote from @UNDP, in partnership with the International Security Policy Lab, @UnivofDhaka. Whether you are a practitioner, policymaker, financial partner, or civil society organisation, come ready to share insights and promising practices. 🗓️10 November 2026 | 🕘 09:00-10:30 CET 👉 Register here: bit.ly/48g5D5D

📍 Sahel et Nord du Burkina Faso RED+Sahel a sa première newsletter ! Un aperçu des actions menées par le consortium pour la résilience des communautés et la prévention de l'extrémisme violent. GCERF est heureux de soutenir ce travail. À lire et à partager ! 👇 @cooperation_lu @MFA_Lu @NorwayMFA

🌍 Meet the 2026 Carol Bellamy Leadership Award Torchbearers. First up: West Africa! The Carol Bellamy Leadership Award (CBLA) honours the legacy of Carol Bellamy, former Chair of GCERF’s Governing Board, by empowering women leaders and women-led organisations working to prevent violent extremism and terrorism. 🤝Each award provides USD 2,000 to support locally driven initiatives that create positive change in communities. In each country, a women leader or women-led organisation is selected by a Torchbearer - GCERF partner organisations locally based who identified, mentored, and monitored awardees. Thanks to the continued support of @AuswaertigesAmt, alongside additional support from Carol Bellamy herself, the award has expanded its reach to 24 countries in 2026 ! And the awardees from West Africa are: 🎉 Ghana | Awardee: Martha Inspires Foundation, led by Martha Anabila | Torchbearer: @norsaac 🎉 Nigeria | Awardee: Youth in Action, led by Maryam Hassan | Torchbearer: @murnakatsina 👏 Through their commitment to empowering women and supporting locally led solutions, the awardees are helping build safer, more resilient communities across West Africa. 👉 Join us in celebrating these inspiring women leaders and the organisations empowering their journeys! Stay tuned as we spotlight awardees from other regions in the coming weeks. @AuswaertigesAmt @norsaac @murnakatsina

👉What makes reintegration sustainable? The answer goes beyond security. 🤝Our new report brings together research, field experience and practitioner insights to strengthen the integration of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) into rehabilitation and reintegration programming. It draws on insights from GCERF’s Community of Practice Seminar, conducted in collaboration with the Instituti i Psikologjisë, @Rektorati and @UNPeacebuilding in June 2026, and is also part of a series of R&R-focused events organised by GCERF, with contributions from practitioners across Iraq, Mali, Kenya, Kosovo and Kyrgyzstan. 💐Our sincere thanks to the authors, Prof. Dr. Aliriza Arënliu, Asst. Dr. Linda Hoxha, MA Diadora Cërmjani from the University of Prishtina Instituti i Psikologjisë and Prof. Dr. Stevan Weine from the University of Illinois Chicago, for their expertise and valuable contributions. We also thank the speakers at the June event for their contributions. MHPSS is not a secondary consideration. It is central to sustainable reintegration. Read the report here : gcerf.org/wp-content/uploads… @Rektorati @UNPeacebuilding

🌍 Prevention starts at the community level. Sustaining it takes global commitment. For over a decade, the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) has invested in locally led efforts to strengthen community resilience, rebuild trust between communities and institutions, and address the conditions that can lead to violent extremism. As conflicts intensify and international cooperation and development resources face growing pressure, prevention must remain a priority. 📍On 21 October in New York, GCERF and @NorwayUN brought together Permanent Representatives and senior partners for Renewing Prevention: A High-Level Conversation on Investing in Peace, Resilience and Prevention. 👉 The lunch marks the launch of GCERF’s Third Replenishment, leading to a high-level pledging conference in 2027. It is an opportunity to renew political commitment, strengthen partnerships and mobilise sustained investment in locally led prevention. Investing in communities today helps build a safer, more peaceful future for us all. @NorwayUN @NorwayMFA @AuswaertigesAmt @EU_Commission @MofaQatar_EN @MinBZ @MofaJapan_en @KSAmofaEN @GCERF_ED @stefanomanservi

🤝 Strong partnerships are key to sustainable reintegration and resilient communities On 29–30 September, GCERF Regional Manager for Central Asia, Mr. Gianluigi Lopes, visited Uzbekistan to strengthen cooperation with government institutions, international partners and civil society organisations working to advance reintegration and social inclusion. 👉 Meetings with the @EU_Tashkent, diplomatic representatives from @UKinUzbekistan, the embassies of France and Switzerland, as well as @giz_gmbh and @UNmigration focused on progress under GCERF’s EU-funded Prosecution, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (PRR) programme and opportunities for future collaboration. 🌱 Engagement with our national partner, the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies (ISRS), and grantees - the Republican Center for Social Adaptation of Children, Barqaror Hayot and @Istiqbolliavlod - focused on achievements in providing ongoing support for vulnerable communities, including repatriated women and children, labour migrants and their families. Together, GCERF and its partners continue working towards more inclusive, coordinated approaches to sustainable reintegration and stronger community resilience across Uzbekistan. @EU_Tashkent, @UKinUzbekistan, @giz_gmbh, @UNmigration, @Istiqbolliavlod

📍 Strengthening Partnerships and Community Resilience in Kyrgyzstan From 5–9 October, GCERF’s Regional Manager for Central Asia, Mr. Gianluigi Lopes, visited Kyrgyzstan to engage with government institutions, international partners and local actors working to prevent violent extremism and strengthen community resilience. During the visit, meetings with government counterparts, the @EUinKyrgyzstan, @franceaukg, the embassies of Germany and Japan in Kyrgyzstan, the @ICRC, and Local Task Forces (LTFs) focused on ongoing and planned activities, progress and challenges, and opportunities to strengthen future cooperation. 👉 Strong partnerships and local leadership are essential to building resilient communities, strengthening social cohesion and supporting sustainable efforts to prevent violent extremism. By connecting international cooperation with locally led action, GCERF and its partners are helping communities in Kyrgyzstan build resilience and create opportunities for a more peaceful future. @EUinKyrgyzstan @franceaukg @ICRC

🤝 Connecting with the peacebuilding community at the #GenevaPeaceForum On 13 October, GCERF took part in the Peacebuilding Marketplace at the Geneva Peace Forum, sharing our work and exchanging ideas with participants from across the field. We extend our sincere thanks to the organisers of #GPF26 for creating this valuable space for dialogue, exchange and collaboration across the peacebuilding community. 💐 A warm thank you to everyone who visited our stand and engaged with us. We look forward to continuing these conversations and strengthening collaboration to prevent violent extremism and build more resilient communities. @CICG_Geneva @Geneve_int

🕊️ From conflict to reintegration: why must mental health be part of the peacebuilding process at every stage? To mark World Mental Health Day, GCERF, together with the @BerghofFnd, @Interpeace_Org, @MaandeeqMentalH and @UNDP, brought together peacebuilders and mental health professionals to discuss Connecting Mental Health and Peacebuilding Across the Conflict Cycle. 💬 As Dr. Linda Hoxha, Teaching Assistant at the Department of Psychology, Instituti i Psikologjisë at the University of Prishtina, Kosovo reminded us: “Return is not the end of the crisis, it is the beginning of a much longer process.” Reintegration requires more than returning home. It means addressing the lasting psychosocial impacts of conflict and supporting people as they rebuild their lives and relationships. GCERF’s Deputy Executive Director, Lilla Schumicky-Logan, also highlighted the link between young people’s mental health and radicalisation, particularly online: 💬 “What we are seeing today across the world is that the mental health of young people has an incredible effect in radicalisation, especially when it comes to online settings.” The discussion reinforced a central message: Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) must be integrated into peacebuilding across the conflict cycle, with people’s lived experiences shaping the approaches and policies that affect them. 💐 Thank you to all speakers, including Mohammed Ali from Resonate! Yemen and Jeyana Ahmed from Salam for Hope Foundation for sharing their insights, and to all participants for contributing to this important exchange. 👉 Sustainable peace must address not only violence itself, but also its lasting impact on people and communities. @UniPrishtina @ResonateYemen @BerghofFnd @Interpeace_Org @MaandeeqMentalH @UNDP

💡If reintegration is lived at the community level - why do so many approaches still overlook it? Yesterday morning in Geneva, the Community-Based Reintegration (CBR) Core Group, composed of GCERF, @ElmanPeaceHRC, @FBAFolke and @UNDP, which has been working on the topic for the last few years, gathered for two sessions on community-based reintegration in conflict settings. Drawing from the A Guidance Note on Community-Based Reintegration launched in 2024, we presented two complementary resources developed by the Community-Based Reintegration Core Group, and built specifically to put local leadership, participation, and accountability at the centre of reintegration practice: 📗 A How-To Guide for Local Authorities and Community Committees 📘The CBR measurement tool 👉 Read the full Guidance Note here: gcerf.org/wp-content/uploads… These are not theoretical frameworks. They are practical, adaptable tools, designed for use in low-resource and conflict-affected settings, and developed through extensive consultations with practitioners and experts on the ground. The session on the How-to guide was joined by guest speakers from @TheGCSP and @Interpeace_Org, whom we thank for their valuable insights. 💐 A sincere thank you to all speakers for a fruitful and thought-provoking exchange - and to all participants for their engagement and interest in advancing this critical work. @Geneve_int @EU_Commission @EU_FPI @CenterCve @dfat @AMC_corporatif @GAC_Corporate @francediplo @DanishMFA @ItalyMFA @Utrikesdep @MFA_Lu @AuswaertigesAmt @NorwayMFA @MofaQatar_EN @SwissMFA @GCERF_ED @stefanomanservi

💡 How can policymakers respond when climate pressures increase the risks associated with violent extremism? At the #BCSC2026, Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Dr @AussenMinDE, referenced the Nairobi Toolkit on the Climate-Security Nexus in his keynote address. 📄 The Toolkit helps governments, civil society and practitioners understand how climate-related pressures interact with local grievances, insecurity and violent extremism, and identify key recommendations for policy and practice on how to address the nexus. It draws on two years of research, seven expert workshops and consultations across the climate, development and security sectors. The Toolkit was developed through @theGCTF Initiative on Addressing the Nexus Between Climate Change and Violent Extremism, co-led by @AuswaertigesAmt and @GovtOfKenya, with GCERF as implementing partner. The next step is the implementation of the toolkit at both the programmatic and policy levels. For that, GCERF counts on the support of its partners and stakeholders. It is time to transform a challenge into an opportunity for prevention and peace. 👉 Read the Full Speech of H.E. Dr @AussenMinDE here: auswaertiges-amt.de/en/newsr… @AuswaertigesAmt @GovtOfKenya @NCTC_Kenya @theGCTF @AndreAR1025 @PalazzoloKatya @stefanomanservi

🌍 Climate change is not only an environmental challenge. It is reshaping the conditions in which armed groups recruit, operate, and sustain themselves At the #BCSC2026, GCERF, @adelphi_berlin, and @UNIDIR convened a side event exploring climate-induced fragility in areas affected by violent extremism and terrorism, moderated by @AndreAR1025, GCERF's Head of Performance and Impact Unit. Three key insights emerged: 🔹 Prevention must be forward-looking. Anticipating vulnerabilities before they escalate is essential to preventing climate-related pressures from fueling instability and violent extremism. 🔹 The links run in both ways. Climate shocks can undermine livelihoods and trust - creating openings these groups may exploit. At the same time, P/CVE and climate responses can unintentionally deepen environmental pressures and grievances. 🔹 Climate sensitivity must become part of how we work. P/CVE approaches must integrate climate realities into prevention, peacebuilding, rehabilitation and reintegration efforts. 👉 One message stood out: Supporting civil society is necessary and the most effective way to address the nexus between climate and security – including violent extremism, and we should embrace focused and localised approaches. 💐 Our sincere thanks to speakers Siobhan O'Neil, Aisha Omar, @kasinganeti_t and @LRuettinger for an open, thoughtful and highly insightful discussion - and to the organisers of the Berlin Climate and Security Conference for bringing together such a diverse community to advance this critical dialogue. 🌱 The climate-security nexus is not a future challenge. It is already shaping the realities in which peace, security and prevention must operate. @AuswaertigesAmt @adelphi_berlin @UNIDIR @ClimateDiplo @stefanomanservi

🤝 Strengthening Regional Collaboration to Prevent Violent Extremism GCERF’s Deputy Executive Director Lilla Schumicky-Logan and National Advisor Mohamad Rizki Maulana met with Faby Isaura Baus and colleagues from the @ASEAN_IPR to explore opportunities for closer collaboration in preventing online radicalisation, research and advocacy. ASEAN’s regional institution dedicated to peace, reconciliation, conflict management and conflict resolution, plays an important role in advancing regional research, strengthening knowledge and expertise, and fostering cooperation among stakeholders across Southeast Asia. 👉 The discussions identified several areas of shared interest and potential synergies, particularly in addressing emerging forms of violent extremism and strengthening evidence-based prevention approaches. Building on these common priorities, GCERF and ASEAN-IPR look forward to working more closely together in the coming months, combining regional expertise, research and practical experience to advance effective and sustainable approaches to preventing violent extremism. 🌏 Together, we can strengthen regional cooperation and contribute to a more peaceful and resilient ASEAN @ASEAN_IPR

🤝 Strengthening partnerships to prevent violent extremism in Indonesia From national policy to community-level action, effective prevention relies on strong partnerships. GCERF is working closely with Indonesia’s National Counter Terrorism Agency - @BNPTRI, Counterterrorism Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88), to support efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism in line with National Action Plan for the Prevention and Countermeasures of Violent Extremism Leading to Terrorism (RAN PE). 💡 Through its investments in Indonesia, GCERF supports initiatives addressing radicalisation both online and offline, including the rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals formerly affiliated with domestic terrorist groups. Working alongside national institutions and local civil society organisations, these efforts aim to strengthen prevention, build resilience and support sustainable reintegration. During engagements with BNPT and Densus 88, EU representatives Ms Maria Rosa Sabbatelli and Mr Frank Geens, Counter-Terrorism Specialist, discussed GCERF’s contribution to Indonesia’s prevention agenda and opportunities to strengthen cooperation further. 💐 GCERF is particularly grateful to the European Union’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments - @EU_FPI for its dedicated contribution of EUR 500,000 towards preventing composite violent extremism in Indonesia. 🕊️ By bringing together government leadership, operational expertise, international partnerships and community-led initiatives, we are working towards a safer, more resilient and peaceful Indonesia. @EU_Commission @EU_FPI @uni_eropa @BNPTRI