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ICEPCVE

The IGAD Center of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (ICEPCVE) is a regional platform for training, coordination and connectivity, knowledge sharing, community & civil society organization engagement, strategic communication and research on preventing/countering violent extremism for government and civil society actors in the Eastern and Horn of Africa region.

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The IGAD Center of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (ICEPCVE) is a regional platform for training, coordination and connectivity, knowledge sharing, community & civil society organization engagement, strategic communication and research on preventing/countering violent extremism for government and civil society actors in the Eastern and Horn of Africa region.1

Formation

ICEPCVE was established in 2016 and officially inaugurated in May 2018.2

Mandate

ICEPCVE's mandate as a regional coordinating body on P/CVE includes expediting partnerships between governments, non-governmental organizations and sub-national actors as well as capturing numerous locally led efforts to build community resilience against violent extremism in the Horn of Africa and the East African region.3

Achievements

References

References

  1. "About us – ICEPCVE". Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. Preventing_and_Countering_Violent_Extremism.pdf (PDF). USAID Gov't. 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2022.
  3. "Supporting Civil Society Organizations in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in the Eastern and Horn of Africa Region [EN/AR] - World | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 18 September 2022.