Strengthening Community Resilience: NPA’s Response to Violent Extremism in Northeast Syria
This publication highlights how NPA’s CVE Toolbox & Social Reintegration Programs are tackling radicalisation at its roots, reinforcing our efforts to counter violent extremism and establish sustainable reintegration pathways in NES.
Reclaiming from the Shadows of Extremism
In the silence of Northeast Syria, violent extremist groups continue to switch and adapt their strategies to draw recruits and incite violence. Many families have felt the brunt of how this can tear down their social setting. It is tough especially for the women some of them trapped in a life they did not choose. Imagine a widow whose husband was killed in combat, she was left stateless, rejected, and feared by her own people. With no skills, no education, and no safe place to go, she became one of thousands of women struggling to rebuild their lives after years of radicalisation and conflict. This is the story of countless women, children, and youth in Syria who have seen their lives upended by extremism. But today, some of them are not hiding. Some are safely integrating in groups running small businesses, and most importantly, receiving training on how to believe in themselves again, and see a viable future for themselves in civilian life
This transformation is the result of Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), which is working in partnership with local communities, CSOs, and grassroots organisations to create pathways out of extremism. The intervention is Funded by the European Union’s Foreign Policy Instruments (EU FPI), supporting peacebuilding efforts and P\CVE programmes across Northeast Syria.
On International PVE Day - February 12th, as the world reflects on the fight against violent extremism, NPA,shares its stories with you some of the strides in effort to halt Syria from becoming a cradle of violent extremism.
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