Building Resilient Communities: PVE Capacity-Building for Youth in Anbar

As part of the Promoting Community Resilience to Prevent Violent Extremism in Anbar Project, Baghdad Women Association conducted a Resilience Leaders Capacity-Building Training, which targeted a group of active young women and men engaged in community work. The training focused on strengthening key concepts related to the Prevention of Violent Extremism (PVE), building skills in community mapping, stakeholder engagement, and managing conflict-sensitive community dialogues, in addition to designing sustainable community-based initiatives that promote social cohesion and community resilience. The activity was marked by a high level of interaction and engagement from participants, who demonstrated a strong willingness to apply the knowledge and skills they acquired within their local communities, contributing to enhanced stability and the reduction of violent extremism in Anbar Governorate