London U.K. | July 26-27, 2016
The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and the Prevention Project convened some 25 representatives from civil society, including from international and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working to prevent or counter violent extremism in a range of contexts. Participants examined the challenges civil society actors are facing in implementing local CVE initiatives and explored opportunities for improving existing approaches. During the two-day workshop, which was conducted under the Chatham House Rule, participants, inter alia, 1) highlighted a diversity of civil society-led CVE initiatives in different regions; 2) explored the importance of and challenges to building the trust between governments and communities that is critical for effective civil society-led CVE work; 3) discussed how national governments can be enablers and obstacles to locally-led efforts to prevent the spread of violent extremism.