Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund

The Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) is a public-private partnership dedicated to preventing violent extremism. In its first three years, GCERF has reached over two million people in communities at risk. GCERF focuses on local communities because they suffer the most from violent extremism, and because they are optimally placed to understand and act upon the drivers of violent extremism. GCERF’s work is anchored in the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 16: “Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.” GCERF is also committed to the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (2006) and the UN Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (2016).

GCERF was established in Geneva, Switzerland, in September 2014, and is currently working in Bangladesh, Kenya, Kosovo, Mali, and Nigeria. In 2019, GCERF will start programmes in Tunisia and the Philippines.

As a multilateral pooled fund, GCERF provides grants to civil society organisations to implement initiatives aimed to prevent violent extremism and strengthen community resilience against extremism. GCERF follows Core Funding Mechanism under which grants and support for up to three years are provided to organisations working at the community level to build resilience to violent extremist agendas.