To support this, Hedayah provides training and funding opportunities, ensuring that local practitioners and community actors are well-equipped to tackle extremism and violent extremism challenges. Throughout our work, we actively integrate local perspectives from a variety of key actors, such as youth, families, police officers, religious leaders, and local organizations.

As part of our community engagement efforts, we develop tailored capacity-building curricula to equip practitioners with the knowledge and tools needed to address the complex nature of extremism and violent extremism. We specialize in designing specific programs for a diverse range of professionals, including social workers and law enforcement, to better support families throughout the countering extremism and violent extremism (CEVE) cycle.

We also work to strengthen the capacity of NGOs, civil society, semi-governmental entities, and international partners, which is crucial for the effective implementation of countering extremism and violent extremism initiatives.

One key area of focus is our collaboration with police academies in priority countries, where we integrate culturally sensitive strategies for countering extremism and violent extremism into their training. This initiative promotes a sustainable train-the-trainer model, providing a long-term alternative to one-time international workshops for frontline officers.