The Atebubu-Amantin municipal office of the National Commission for Civic Education has engaged a number of youth groups under the Preventing and Controlling Violent Extremism initiative funded by the European Union in Atebubu.
Welcoming participants, the municipal director of the Commission, Patrick Tampugre, said the objective of the engagement is to prevent and contain violent extremism through the promotion of social cohesion, peace, and tolerance among the youth while making them understand the negative consequences of joining violent extremist groups.
He said by doing so, the youth will appreciate the essence of peace-building mechanisms in society, the need for social cohesion, and community-based mechanisms for countering violent extremism.
The meeting discussed topics like peaceful coexistence and inter-faith tolerance, triggers and effects of violent extremism, awareness of violent extremism at worship centers and other public places, online radicalization, misinformation and disinformation, ways to resist the appeal of terrorism, and what to do during violent attacks.